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Standard Life Investment Funds Limited

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

Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Kerry Elizabeth Sutton 2021–2026 Director View profile
  2. Ciaran Francis Mcguigan 2018–2021 Director View profile
  3. Steven Grant Murray 2017–2018 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Keith Percival 2017–2021 Director View profile
  5. Mark Alexander Hesketh 2011–2017 Director View profile
  6. Paul Stephen Matthews 2009–2017 Director View profile
  7. James Masson Black 2008–2010 Director View profile
  8. Peter Kamalakant Joshi 2008–2008 Director View profile
  9. Evelyn Brigid Bourke 2006–2008 Director View profile
  10. Barry O'Dwyer 2006–2007 Director View profile
  11. Shaun Edward Doherty 2005–2006 Director View profile
  12. Nathan Richard Parnaby 2005–2007 Director View profile
  13. Simon David George Douglas 2005–2006 Director View profile
  14. Trevor John Matthews 2005–2008 Director View profile
  15. John Easton Gill 2005–2017 Director View profile
  16. David Cameron Bentley 2002–2005 Director View profile
  17. John Francis Hylands 2001–2005 Director View profile
  18. Iain Cobden Lumsden 1998–2004 Director View profile
  19. John Francis Henry Trott 1994–1998 Director View profile
  20. Norman Lessels 1998 Director View profile
  21. James Stretton 2001 Director View profile
  22. Alexander Scott Bell 2002 Director View profile
  23. Sir Lawrence Airey 1994 Director View profile
  24. Frances Margaret Horsburgh 2015–2018 Secretary View profile
  25. Gillian Mcgovern 2007–2015 Secretary View profile
  26. Peter Walter Somerville 1996–2007 Secretary View profile
  27. David Drysdale Fotheringham 1993–1996 Secretary View profile
  28. Archibald James Angus Macuish Gray 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/06/1979

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 Investment Funds Limited is controlled by Standard Life Assurance Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Standard Life Assurance Limited is controlled by Standard Life PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-12-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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 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.

2 directors on the board

2.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
5.2y
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 17Professional services 10Dormant 6Health and social care 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
SC068442
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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