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Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

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

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Previous officers 57

  1. Kerry Elizabeth Sutton 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Brid Mary Meaney 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rizwan Sheriff 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Richard David Houghton 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Amanda Helen Bowe 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Jonathan Robson Pears 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Rakesh Kishore Thakrar 2018-2019 Director View profile
  8. Susan Davidson Mcinnes 2018-2018 Director View profile
  9. David Nicholas Woollett 2017-2018 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Moss 2016-2022 Director View profile
  11. David Richard Cheeseman 2016-2020 Director View profile
  12. John Robert Lister 2016-2019 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas Hugh Poyntz Wright 2016-2019 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Wayne Snow 2016-2018 Director View profile
  15. Michael Norris Urmston 2016-2019 Director View profile
  16. Diana Susan Miller 2016-2019 Director View profile
  17. Stephen Andrew Clarke 2016-2019 Director View profile
  18. Michael Merrick 2016-2017 Director View profile
  19. Rashid Shahid Zuberi 2013-2014 Director View profile
  20. Tiina Le-Seong Lee 2012-2015 Director View profile
  21. Amish Jayant Dashrath Desai 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. Bernd Amlung 2011-2016 Director View profile
  23. Benedict Craig 2011-2016 Director View profile
  24. Stuart William Clark 2009-2011 Director View profile
  25. Robert Alexander Stirling 2007-2016 Director View profile
  26. Leslie Michael Etheridge 2007-2016 Director View profile
  27. Alan Victor Twigg 2007-2016 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Guthrie Little 2007-2016 Director View profile
  29. Mandy Pamela Coxon 2007-2009 Director View profile
  30. Paul Steven Turrell 2007-2009 Director View profile
  31. Nardeep Singh Sangha 2007-2011 Director View profile
  32. Richard Alan Rae 2007-2009 Director View profile
  33. Christian Roy Torkington 2005-2007 Director View profile
  34. Ronald James Whatford 2003-2005 Director View profile
  35. James Mcconville 2002-2007 Director View profile
  36. Neil Charles Hardell Tointon 2001-2016 Director View profile
  37. Ian David Thompson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  38. Paul Edward Barrow 2000-2000 Director View profile
  39. Jeremy Neil Fenton Taber 1999-2002 Director View profile
  40. David Bruce 1995-1999 Director View profile
  41. Alan James Dunstan 1995-2000 Director View profile
  42. Paul Alexander Kenneth Laband 1994-1995 Director View profile
  43. Dr Michael David Green 1994-2007 Director View profile
  44. Peter Scott Mosley 1993-2000 Director View profile
  45. Alan John Frost 1998 Director View profile
  46. Dr Nigel Waite 1995 Director View profile
  47. Dennis James Stacey 2000 Director View profile
  48. Stephen Andrew Maran 1999 Director View profile
  49. John Nicholas Temple 1995 Director View profile
  50. George Thomas Yoxall 1994 Director View profile
  51. Dr Christopher David Evans 2000 Director View profile
  52. Andrew William Bartlett 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  53. Adam Paul Rutherford 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  54. Farhat Shah 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  55. Tracey Caroline Nicholls 2002-2007 Secretary View profile
  56. Ann Barrie Simmons 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  57. Anthony James Woodward 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/12/1961

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.

Group

  1. Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited is controlled by Phoenix Life Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-12-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Phoenix Life Holdings Limited is controlled by Standard Life PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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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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

2y median 2y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 35Dormant 25Professional services 21Business services 3

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
00710383
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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