Established custody · Edinburgh
Lothian Vault Management holds allocated bullion under sealed security labels. Track weight, storage fees, deposit timestamps and live market value from one secure client portal.
Your bullion is stored allocated and never pooled, in a Class III vault with 24/7 armed monitoring.
Every holding carries a unique security label number, photographed and logged at intake.
Download an official PDF receipt of your holdings, valued at the live gold spot price.
Market intelligence
Live streaming XAU/USD spot pricing with second-by-second tick plotting, benchmarked against premium arbitrage across the world's principal bullion clearing hubs.
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Spot price streamed from a public bullion feed and re-anchored every minute; intra-minute ticks and historical curves are modelled for illustration only.
| Hub / feed | Live spot | Premium | Fee p.a. |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdinburghLothian Vault (allocated) | —— | +5.5 bps | 0.35% |
| LondonLBMA Feed | —— | +18.9 bps | 0.95% |
| ZurichZKB Feed | —— | +27.6 bps | 0.76% |
| New YorkCOMEX Feed | —— | +35.5 bps | 1.50% |
| SingaporeSGX Feed | —— | +29.8 bps | 1.22% |
Our 0.35% annual allocated storage fee undercuts every benchmarked bank programme, while holdings remain unencumbered allocated property under a Scots-law contract of custody and bailment.
Hub premiums and competitor fee quotes are simulated real-time estimates anchored to live spot.
Since 1976
For five decades, spanning half a century of continuous, uninterrupted physical custody operations since our founding in 1976, Lothian Vault Management has stood as the bedrock of physical asset protection in Scotland. From our central facility at 10 George Street, Edinburgh, we have successfully navigated shifting global financial landscapes, volatile bullion markets, and technological transformations, preserving absolute structural integrity for our clients.
Global logistics partners
Lothian Vault Management coordinates secure, end-to-end multi-modal vaulting transit and custody architecture natively alongside the world's most trusted global security logistics networks.
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