Aberdeen Rich List 2025
Aberdeens Richest - GROUP 9
GROUP 9
54. Alan Massie – Carlton Rock – Property Developer
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Estimated Wealth: £22 million
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Alan Massie built his fortune as a prominent property developer in Aberdeenshire. Known for his political involvement and as a staunch Unionist, he has financially supported several political campaigns aimed at preserving the Scottish Union with England. Notably, he donated £20,000 to Michael Gove’s office and contributed approximately £400,000 to the Labour Party between 2011 and 2016.
Massie previously lodged a defamation claim against SNP Aberdeen City Council Leader Callum McCaig over remarks published on the official SNP website. His company, Castle Rock Limited, co-owned with Aberdeen business figure Stuart Clarkson, is a major player in the commercial property market. The company owns a diverse portfolio, including offices, warehouses, and retail buildings, and is believed to control an entire luxury apartment tower on Aberdeen’s Queens Road. It also owns commercial properties in Westhill, which are thought to include the Marks & Spencer Industrial Estate.
In 2016, plans by Castle Rock for a £50 million retirement village in Hazlehead, Aberdeen were shelved. A revised project proposed a 200-bedroom hotel on the same site. Alan Massie also sold one of the most prestigious homes near Den View Road in Aberdeen for approximately £3 million, and owns a luxury holiday villa near Marbella.
40. Jim Geddie – Oil & Gas – Apex Tubulars – Motor Racing
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Estimated Wealth: £38 million
Jim Geddie is a prominent figure in the Aberdeen business community, with a longstanding career in the oil and gas industry. He founded APEX Tubulars in 1984, during the boom years of the North Sea oil sector. His early business model was simple but effective—acquiring surplus drill pipe and tubing during market downturns and reselling when demand returned.
Today, APEX Tubulars stands as one of the largest privately owned stockists of oil and gas drilling pipe in the UK. Jim also served as a director at John Lawrie Metals, a position that gave him access to valuable scrap drill pipe and oilfield equipment being discarded by operators unaware of its resale value.
In the 2000s, the business expanded into oilfield equipment rental, further cementing its role in the energy services sector.
True to the trend among Aberdeen millionaires, Jim is passionate about motor racing. He has competed in historic Formula 1 events and GT racing championships across the Middle East, showcasing his enthusiasm for high-performance motorsport on a global stage.
32. Bob Drummond – Hydrasun | D2Zero
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Estimated Wealth: £80m
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Bob Drummond is a distinguished figure in the energy services industry, with a career that spans leadership roles at some of the sector’s most prominent companies. He holds an MBA from the University of Aberdeen and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Programme at Columbia Business School.
Drummond’s career began in the late 1980s, with a key role as Project Manager on the Shell Tern Platform hook-up project with Press Offshore in 1989. He went on to become the Managing Director of several major energy service companies, including Hydrasun, Maersk UK, Salamis, WoodGroup, and Rigblast.
His major business success came with Hydrasun, an oil & gas hydraulics systems provider. In 2007, Bob led a management buyout of the company, purchasing it for £75 million, and shortly thereafter took the reins as CEO. Under his leadership, Hydrasun’s revenue grew from £25 million to over £100 million in under a decade.
Today, Bob Drummond is the CEO of D2Zero, a pioneering company focused on decarbonisation and clean energy solutions. D2Zero has created businesses with revenues exceeding £500 million and a workforce of 4,000 employees.
23. Tommy Dreelan – Oil & Gas | Motor Racing
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Estimated Wealth: £150m
Tommy Dreelan, originally from Wexford, Ireland, moved to Aberdeen in 1977. In 1986, he co-founded his first oil-related company with his three brothers. Over the years, the Dreelan family sold two oil services and engineering businesses, Qserv and PSL, for a combined total of more than £160 million.
A passionate motor racing enthusiast, Tommy heads the Celtic Speed team, competing in Porsche 911 races. The team also owns a collection of classic F1 and Le Mans cars. After selling PSL for £45.5 million, the Dreelans went on to develop Qserv, an oil and gas services company. In 2001, they sold Qserv to Aker Solutions for £165 million.
In 2013, Tommy suffered a major setback when five of his cars, worth £500,000, were stolen from his home in Aberdeen.
