The Practice · Edinburgh & London
A house built to outlast its founders.
Four generations of continuity, kept for families who measure ownership in the same span.
Our Conviction
We were founded on a single idea — that the assets which define a family are not managed by the quarter, but stewarded across the generations that inherit them.
1911
Founded, Edinburgh
IV
Generations of counsel
By introduction
New families, only
Origins
From a single ledger in Edinburgh.
Elgin & Co began in 1911 as the private office of one family. We have never advertised, never grown beyond what one table can hold, and never taken a client we could not keep for a lifetime.
1911
The first family office — Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
1948
Stewardship extends to land & estate
1987
A London office, opened quietly
2011
The fourth generation takes counsel
The Principals
The people who hold the table.
Rowan Elgin
Senior Partner
Counsel since 1998
Beatrice Vane
Head of Real Assets
Counsel since 2004
James Aldous
Counsel, Succession
Counsel since 2011
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We do not chase returns. We keep what matters — and we keep it well.
Rowan Elgin · Senior Partner
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By introduction · Edinburgh & London