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Standard Life Fund Managers Limited

Activities of unit trusts

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. William Edward Swift 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Michael John Eakins 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Frances Clare Maclachlan 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Brid Mary Meaney 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Andrew Clarke 2021-2022 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Hugh Poyntz Wright 2018-2025 Director View profile
  7. Michael Norris Urmston 2015-2021 Director View profile
  8. Craig Anthony Baker 2015-2024 Director View profile
  9. Shamira Mohammed 2012-2017 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Moss 2008-2022 Director View profile
  11. Kerr Luscombe 2008-2008 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Merrick 2008-2014 Director View profile
  13. Robert Paul Stockton 2007-2008 Director View profile
  14. Richard Edward Keith Greenfield 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Roger Craine 2005-2007 Director View profile
  16. Graham Lloyd Singleton 2004-2005 Director View profile
  17. Paul Andrew Thompson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  18. Bernard George Brown 2002-2005 Director View profile
  19. Jeremy Neil Fenton Taber 2002-2004 Director View profile
  20. Stephen Paul Baker 2001-2004 Director View profile
  21. Bryan Henry Portman 2001-2002 Director View profile
  22. Anna East 2000-2004 Director View profile
  23. William Paul Glen Haynes 1999-2001 Director View profile
  24. John Tomlins 1998-2001 Director View profile
  25. Maria Luisa Cassoni 1998-2000 Director View profile
  26. Brian Hamilton Shaw 1998-2001 Director View profile
  27. Philip Bernard Griffin-Smith 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. Gillian Maryjoy White 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of unit trusts
Incorporated
25/06/1998
Registered office
Birmingham
Previous names
Phoenix Unit Trust Managers Limited (until 20/03/2026)
Britannic Unit Trust Managers Limited (until 25/11/2014)

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. Standard Life Fund Managers Limited is controlled by Phoenix Life Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Phoenix Life Limited is controlled by Pearl Life Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Pearl Life Holdings Limited is controlled by Impala Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Impala Holdings Limited is controlled by Phoenix Life Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. 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
  6. 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.

6 directors on the board

1.6y median 1.1y
average tenure
3.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

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 20Business services 2Other services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03588031
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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