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Phoenix Life Holdings Limited

Activities of financial services holding companies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. William Edward Swift 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew David Briggs 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Rakesh Kishore Thakrar 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Wendy Madeleine Mayall 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. John Brackenridge Pollock 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Alastair William Stewart Barbour 2013-2018 Director View profile
  7. James Mcconville 2012-2020 Director View profile
  8. Clive Christopher Roger Bannister 2011-2020 Director View profile
  9. Alastair David Lyons 2011-2013 Director View profile
  10. David Ernest Woods 2011-2017 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan James Yates 2010-2011 Director View profile
  12. Anthony Beverley Davidson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  13. Michael John Merrick 2009-2011 Director View profile
  14. David Kenneth Barnes 2009-2014 Director View profile
  15. Michael David Ross 2009-2011 Director View profile
  16. Ian Donald Cormack 2009-2016 Director View profile
  17. Jonathan Stephen Moss 2009-2011 Director View profile
  18. William Raymond Treen 2009-2011 Director View profile
  19. Tom Cross Brown 2009-2016 Director View profile
  20. Duncan George Robin Ferguson 2009-2009 Director View profile
  21. Edward Jonathan Cameron Hawkes 2009-2013 Director View profile
  22. Jonathan Peter Evans 2009-2011 Director View profile
  23. John Simon Bertie Smith 2009-2010 Director View profile
  24. Michael John Eaton 2009-2009 Director View profile
  25. Gerald Alistair Watson 2009-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of financial services holding companies
Incorporated
30/07/2009
Registered office
Birmingham

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.

  • Standard Life PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-18

Group

  1. 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
  2. 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.

2 directors on the board

0.3y median 0.3y
average tenure
0.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 9Professional services 2Dormant 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
06977344
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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