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Refuge Assurance Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 37

  1. Fergus Harry Speight 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Gurdeep Singh Rai 2017-2019 Director View profile
  3. Michelle Anne Hill 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Matt Blake 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. John Davies 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Walter Harris 2016-2018 Director View profile
  7. Hilary Anne Staples 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Simon Colin Mitchley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Shingirai Thaddeus Nyahasha 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Anya Marjorie O'Reilly 2013-2014 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Shone 2000-2013 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Yardley 2000-2011 Director View profile
  13. Murray John Ross 2000-2007 Director View profile
  14. David John Amos 1999-2000 Director View profile
  15. Alan John Frost 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Dr George Petrie Robertson Mack 1996-1998 Director View profile
  17. John James Mclachlan 1996-1999 Director View profile
  18. Paul Heinicke 1996-1998 Director View profile
  19. John Richard Harrison 1995-1997 Director View profile
  20. Geoffrey Breakell 1993-1996 Director View profile
  21. Francis Alan Crayton 1993-1998 Director View profile
  22. Vincent Gerald Ramsden 1993 Director View profile
  23. Francis John Webster 1997 Director View profile
  24. Terence Charles Albert Black 1998 Director View profile
  25. Francis Carter 1994 Director View profile
  26. Ian Michael Colgan 1996 Director View profile
  27. Derek Leslie Whitehead 1997 Director View profile
  28. John Cudworth 1996 Director View profile
  29. Peter John Whiteman Sidwell 1997 Director View profile
  30. Roy Betteridge 1992 Director View profile
  31. Bernadette Clare Barber 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  32. Paul Anthony Gilbert 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  33. William Moir Mcdonald 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  34. David James Alexander Severs 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  35. James Smith Burns 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  36. Michael Brian Jamieson 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  37. John Michael Walker 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/06/1864

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Refuge Assurance Limited is controlled by R L Schedule 2C Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. R L Schedule 2C Holdings Limited is controlled by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 4Finance 4

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00001364
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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