Rich List Number
Name
Net Worth
44
Ricky Simpson – Bars, Nightclubs, Property
£35M
29
Johanna Basford – Publishing & Bestselling Author
£90M
19
Leslie Benzies – Rockstar Games Visionary | Grand Theft Auto Creator | Video Game Industry Icon
£178M
14
Martin Dickie – BrewDog Co-Founder, Brewing Pioneer
£290M
7
Klaas Zwaart – Oil & Gas | Motor Racing | Investments
£560M
63
Colin Lawson – Transport Logistics
£18M
55
Stewart Proctor – Tech Industry – Motor Racing
£22M
50
Dan Millard – Oil & Gas Inspection and Integrity Services
£28M
45
Stuart Clarkson – Bars – Property Development
£32M
6
Dave Cormack – Software & Football
£600M
66
Steve Judge – Space Solutions
£10M
58
Considine – The Aberdein Considine Family
£20M
47
Eddie Anderson – ARR Craib – Transport and Logistics
£30M
43
Adrian Taylor & Family –Taylors Industrial Waste
£35M
36
Stewart Milne – Housebuilding | Property Development
£45M
41
Robert Kidd – Oil & Gas Rental Equipment – ITS (International Tubular Services)
£36M
29
Peter Tait – Fishing
£82m
16
Roy Macgregor - Global Energy Group
£360m
10
Nicky Walker – Walkers Shortbread | Food & Drink
£320m
5
Martin Gilbert – Finance, Investment & Consulting
£700m
63
Sandy Clark – Finance Expert | Investment Strategist | Corporate Leader
£8m
57
Paul Lawrie – Golf
£19m
44
Jimmy Buchan – Fishing & Seafood Supply
£32m
39
Ian Dunbar – Kirkwood Homes Founder & House Building Pioneer
£38m
33
Marshall Family – Marshall Trailers & Agricultural Innovation
£65M
26
Ian Suttie – Property and Oil
£90M
12
Douglas Craig – Craig Group | Shipping & Offshore Services
£300M
9
Alistair Locke – Abbot Group | Motor Fuel Group | Distilleries
£350M
3
Trond Mohn – Framo & One Subsea – Oil & Gas - Inheritance
£1100M
35
Andy Bird – Inoapps Founder & Software Development Visionary
£48M
65
Mike Straughen – Executive Leadership | Management Expert | Non-Executive Directorships
£10M
57
Eric Evans – Oil Services | Media | International Trade
£20M
54
Alan Massie – Carlton Rock – Property Developer
£22M
40
Jim Geddie – Oil & Gas – Apex Tubulars – Motor Racing
£38M
32
Bob Drummond – Hydrasun | D2Zero
£80M
23
Tommy Dreelan – Oil & Gas | Motor Racing
£150M
64. Scott Martin – CEO Glacier Energy – Accountancy MBOs
59. Mark Cavanagh – XPD8 and Oil Plus Ltd – Property Investment
Alistair Thomson – Fishing Rights | Land Investment | Property Development
Malcolm Allan – House Building Entrepreneur
John Ray – Rigblast | Property | Oil & Gas Services
Derek Nicol & Stephanie Nicol – Nicol of Skene – Civil Engineering
Doug Duguid – Oil & Gas Services & Renewables
Tony Quinn – Pet Food, Confectionery & Motorsport
James Watt – BrewDog | Brewing | Beer | Investment
Glenn Gordon – Whisky – Glenfiddich – Distilling - Inheritance
Ean Emslie – Commercial Property Rental
Maitland Mackie 3 – Ice Cream & Agribusiness
Shaun Ross – Founder of Metrol Technology (Photo Unavailable)
Sir Jim Milne – Balmoral Group | Hotelier | Property
Tom Cross – Oil & Gas | Parkmeade Group
Steve Mackie – Prosource – I.T. Software and Corporate I.T. Services
John Heiton – OEG Group | Oilfield Equipment Rental
Robert (Bob) Keiller – Oil & Gas Services | Business Consultancy
Larry Kinch – Oil & Gas Exploration
George Maxwell – Eland Oil & Gas | Oil & Gas Exploration
Doug Milne – MTM Construction – Civil Engineering
Alistair Langlands – WOODGROUP – Investments & Directorships
Graham Wood – Hotels – Bars – Property Development
Michael Freeman – CAN Offshore | Oil & Gas Services
Steven Ferguson – Ferguson Group, Oil & Gas Logistics
Scotoil Graham Davidson Family
Mackintosh Plant Hire – Moira, Suzanne, Albert, Gary, and Moira Mackintosh
Graeme Bone – Drum Property Group Founder | Prime Four Developer | UK Commercial Real Estate Visionary
Conrad Ritchie & The Ritchie Family
John Clark – Car Dealership
Sir Ian Wood – Fishing & Oil & Gas – Rig Maintenance – Philanthropy
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