Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions Limited

Reference number: 623682

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

  • When aberdeenadviser.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7463 6000 is, and the 4 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC2M 4AG
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Other names (5)

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

  • Aberdeen Trading name
  • abrdn Trading name
  • abrdn Portfolio Solutions Limited Former name
  • Cumberland Place Financial Management Limited Former name
  • 1825 Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (5 permissions)
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Managing investments

Limits on what they may do

  • This firm may handle your money in passing but must not hold it, so payments should go to the product provider, never to a personal account.

FCA disciplinary action

Companies House record

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

Company number
08948895
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 March 2014 (12 years old)
Registered office
280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (SIC 64999)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Mark Andrew Hopcroft Director Feb 1963 3 Oct 2025 None
Richard Graham Denning Director Dec 1970 22 Jul 2026 3 other companies
Aron William Mitchell Director Mar 1972 14 Oct 2026 15 other companies
ABERDEEN CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 21 Dec 2020 –

Other companies run by these 3 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
16
closed down
4
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 16 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 8 on the FCA register
  • The 2 companies these 3 directors run together
  • All 18 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (16) All events (57)

2025

29 May 2025

  • Changed its registered name from "abrdn Portfolio Solutions Limited"

FCA register

2023

13 September 2023

  • Aberdeen Platform Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Abrdn Financial Planning Limited gave up control

Companies House

21 April 2023

  • Changed its registered name from "Cumberland Place Financial Management Limited"

FCA register

2018

30 April 2018

  • Abrdn Financial Planning Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Anthony Leslie Moss stopped being a part-owner
  • Friars Place Limited stopped being a part-owner
  • Robert Samson Goldschmidt stopped being a part-owner

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Leslie Moss became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Friars Place Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Robert Samson Goldschmidt became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2014

14 July 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Firm to abide by Deed Poll regarding past business)
  • FCA imposed a requirement (May control but not hold client money & assets)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

19 March 2014

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 57 events

  • All 57 events in its history (16 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 33
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Firms connected to Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions

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

connected firms
6
share a director
2
share its phone number
4

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (2), the same phone number (4), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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  • 16 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
  • All 57 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions Limited (FRN 623682) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2014 and works as an investment or fund manager. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7463 6000 and the website aberdeenadviser.com for Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 4 other FCA firms.
Is Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions a scam or clone?
Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions 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 Portfolio Solutions?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions?
Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions is owned by Aberdeen Platform Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 13 September 2023. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Robert Samson Goldschmidt, Mr Anthony Leslie Moss and Friars Place Limited.
Who runs Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions: Mark Andrew Hopcroft, Richard Graham Denning and Aron William Mitchell.
How long has Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions been in business?
The company was formed on 19 March 2014, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2014.
Does Aberdeen Portfolio Solutions use any other names?
It trades as Aberdeen and abrdn. It has previously used 3 other names: abrdn Portfolio Solutions Limited, Cumberland Place Financial Management Limited and 1825.

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