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Scottish Widows Services Limited

Scottish Widows Services Limited is an active UK company (number SC189975), incorporated 1998, with 3 current directors including Tara Forde and Rachel Anne Messenger. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 39

  1. Sean William Lowther 2016-2022 Director View profile
  2. Juan Gomez-Reino 2016-2020 Director View profile
  3. Tara Maria Theresa Foley 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. James Masson Black 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Robert William Fletcher 2013-2014 Director View profile
  6. Nicola Audrey Humphrey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Richard Labassee Beaven 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Mark Parsons 2012-2017 Director View profile
  9. Toby Emil Strauss 2011-2012 Director View profile
  10. Catherine Anne Guthrie 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Gregor Ninian Stewart 2011-2012 Director View profile
  12. David Antony John Stoddard 2010-2012 Director View profile
  13. Samantha Parker 2010-2011 Director View profile
  14. Kerr Luscombe 2010-2010 Director View profile
  15. Paul Robert Penney 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Jane Scott Brydon 2009-2010 Director View profile
  17. Adrian Mark Eastwood 2009-2010 Director View profile
  18. Dean Robert Buckley 2008-2009 Director View profile
  19. Andrew David Briggs 2007-2009 Director View profile
  20. Nathan Victor Moss 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. Christian Roy Torkington 2005-2009 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Martin Phillips 2003-2007 Director View profile
  23. Ronald James Whatford 2003-2005 Director View profile
  24. Ian David Thompson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  25. James Mcconville 2001-2010 Director View profile
  26. Newton Scott 1999-2002 Director View profile
  27. Michael David Ross 1999-2002 Director View profile
  28. Orie Leslie Dudley Jnr 1999-2000 Director View profile
  29. William Hill Main 1998-2003 Director View profile
  30. Charles Grant Thomson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  31. Louise Carol Mckenzie Crane 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  32. Heather Jane Matthew 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Susan Walker Paton 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  34. Jennifer Marion Maclean 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  35. Fiona Mitchell 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  36. Farhat Shah 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  37. Tracey Caroline Nicholls 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  38. Alison Janet Talbot 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  39. Nigel Howard Passmore 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/09/1998

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.

  • Lloyds Bank PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-02
  • Scottish Widows Limited ceased 2018-05-02
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Scottish Widows Services Limited is controlled by Lloyds Bank PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lloyds Bank PLC is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lloyds Banking Group 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

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

3.3y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 11Professional services 6Dormant 4Business services 1Other services 1Tech 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC189975
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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