Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 5 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 2004

Responsible principal firm

SG Fleet UK Limited Reference number: 625294 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited (FRN 944482) introduces customers to SG Fleet UK Limited (FRN 625294). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Aberdeen Corporate Services.
Example: if Aberdeen Corporate Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Aberdeen Corporate Services itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

abrdn.com/corporate (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

0131 372 1725
Address

Investment House, 1 George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH2 2LL, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When abrdn.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 0131 372 1725 is
Who else gives the postcode EH2 2LL

Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

Standard Life Employee Services Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through SG Fleet UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: SC271355 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private limited company
Incorporated: 29 July 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office: 1 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2LL, United Kingdom
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
David Campbell Scott	Director	Oct 1963	5 Apr 2023	3 other companies
Stuart Lapsley Maclennan	Director	Oct 1976	18 Mar 2024	11 other companies
Elaine Marie Thow	Director	Jul 1975	4 Jul 2024	None
Jan Buchan	Director	Jan 1980	4 Jul 2024	2 other companies
Alain Khelil Courbebaisse	Director	Jan 1967	19 Sep 2025	3 other companies
ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED	Corporate secretary	Not published	25 Mar 2022	–

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 18
closed down: 5
are FCA-registered: 3

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 3 on the FCA register
The 1 company these 5 directors run together
All 33 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Aberdeen Corporate Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (63)

2021

26 October 2021

Changed its registered name from "Standard Life Employee Services Limited"

FCA register

8 February 2021

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

Aberdeen Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2004

29 July 2004

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 63 events

All 63 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 59

Firms connected to Aberdeen Corporate Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aberdeen Corporate Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firm: 1
share its postcode: 1
past links: 3

In the full report: the connected firm, named

How it is linked: the same postcode (1)
Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
3 past links through former directors

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18 other companies its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details
All 63 events in its history
1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited FCA authorised?

Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited (FRN 944482) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Aberdeen Corporate Services?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Aberdeen Corporate Services Limited (FRN 944482) introduces customers to SG Fleet UK Limited (FRN 625294). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Aberdeen Corporate Services. Example: if Aberdeen Corporate Services refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Aberdeen Corporate Services itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Aberdeen Corporate Services’ phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 372 1725 and the website abrdn.com/corporate for Aberdeen Corporate Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Aberdeen Corporate Services a scam or clone?

Aberdeen Corporate Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Aberdeen Corporate Services?

Protection works through SG Fleet UK Limited, the principal firm responsible for Aberdeen Corporate Services's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who owns Aberdeen Corporate Services?

Aberdeen Corporate Services is owned by Aberdeen Group PLC, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.

Who runs Aberdeen Corporate Services?

Companies House lists 5 directors of Aberdeen Corporate Services: David Campbell Scott, Stuart Lapsley Maclennan, Elaine Marie Thow, Jan Buchan and Alain Khelil Courbebaisse.

How long has Aberdeen Corporate Services been in business?

The company was formed on 29 July 2004.

Does Aberdeen Corporate Services use any other names?

It has previously used the name Standard Life Employee Services Limited.