Aberdeen Equity Income Trust PLC

Active02648152 Public limited company

Incorporated: 24 September 1991 (35 years)
Previously known as: Abrdn Equity Income Trust PLC (until 16 June 2025)
Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust PLC (until 6 April 2022)
Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC (until 1 November 2018)
Earlier: Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC, Morgan Grenfell Equity Income Trust PLC, Earnscale Public Limited Company
Industry: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified (64999)
Directors: Simon Richard Tore White
Alice Anne Ryder
Nicholas Richard William Timberlake
all 5 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: 280 Bishopsgate
London
EC2M 4AG

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 8 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 September 2026

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Aberdeen Corporate Secretary Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 31 August 2026

White, Simon Richard Tore

Director · Appointed 17 March 2026

British

Born August 1963 (63)

Ryder, Alice Anne

Director · Appointed 1 October 2025

British

Born June 1964 (62)

Timberlake, Nicholas Richard William

Director · Appointed 1 August 2023

Also at Panorama Property Developments Limited, 49 Monument Street Management Limited, JP Property Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born May 1968 (58)

Little, Mark Jonathan

Director · Appointed 1 August 2022

Also at Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC, Majedie Investments PLC · more companies

British

Born September 1963 (63)

Patel, Sarika Bijendra

Director · Appointed 1 November 2019

Also at Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Public Limited Company, SDCL Efficiency Income Trust PLC, London General Surgery Ltd · more companies

British

Born August 1965 (61)

Officer history (26 former)

31 August 2026

Resigned Abrdn Holdings Limited as Corporate Secretary

31 August 2026

Appointed Aberdeen Corporate Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

17 March 2026

Appointed White, Simon Richard Tore as Director

17 February 2026

Resigned Hitch, Caroline Margaret as Director

1 October 2025

Appointed Ryder, Alice Anne as Director

20 February 2024

Resigned Tigue, Jeremy John as Director

1 August 2023

Appointed Timberlake, Nicholas Richard William as Director

2 February 2023

Resigned White, Mark Barry Ewart as Director

1 August 2022

Appointed Little, Mark Jonathan as Director

5 February 2021

Resigned Burns, Richard Ronald James as Director

23 January 2020

Resigned Dixon, Josephine as Director

1 November 2019

Appointed Patel, Sarika Bijendra as Director

6 September 2019

Appointed Abrdn Holdings Limited as Corporate Secretary

6 September 2019

Resigned Maven Capital Partners UK LLP as Corporate Secretary

1 January 2017

Appointed Hitch, Caroline Margaret as Director

15 December 2016

Resigned Percy, Keith Edward as Director

17 December 2014

Resigned Wood, Charles Anthony as Director

1 October 2014

Appointed Tigue, Jeremy John as Director

1 November 2013

Appointed White, Mark Barry Ewart as Director

18 December 2012

Resigned Rowlands, Christopher John as Director

29 June 2012

Resigned Aberdeen Asset Management Plc as Corporate Secretary

29 June 2012

Appointed Maven Capital Partners UK LLP as Corporate Secretary

1 May 2011

Appointed Dixon, Josephine as Director

31 July 2008

Resigned Morrison, David John as Director

23 May 2006

Appointed Burns, Richard Ronald James as Director

20 December 2005

Resigned Pope, Mark as Secretary

20 December 2005

Resigned Mcclean, Simon as Director

20 December 2005

Resigned Mitchard, Anthony Keith as Director

25 November 2005

Resigned Hogwood, Paul Arthur as Secretary

25 November 2005

Appointed Aberdeen Asset Management Plc as Corporate Secretary

17 December 2003

Resigned Leigh Pemberton, Jeremy as Director

3 November 2003

Appointed Morrison, David John as Director

3 November 2003

Appointed Wood, Charles Anthony as Director

13 May 2003

Resigned Fox, James George as Director

19 March 2003

Appointed Rowlands, Christopher John as Director

15 March 2000

Appointed Pope, Mark as Secretary

13 December 1995

Resigned Wakehurst, John Christopher, The Rt Hon Lord as Director

28 June 1995

Appointed Mitchard, Anthony Keith as Director

28 June 1995

Appointed Leigh Pemberton, Jeremy as Director

28 June 1995

Resigned Philpot, Timothy Stephen Burnett as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Hogwood, Paul Arthur as Secretary

8 October 1991

Resigned Jones, Hugh Richard as Secretary

8 October 1991

Appointed Wakehurst, John Christopher, The Rt Hon Lord as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Philpot, Timothy Stephen Burnett as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Mcclean, Simon as Director

8 October 1991

Resigned Stephenson, Barbara as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Percy, Keith Edward as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Stephenson, Barbara as Director

8 October 1991

Resigned Yu, Benita Ka Po as Director

8 October 1991

Appointed Fox, James George as Director

8 October 1991

Resigned Jones, Hugh Richard as Director

1 October 1991

Appointed Jones, Hugh Richard as Director

1 October 1991

Appointed Yu, Benita Ka Po as Director

1 October 1991

Appointed Jones, Hugh Richard as Secretary

1 October 1991

Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

1 October 1991

Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

24 September 1991

Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

24 September 1991

Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Filings 373

Date	Description	Made Up To
2 October 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	24 September 2026
1 September 2026	Appointment of a secretary
1 September 2026	Termination of appointment of a secretary
27 August 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
17 August 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares