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Swiss Life Asset Managers UK Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Giles Edward Ayliffe King 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Stefan Maechler 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Hermann Josef Inglin 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Graham Michael Langlay-Smith 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. William Anthony Hill 2014-2020 Director View profile
  6. Edward Jonathan Lawrence Pumphrey 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. James Selwyn Lloyd 2012-2017 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Howard Rhodes Musgrave 2011-2018 Director View profile
  9. Robert John Hudson Palmer 2010-2020 Director View profile
  10. David James Watson Larkin 2008-2011 Director View profile
  11. James Anthony Thornton 2003-2024 Director View profile
  12. Selina Josephine Hughes 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  13. Gillian Anne Roantree 2014-2015 Secretary View profile
  14. Guy Lister Brogden 2003-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
25/07/2003

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.

  • James Anthony Thornton ceased 2016-11-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Robert John Hudson Palmer ceased 2016-11-01
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Swiss Life Asset Managers UK Limited is controlled by James Anthony Thornton
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-11-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by James Anthony Thornton.

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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.

7 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.2y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Property 7Finance 4Business services 3Construction 2Professional 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
04846209
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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