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Legal and General Assurance Society Limited

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

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Previous officers 40

  1. Stuart Jeffrey Davies 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. Christian Wilhelm Tore Dinesen 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kevin Murphy 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Jacqueline Dorothy Mary Noakes 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Jamshaid Islam 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Duncan Alistair Finch 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Christopher James Knight 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Kerrigan William Procter 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Andrea Margaret Blance 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. James Michael Bury 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. Sir Nigel David Wilson 2009-2023 Director View profile
  12. Mark Julian Gregory 2006-2017 Director View profile
  13. John Brackenridge Pollock 2003-2015 Director View profile
  14. Ian Andrew Gibson 2002-2004 Director View profile
  15. Timothy James Breedon 2000-2012 Director View profile
  16. Catherine Rosemary Reid Avery 1999-2009 Director View profile
  17. Gareth John Hoskin 1999-2012 Director View profile
  18. Paul Edward Glen 1998-1999 Director View profile
  19. Charles Peter Peal 1998-2000 Director View profile
  20. John Martin Maccarthy 1998-2001 Director View profile
  21. Michael John Bolton 1997-2010 Director View profile
  22. Andrew William Palmer 1994-2009 Director View profile
  23. Christopher Charles Hatry 1993-2006 Director View profile
  24. Robin Ashley Phipps 1993-2007 Director View profile
  25. John Bryan Craddock 1993 Director View profile
  26. Anthony John Hobson 2001 Director View profile
  27. David Rough 2001 Director View profile
  28. Sir David John Prosser 2005 Director View profile
  29. Colin Charles Harris 1996 Director View profile
  30. Pamela Rose Raynor 1994 Director View profile
  31. William Mervyn Abbott 1994 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Joseph Hairs 1997 Director View profile
  33. Edward Christie 1998 Director View profile
  34. Andrew David Fairhurst 2008-2010 Nominee-secretary View profile
  35. Claire Anne Davies 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  36. Andrew David Fairhurst 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  37. Clare Frances Carson 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  38. Carol Ann Dockrell 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  39. Thomas Andrew Forwood Smith 1993-1996 Secretary View profile
  40. Vijay Subramanyam Ayer 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/04/1920

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. Legal and General Assurance Society Limited is controlled by Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited is controlled by Legal & General Insurance Holdings NO.2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Legal & General Insurance Holdings NO.2 Limited is controlled by Legal & General Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Legal & General Group PLC.

308 other companies in this group

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £2,000

Most recent

  • Department for Education £2,0002020-04-01
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.

7 directors on the board

4.1y median 2.5y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

0
also govern a charity

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 10Professional services 3Business services 2Other services 1Property 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
00166055
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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