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Company · Swindon

EFS Financial Services Limited

Life insurance

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. James Richard Sykes 2018-2019 Director View profile
  2. James Barrington Quin 2018-2018 Director View profile
  3. Helen Alison Pickford 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Christopher Bolton 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Matthew Ray Neave 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Paul Scott 2017-2017 Director View profile
  7. David Charles George Nichols 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Timothy David Larden 2014-2014 Director View profile
  9. Kay Martin 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Antony Alan Smith 2009-2015 Director View profile
  11. Robert John Allison 2009-2009 Director View profile
  12. Mark Peter Lister Searles 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Gerald Vincent Dodds 2007-2014 Director View profile
  14. Jeffery Charles Brinley 2004-2018 Director View profile
  15. Michael Alcock 2004-2010 Director View profile
  16. Keith Ward 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. William Smith 2000-2008 Director View profile
  18. Ian Passmore 2000-2014 Director View profile
  19. Elaine Anne Etheridge 2000-2018 Director View profile
  20. Endsleigh Corporate Secretary Limited 2015-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  21. David John Charles Parsons 2000-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Life insurance
Incorporated
29/12/2000
Registered office
Swindon
Previous names
Endsleigh Financial Services Limited (until 27/03/2018)
Endsleigh Independent Financial Services Limited (until 11/12/2012)
Endsleigh Independent Financial Services LTD (until 07/03/2007)

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. EFS Financial Services Limited is controlled by Zurich Holdings (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-03-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Zurich Holdings (UK) Limited is controlled by Zurich Insurance Company LTD
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-07-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Zurich Insurance Company LTD.

88 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.

2 directors on the board

6.3y median 6.3y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 7Professional services 2Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04132605
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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