Aitken Dott Limited

Reference number: 718185

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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

  • When scottish-gallery.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0131 558 1200 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EH3 6HZ
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Other names (1)

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

  • The Scottish Gallery Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Credit Broking
  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
SC088449
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
14 June 1984 (42 years old)
Registered office
16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6HZ
Nature of business
  • Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (SIC 47990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Christina Jansen Director Nov 1971 11 Aug 2009 None
Thomas Aleksander Zyw Director Oct 1987 1 Apr 2016 None
Kirsty Laura Sumerling Director May 1987 1 Sep 2019 1 other company
Susanne Urquhart Secretary Not published 11 Apr 2023 –

Other companies run by these 3 directors

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other company
1
still active
1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 3 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • All 15 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 30 June 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£1.52m

<1% from £1.51m

Cash at bank

£864k

+36% from £635k

Employees (average)

10

−9.1% from 11

Owed within a year

£547k

+49% from £367k

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2020 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company SC088449. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Aitken Dott’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (34)

2019

23 September 2019

  • Christina Jansen no longer has significant control
  • Guy Peploe stopped being a part-owner
  • The Scottish Gallery Employee Ownership Trust took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Christina Jansen gained significant control
  • Guy Peploe became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

23 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1984

14 June 1984

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 34 events

  • All 34 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 23
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  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 34 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aitken Dott Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aitken Dott Limited (FRN 718185) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Aitken Dott’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0131 558 1200 and the website scottish-gallery.co.uk for Aitken Dott. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Aitken Dott a scam or clone?
Aitken Dott 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 Aitken Dott?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Aitken Dott handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Aitken Dott to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Aitken Dott?
Aitken Dott is owned by The Scottish Gallery Employee Ownership Trust, which holds 75–100% of shares and held as a trustee, since 23 September 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Guy Peploe and Ms Christina Jansen.
Who runs Aitken Dott?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Aitken Dott: Christina Jansen, Thomas Aleksander Zyw and Kirsty Laura Sumerling.
How long has Aitken Dott been in business?
The company was formed on 14 June 1984, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do Aitken Dott’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 30 June 2025, show net assets of £1.52m (<1% from £1.51m) and cash at bank of £864k (+36% from £635k).
Does Aitken Dott use any other names?
It trades as The Scottish Gallery.

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