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Chesnara Life (UK) Limited

Life insurance

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 87

  1. Denise Garland 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Alistair John Chamberlain 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Katie Louise Danby 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Mark Goodale 2019-2026 Director View profile
  5. Tracy Amanda Pearce 2018-2021 Director View profile
  6. Margot Cronin 2016-2023 Director View profile
  7. Perry Ian Thomas 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Douglas Van Den Aardweg 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Nigel John Cooke 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Francesca Jane Mcdonagh 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Neil Richard Davies 2013-2019 Director View profile
  12. John Bannister Hackett 2013-2015 Director View profile
  13. Paul Kenneth Seward 2013-2019 Director View profile
  14. Antonio Pedro Dos Santos Simoes 2012-2012 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Grant Hinshelwood 2011-2013 Director View profile
  16. Brendan Alistair Cook 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. Michael John Bolton 2011-2019 Director View profile
  18. Philip John Tremble 2011-2012 Director View profile
  19. Simon Wainwright 2011-2011 Director View profile
  20. Brian Robertson 2010-2014 Director View profile
  21. Noel Paul Quinn 2010-2011 Director View profile
  22. Bruce Alan Fletcher 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. Paul Anthony Thurston 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Johnson Daniel Garner 2009-2012 Director View profile
  25. Bruce Anthony Howe 2009-2012 Director View profile
  26. James William Russell Davies 2009-2014 Director View profile
  27. Dennis Jack Smith 2009-2010 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Stuart Watson 2009-2009 Director View profile
  29. Stephen Mark Coombes 2008-2013 Director View profile
  30. Robert Andrew Lang 2008-2011 Director View profile
  31. Colin Martin Kersley 2008-2009 Director View profile
  32. Simeon Thomas Brown 2007-2010 Director View profile
  33. Jonathan David Moore 2007-2010 Director View profile
  34. Mark Christopher John Hews 2007-2009 Director View profile
  35. Christen Schnor 2007-2008 Director View profile
  36. Philip John Blackmore 2007-2008 Director View profile
  37. Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti Wanderley 2007-2007 Director View profile
  38. Ian St John Martin 2006-2014 Director View profile
  39. Vivien Armson 2006-2010 Director View profile
  40. Steven Geoffrey Troop 2006-2007 Director View profile
  41. Anthony Philip Hope 2006-2006 Director View profile
  42. John Peter Hamilton Merry 2005-2006 Director View profile
  43. Ishrat Maqsood Kiyani 2005-2006 Director View profile
  44. Anthony Michael Mahoney 2004-2007 Director View profile
  45. Craig Anthony Colton 2004-2007 Director View profile
  46. Nigel Robert Trout 2004-2005 Director View profile
  47. David Johnstone Mackay 2003-2005 Director View profile
  48. Michael James Lifford Macnaughtan Hawes 2003-2006 Director View profile
  49. David Ian Wishart Reynolds 2003-2008 Director View profile
  50. Rodney Jympson Duke 2002-2004 Director View profile
  51. Dean Robert Buckley 2002-2007 Director View profile
  52. Keith Victor Smithson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  53. Bernard David Goldberg 2000-2008 Director View profile
  54. Richard Frederick Farrand 2000-2004 Director View profile
  55. Harpal Singh Karlcut 2000-2006 Director View profile
  56. Richard Michael James Orgill 1996-1998 Director View profile
  57. Colin Peter Startup 1995-1997 Director View profile
  58. Andrew Barry Millard 1995-2001 Director View profile
  59. David John Mills 1993-2002 Director View profile
  60. Alan Christopher Hugh Richards 1993-1995 Director View profile
  61. Sir Keith Roderick Whitson 1993-1996 Director View profile
  62. Nathan Victor Moss 2002 Director View profile
  63. Anthony Joseph Ashford 2004 Director View profile
  64. David John Beynon 1993 Director View profile
  65. Roy George Heape 1997 Director View profile
  66. John Terence Walker 2002 Director View profile
  67. Peter Geoffrey Ward 1995 Director View profile
  68. Jeffrey Edward Pearson 1995 Director View profile
  69. Kerry Barton Alberti 1993 Director View profile
  70. Simon Andrew Donohoe 2001 Director View profile
  71. Philip Rhodes 1995 Director View profile
  72. Robert Graham 1995 Director View profile
  73. Nicola Carol Hopkins 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  74. Adebayo Olaoluwa Adeyeye 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  75. Jesujuwonlo Williams 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  76. Sarah Harvey 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  77. Rhys Williams 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  78. Charlotte Caulfield 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  79. Syeeda Siddiqui 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  80. Mary Josephine Margaret Mcnalty 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  81. Helen Docherty 2013-2013 Secretary View profile
  82. Kate Elizabeth Hudson 2009-2013 Secretary View profile
  83. Pauline Louise Mcquillan 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  84. Peter James Harvey 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  85. Nicola Suzanne Black 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  86. Elizabeth Anne Hobley 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  87. Nigel Barker 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Life insurance
Incorporated
08/05/1906
Registered office
Preston
Previous names
Hsbc Life (UK) Limited (until 02/02/2026)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Chesnara PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-01-31
  • Hsbc Bank PLC ceased 2026-01-31
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-10-26

Group

  1. Chesnara Life (UK) Limited is controlled by Chesnara PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Chesnara PLC.

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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.

8 directors on the board

3.5y median 0.5y
average tenure
12.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Finance 14Professional services 2Business services 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Retail and trade 1

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
00088695
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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