Company · Telford
The Gresham Life Assurance Society Limited
Life insurance
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Kerry Elizabeth Sutton 2024-2026 View profile
- Brid Mary Meaney 2022-2024 View profile
- Andrew Moss 2022-2022 View profile
- Michael Charles Woodcock 2012-2022 View profile
- Roger Craine 2009-2012 View profile
- Jonathan James Yates 2003-2009 View profile
- John Leonard Wybrew 1992-2004 View profile
- Norman Haydn Reid 1992-2004 View profile
- Stephen Peter Laurie 1992-1994 View profile
- William Henry Mowat 1994 View profile
- Brian Scott 1994 View profile
- Paul Shakespeare 2008-2020 View profile
- Sarah Lewis 2007-2008 View profile
- Elaine Ruth Cook 1992-1994 View profile
- Lyn Carol Colloff 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Life insurance
- Incorporated
- 28/07/1893
- Registered office
- Telford
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.
- Reassure Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- The Gresham Life Assurance Society Limited
is controlled by Reassure Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Reassure Limited
is controlled by Reassure Midco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Reassure Midco Limited
is controlled by Reassure Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register - Reassure Group Limited
is controlled by Standard Life PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-07-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Standard Life PLC
is controlled by James Mcconville
Evidence
ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-10-05, ceased 2018-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Mcconville.
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- Scottish Mutual Customer Care Limited
- Pearl MP Birmingham Limited
- Phoenix (Moor House 1) Limited
- Standard Life Investment Funds Limited
- Pearl Life Holdings Limited
- Standard Life PLC
- Standard Life Assets and Employee Services Limited
- PGH CA Limited
- Reassure UK Life Assurance Company Limited
- Phoenix ULA Limited
- Phoenix Life CA Holdings Limited
- BA (Furbs) Limited
- Standard Life Agency Services Limited
- Abbey Life Trustee Services Limited
- Phoenix Life Limited
- Barnwood Properties Limited
- Alba LAS Pensions Management Limited
- Pearl AL Limited
- The Heritable Securities and Mortgage Investment Association LTD.
- Standard Life Financial Advice Services Limited
- The Phoenix Life SCP Institution
- Century Trustee Services Limited
- Standard Life Lifetime Mortgages Limited
- Phoenix Pensions Trustee Services Limited
- Britannic Finance Limited
- SC216955
- Erip General Partner Limited
- Clearfol Investment Limited
- G Assurance & Pension Services LTD
- Pearl Group Holdings (NO. 1) Limited
- CGE Management Company Limited
- Phoenix (Barwell 2) Limited
- Pearl RLH Limited
- G Financial Services Limited
- SPL (Holdings) Limited
- SL (NO.1) Limited
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.
2 directors on the board
- James Bryan Buffham Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Shakespeare Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- James Bryan Buffham Director · appointed 2022
- Paul Shakespeare Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Kerry Elizabeth Sutton Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00039345
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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