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SEC-registered adviser

W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••

Other adviserEdinburgh, CRD 112161SEC 801-19420websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Dec 16, 2011 · 48 filings
SEC status approved since Sep 29, 1983
RAUM
$67B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
1
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$67B
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
162
43 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
48 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$67B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$47B then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2018$823M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 20130 then
Employees (5.A)162 as of Mar 30, 2026
Apr 1, 201390 then
Private funds10 as of Mar 31, 2014
Mar 30, 201210 then
RAUM -15% over the last fiscal year-4.0% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • b••• affiliated · Item 7.A.6 or 7.A.7 (bank or trust company affiliate) and a bank, bancorp or trust company as a 50 percent or greater owner on Schedule A
  • Solo or small team · one advisor, or a wealth manager with up to three advisors and one office
RAUM per advisor
$67BderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$390MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
47%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
162.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
0.5derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-15%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companiesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
a bank, bancorp or trust company is a 50 percent or greater ownerderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • a related person acts as qualified custodian (9.D.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • State and municipal entities$24B39%
  • Investment companies$19B31%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$10B17%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$5.9B9.6%
  • Insurance companies$1.7B2.8%
  • Other investment advisers$728M1.2%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
42reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
171reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=0.45 institutional_share=0.47 related_bd=true related_bank=true bd_reps=3.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
1 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
W••••• G•••• S••••EdinburghAug 29, 200543 y1
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      3 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • H••••••••• R•••••• A•••••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 02/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • H••••••••• J•••• E•••••••• · Managing Directorcontrol
        since 01/2010 · owns less than 5%
      • L•••••• R••• M••••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 06/2008 · owns less than 5%
      • M••••••••• C••••••• E••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 03/2009 · owns less than 5%
      • N••••••• A•••• L••••• · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 09/2009 · owns less than 5%
      • O••••••• J••• P••• · Directorcontrol
        since 02/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • P•••••• S••••••• N•••• · Directorcontrol
        since 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••• B••••••• L•••••• · Company Secretarycontrol
        since 01/2024 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••• H••••••• •••• · Directorcontrol
        since 12/2020 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••••• T••••• · Executive Director - Governance And Operationscontrol
        since 11/2023 · owns less than 5%
      • W•••• R••••••• W•••••• · Directorcontrol
        since 02/2023 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • B••• I••••••••• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• L•••••• · Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • B•• M••••• I••• L•• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of M•• I••••••••• C•••••••••
      • B•• M••••• I••••••••• A•••• M••••••••• G•••• L•••••• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of B••• I••••••••• A•••• M••••••••• ••••••••• L••••••
      • B•• M••••• I••••••••• M••••••••• ••••••• L•• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of B•• M••••• I••••••••• A•••• M••••••••• G•••• L••••••
      • M•• I••••••••• C••••••••• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of B•• M••••• I••••••••• M••••••••• ••••••• L••
      • T•• B••• O• N•• Y••• M••••• C••••••••• · Owner
        indirect · owns 75% or more of B•• M••••• I••• L•• · public reporting company
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Edinburgh, United Kingdom20 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 185 to 171
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 42 to 43
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension plan clients · 46 to 42
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 159 to 162
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $78B to $67B
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pension RAUM · $6.9B to $5.9B
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11B to $10B
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $78B to $67B
        Jan 5, 2026 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        Mar 28, 2025 to Jul 4, 2025
      • Accounts · 190 to 185
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Advisory employees · 41 to 42
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · 50 to 46
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 18 to 16
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Employees · 155 to 159
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • HQ state · unset to
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $82B to $78B
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.5B to $0
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · $9.3B to $6.9B
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $11B to $11B
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • RAUM · $84B to $78B
        Aug 12, 2024 to Mar 28, 2025
      • Accounts · 189 to 190
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 42 to 41
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension plan clients · 49 to 50
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Employees · 154 to 155
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $74B to $82B
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.3B to $1.5B
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pension RAUM · $7.1B to $9.3B
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $10B to $11B
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • RAUM · $75B to $84B
        Nov 9, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024
      • Accounts · 199 to 189
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pension plan clients · 53 to 49
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Employees · 148 to 154
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Discretionary RAUM · $106B to $74B
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $1.3B
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pension RAUM · $13B to $7.1B
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $13B to $10B
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • RAUM · $108B to $75B
        Apr 6, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
      • Accounts · 190 to 199
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • HNW clients · 13 to 0
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      • Pension plan clients · 55 to 53
        Mar 26, 2021 to Mar 31, 2022
      Signals
      14 dated events
      • J••• Colin Wood (Company Secretary) no longer on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• (listed 2023-11-09, absent 2024-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2024 · Control person left · inference
      • L•••••• B•••••• S•••• (Company Secretary) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 28, 2024 · Control person joined · fact
      • T••••• S•••••• (Executive Director - Governance And Operations) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Nov 9, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • Downie James Smith (Director) no longer on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• (listed 2023-03-30, absent 2023-07-19)
        Jul 19, 2023 · Control person left · inference
      • William Richard Watt (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 30, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • J••• P••• O•••••• (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 30, 2023 · Control person joined · fact
      • W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• reported RAUM $75.3B, down 30% from $108.0B (2022-04-06 to 2023-03-30)
        Mar 30, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
      • W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• reported RAUM $95.0B, up 28% from $74.0B (2020-08-06 to 2021-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • (Nmi) Hanneke Smits (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Niles Stephen Potter (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 26, 2021 · Control person joined · fact
      • Randolph J••• Miller (Director) no longer on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• (listed 2020-08-06, absent 2021-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • Evan Mitchell Harris (Director) no longer on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L•••••• (listed 2020-08-06, absent 2021-03-26)
        Mar 26, 2021 · Control person left · inference
      • A•••••••• R••••• H••••••••• (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Randolph J••• Miller (Director) appeared on Schedule A of W••••• S•••• • P••••••• L••••••
        Mar 29, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Website
      bny.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Principal office phone
      44-131-225-1357reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Other adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $67Bderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026