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Friends Life Company Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 53

  1. Rhona Helen Sim 2022–2026 Director View profile
  2. Helen Potter 2022–2025 Director View profile
  3. Emily Anne Field 2021–2022 Director View profile
  4. Laura Eileen Mcgowan 2021–2022 Director View profile
  5. Amy Victoria Gwynne Garvin 2017–2021 Director View profile
  6. Linda Hall 2017–2021 Director View profile
  7. Clair Louise Marshall 2016–2017 Director View profile
  8. Aviva Director Services Limited 2016–2017 Corporate-director View profile
  9. Monica Risam 2015–2017 Director View profile
  10. Robin Duncan Smith 2013–2015 Director View profile
  11. James Masson Black 2013–2013 Director View profile
  12. Stewart Stephen Calder 2012–2015 Director View profile
  13. Jonathan Stephen Moss 2012–2015 Director View profile
  14. Mark Richard Beavis Versey 2011–2014 Director View profile
  15. Evelyn Brigid Bourke 2010–2012 Director View profile
  16. David Emmanuel Hynam 2010–2013 Director View profile
  17. Trevor John Matthews 2010–2011 Director View profile
  18. Lindsay Clare J'Afari-Pak 2009–2013 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Mark Parsons 2009–2012 Director View profile
  20. David Richard Cheeseman 2008–2010 Director View profile
  21. Ian Robinson 2008–2010 Director View profile
  22. Michael John Kellard 2007–2010 Director View profile
  23. Nicolas Jean Marie Denis Moreau 2006–2010 Director View profile
  24. Kevin Charles Bounds 2006–2006 Director View profile
  25. Francois De Meneval 2004–2010 Director View profile
  26. Andrew John Purvis 2004–2010 Director View profile
  27. Philippe Louis Herbert Maso Y Guell Rivet 2003–2008 Director View profile
  28. David Frank Wilson 2003–2003 Director View profile
  29. Paul James Evans 2002–2010 Director View profile
  30. Dennis Holt 2001–2006 Director View profile
  31. Amaury Ghislain Pierre De Warenghien 2001–2004 Director View profile
  32. Philip Duncan Loney 2001–2003 Director View profile
  33. Sean William Lowther 2001–2005 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Kenneth Haste 1999–2002 Director View profile
  35. Peter Jonathan Shelley 1999–2004 Director View profile
  36. Robert Edmund Lee 1999–2006 Director View profile
  37. Julian Victor Frow Roberts 1999–2000 Director View profile
  38. Ian David Lea Richardson 1998–2007 Director View profile
  39. Norman William Ogilvie Gilmour 1998–2000 Director View profile
  40. Avenel, Gilles Marie Pierre Louis, Monsieur 1998–1999 Director View profile
  41. David John Garrett 1998–2000 Director View profile
  42. Arthur Leslie Owen 1997–1999 Director View profile
  43. Peter Nigel Stuckey Clark 1997–2002 Director View profile
  44. Denis Duverne 1997–2001 Director View profile
  45. Michael Eric Peter Moss 1997–1997 Director View profile
  46. William Mitchell Brown 1997–1998 Director View profile
  47. Gregory Mark Wood CBE 1997–2001 Director View profile
  48. Duncan Alexander Kerr 1997–1997 Director View profile
  49. John Edward Michael Dillon 1996–1997 Director View profile
  50. Clare Alice Wilson 1996–1997 Director View profile
  51. Friends Life Secretarial Services Limited 2011–2017 Corporate-secretary View profile
  52. Ruth Yeoman 2010–2012 Secretary View profile
  53. Ian Hird 1997–1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/12/1996

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. Friends Life Company Limited is controlled by London and Manchester Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. London and Manchester Group Limited is controlled by Undershaft Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-11-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Undershaft Limited is controlled by Aviva Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Aviva Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Aviva PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Aviva 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 for researchers

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.

3 directors on the board

0.8y median 0.8y
average tenure
0.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 30Professional services 26Finance 17Construction 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
03291349
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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