Company
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society is an active UK company (number SZ000002), incorporated 1983, with 2 current directors, Jacques Lodewickus Bezuidenhout and Mark John Gillan. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 44
- Sophie Alexandra Comer 2023-2025 View profile
- Scott Cameron Guild 2020-2023 View profile
- James Edward Clatworthy 2014-2016 View profile
- Iain Ross Mcgowan 2014-2025 View profile
- Gavin Macneill Stewart 2013-2019 View profile
- Neil Lindsay Nicholson Machray 2012-2013 View profile
- Gregor Ninian Stewart 2011-2012 View profile
- Kerr Luscombe 2010-2011 View profile
- Anthony Paul Owens 2008-2014 View profile
- Arun Kumar Sarwal 2007-2008 View profile
- Derek James Mckay 2004-2014 View profile
- Adrian Mark Eastwood 2004-2010 View profile
- Christopher Martin Phillips 2003-2007 View profile
- Archibald Gerard Kane 2003-2004 View profile
- Orie Leslie Dudley Jnr 1998-2000 View profile
- Rosalyn Susan Wilton 1997-2000 View profile
- Angela Ann Knight 1997-2004 View profile
- Charles Grant Thomson 1997-2000 View profile
- Richard Harding Davey 1996-2000 View profile
- William Hill Main 1994-2003 View profile
- Newton Scott 1994-2002 View profile
- John Arbuthnott 1993-1994 View profile
- Robert Cochrane Buist 1993-1994 View profile
- James Edward Boyd 1993-1993 View profile
- Colin Hyndmarsh Black 1993-1995 View profile
- Sir Charles Annand Fraser 1993-1994 View profile
- David Cowan Ritchie 1993-1998 View profile
- Michael David Ross 1993-2003 View profile
- Sir James Stirling 1993-1996 View profile
- Gavin John Norman Gemmell 1993-2004 View profile
- Alistair James Low 1993-2004 View profile
- George Ronald Gibson Graham 1993-2000 View profile
- Lawrence Mcallister Urquhart 1992-2002 View profile
- Christopher Masters 1992-2000 View profile
- Vicky Marie Smithard 2015-2022 View profile
- Lauren Margaret Watt 2015-2015 View profile
- Susan Walker Paton 2013-2015 View profile
- Jennifer Marion Maclean 2010-2013 View profile
- Fiona Mitchell 2009-2010 View profile
- Tracey Caroline Nicholls 2005-2009 View profile
- Catriona Margaret Herd 2000-2005 View profile
- Iain Alexander Reid 1998-2000 View profile
- Thomas Black Houston 1995-1998 View profile
- Hugh William Raymond 1993-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/04/1983
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.
- Scottish Widows Limited
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society
is controlled by Scottish Widows Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Scottish Widows Limited
is controlled by Scottish Widows Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Scottish Widows Group Limited
is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-02 · 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.
2 directors on the board
- Mark John Gillan Director · appointed 2025
- Jacques Lodewickus Bezuidenhout Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Mark John Gillan Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Jacques Lodewickus Bezuidenhout Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Sophie Alexandra Comer Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- SZ000002
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Other company type
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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