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Scrutton Bland Financial Services Limited

Life insurance

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. James William Brunning 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Leonard Emery 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. James Thomas Bolton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Leslie Banks 2015-2021 Director View profile
  5. John Grant Buchanan 2013-2022 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Paul Strickland 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Edwin Edge 2011-2013 Director View profile
  8. Daniel Joseph Bligh 2011-2019 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Jonathan Adam Long 2005-2018 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Mills 2004-2019 Director View profile
  11. Neil Gordon Hewitt 2004-2022 Director View profile
  12. Gary Leonard Riches 2001-2022 Director View profile
  13. Simon Ian William Mckay 1999-2012 Director View profile
  14. Timothy John Mulley 1997-2021 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Healy Hutchinson 1997-2011 Director View profile
  16. John William Newland 1998 Director View profile
  17. Eric Robin Twinn 1997 Director View profile
  18. Truan James Death 2012-2021 Secretary View profile
  19. Jeremy Steed Hawes 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Life insurance; Non-life insurance
Incorporated
01/12/1976
Registered office
Colchester
Previous names
Scrutton Bland Limited (until 09/03/2017)

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. Scrutton Bland Financial Services Limited is controlled by Emery (IFA) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Emery (IFA) Limited is controlled by Linda Jane Emery
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-12-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Linda Jane Emery.

3 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.

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

4.9y median 4.9y
average tenure
4.9y
longest tenure
0
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.

Finance 2

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
01288848
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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