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Friends Life Limited

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

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Previous officers 58

  1. Rhona Helen Sim 2022–2026 Director View profile
  2. Helen Potter 2021–2025 Director View profile
  3. David Rowley Rose 2018–2020 Director View profile
  4. Karina Jane Bye 2018–2022 Director View profile
  5. John Brendan O'Roarke 2018–2018 Director View profile
  6. Valerie Frances Gooding 2018–2018 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Hawker 2017–2017 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Paul Trickett 2016–2018 Director View profile
  9. Jason Michael Windsor 2016–2018 Director View profile
  10. John Robert Lister 2015–2016 Director View profile
  11. Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra Patel 2015–2018 Director View profile
  12. Robert William Albert Howe 2015–2018 Director View profile
  13. Alison Elizabeth Hutchinson 2015–2017 Director View profile
  14. John Russell Fotheringham Walls 2015–2018 Director View profile
  15. Clifford James Abrahams 2015–2015 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Brian Wei 2015–2015 Director View profile
  17. David Philip Allvey 2015–2016 Director View profile
  18. Andrew David Briggs 2015–2018 Director View profile
  19. Belinda Jane Richards 2013–2017 Director View profile
  20. Mel Gerard Carvill 2013–2018 Director View profile
  21. Marian Glen 2013–2015 Director View profile
  22. Robin Duncan Smith 2013–2014 Director View profile
  23. James Masson Black 2013–2013 Director View profile
  24. Stewart Stephen Calder 2012–2014 Director View profile
  25. Jonathan Stephen Moss 2012–2015 Director View profile
  26. Mark Richard Beavis Versey 2011–2014 Director View profile
  27. Lindsay Clare J'Afari-Pak 2010–2013 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Mark Parsons 2010–2012 Director View profile
  29. David Emmanuel Hynam 2010–2013 Director View profile
  30. Evelyn Brigid Bourke 2009–2012 Director View profile
  31. Anthony Brown 2009–2010 Director View profile
  32. Charles Albert John Bellringer 2008–2009 Director View profile
  33. Trevor John Matthews 2008–2011 Director View profile
  34. Sir Sir Adrian Alastair Montague 2007–2008 Director View profile
  35. Kevin John Watkins 2007–2008 Director View profile
  36. Brian Harrison 2007–2008 Director View profile
  37. James Andrew Ward 2007–2008 Director View profile
  38. James Ramsay Smart 2007–2008 Director View profile
  39. Richard John Walter Crouch 2006–2008 Director View profile
  40. Rocco Sepe 2005–2010 Director View profile
  41. Paul Thomas Tunnicliffe 2004–2008 Director View profile
  42. Adrian John Nurse 2003–2004 Director View profile
  43. Philip Wynford Moore 2003–2007 Director View profile
  44. Simon John Clamp 2002–2010 Director View profile
  45. Graham Harvey 2001–2005 Director View profile
  46. Jamie Robert Mciver 2001–2006 Director View profile
  47. Jane Stevens 2001–2009 Director View profile
  48. Michael Anthony Hampton 2001–2008 Director View profile
  49. Andrew Philip Jackson 2001–2008 Director View profile
  50. David Martin Jackson 2001–2003 Director View profile
  51. Alastair Roy Geoffrey Gunn 2001–2008 Director View profile
  52. Graham Kenneth Aslet 2001–2004 Director View profile
  53. Keith Satchell 2001–2006 Director View profile
  54. Monica Risam 2015–2017 Secretary View profile
  55. Friends Life Secretarial Services Limited 2011–2015 Corporate-secretary View profile
  56. Diana Monger 2009–2011 Secretary View profile
  57. Robert Gordon Ellis 2005–2009 Secretary View profile
  58. Brian William Sweetland 2001–2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/10/2000

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. Friends Life Limited is controlled by London and Manchester Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-09-26 · 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 33Professional services 26Finance 14Construction 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
04096141
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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