Chesnara Life (UK) Limited

Active00088695 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 May 1906 (120 years)
Previously known as
HSBC Life (UK) Limited (until 2 February 2026)
Midland Life Limited (until 27 September 1999)
Commercial Union Assurance (Unit Trusts) Limited (until 1 March 1988)
Industry
Life insurance (65110)
Directors
Gail Louise Tucker
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
2nd Floor 33-34 Winckley Square
Preston
PR1 3JJ

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
23 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
9 January 2026

Charges

Total
19
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
19

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Tucker, Gail Louise
Director · Appointed 30 April 2026
British
Born March 1964 (62)
Director · Appointed 31 January 2026
Also at Chesnara PLC, Countrywide Assured PLC · more companies
British
Born July 1973 (53)
Lonie, Alastair
Secretary · Appointed 31 January 2026
Director · Appointed 31 January 2026
Also at Countrywide Assured Life Holdings Limited, Casfs Ltd, Countrywide Assured Services Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 31 January 2026
Also at Caslpts Ltd, Countrywide Assured Life Holdings Limited, Casfs Ltd · more companies
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 October 2023
Also at Countrywide Assured PLC, Canada Life UK Holdings Limited, Canada Life Limited · more companies
British
Born February 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 17 December 2015
Also at The Churchills (Dormansland) Residents Company Limited · more companies
British
Born September 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 18 December 2013
Also at W.J. Clow & Company Limited
British
Born September 1968 (58)
Officer history (95 former)
19 August 2026
Resigned Mcmanus, Eithne Siobhan as Director
30 April 2026
Resigned Goodale, Mark as Director
30 April 2026
Appointed Tucker, Gail Louise as Director
31 January 2026
Appointed Lonie, Alastair as Secretary
31 January 2026
Appointed Hesketh, Mark Alexander as Director
31 January 2026
Appointed Ronson, Jackie as Director
31 January 2026
Appointed Mcmanus, Eithne Siobhan as Director
31 January 2026
Appointed Hagh, Carol Jungmin as Director
30 January 2026
Resigned Garland, Denise as Director
30 January 2026
Resigned Hopkins, Nicola Carol, Mrs. as Secretary
28 June 2024
Resigned Chamberlain, Alistair John as Director
19 February 2024
Appointed Garland, Denise as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Aardweg, Andrew Douglas Van Den as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Perks, John Trevor as Director
30 September 2023
Resigned Cronin, Margot as Director
16 August 2023
Appointed Chamberlain, Alistair John as Director
17 October 2022
Resigned Danby, Katie Louise as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Danby, Katie Louise as Director
7 January 2021
Resigned Pearce, Tracy Amanda, Ms. as Director
10 September 2020
Appointed Hopkins, Nicola Carol, Mrs. as Secretary
10 September 2020
Resigned Adeyeye, Adebayo Olaoluwa, Mr. as Secretary
10 September 2020
Resigned Williams, Jesujuwonlo, Ms. as Secretary
5 March 2020
Appointed Adeyeye, Adebayo Olaoluwa, Mr. as Secretary
31 December 2019
Resigned Davies, Neil Richard as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Seward, Paul Kenneth as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Cooke, Nigel John as Director
17 September 2019
Appointed Goodale, Mark as Director
30 June 2019
Resigned Bolton, Michael John as Director
7 March 2019
Appointed Williams, Jesujuwonlo, Ms. as Secretary
28 February 2019
Resigned Harvey, Sarah as Secretary
4 December 2018
Appointed Harvey, Sarah as Secretary
4 December 2018
Resigned Williams, Rhys as Secretary
22 June 2018
Appointed Pearce, Tracy Amanda, Ms. as Director
8 December 2017
Appointed Williams, Rhys as Secretary
1 July 2017
Resigned Mcdonagh, Francesca Jane as Director
8 June 2017
Resigned Caulfield, Charlotte as Secretary
27 May 2016
Appointed Caulfield, Charlotte as Secretary
27 May 2016
Resigned Siddiqui, Syeeda as Secretary
17 February 2016
Appointed Cronin, Margot as Director
17 December 2015
Appointed Hussein, Mark Erden as Director
1 August 2015
Resigned Thomas, Perry Ian as Director
2 June 2015
Resigned Hackett, John Bannister as Director
9 December 2014
Resigned Mcnalty, Mary Josephine Margaret as Secretary
9 December 2014
Appointed Siddiqui, Syeeda as Secretary
9 October 2014
Appointed Thomas, Perry Ian as Director
1 September 2014
Resigned Robertson, Brian as Director
1 September 2014
Appointed Aardweg, Andrew Douglas Van Den as Director
8 July 2014
Resigned Martin, Ian St John as Director
6 June 2014
Appointed Cooke, Nigel John as Director
12 March 2014
Appointed Mcdonagh, Francesca Jane as Director
7 March 2014
Resigned Davies, James William Russell as Director
20 February 2014
Resigned Cook, Brendan Alistair as Director
18 December 2013
Appointed Clow, Douglas Angus as Director
18 December 2013
Appointed Davies, Neil Richard as Director
10 October 2013
Appointed Mcnalty, Mary Josephine Margaret as Secretary
10 October 2013
Resigned Docherty, Helen as Secretary
31 August 2013
Resigned Coombes, Stephen Mark as Director
11 April 2013
Appointed Hackett, John Bannister as Director
4 April 2013
Resigned Hinshelwood, Nigel Grant as Director
26 February 2013
Resigned Hudson, Kate Elizabeth as Secretary
26 February 2013
Appointed Docherty, Helen as Secretary
8 January 2013
Appointed Seward, Paul Kenneth as Director
13 December 2012
1 November 2012
Appointed Dos Santos Simoes, Antonio Pedro as Director
31 October 2012
Resigned Garner, Johnson Daniel as Director
9 August 2012
Resigned Tremble, Philip John as Director
30 June 2012
Resigned Howe, Bruce Anthony as Director
11 November 2011
Resigned Wainwright, Simon as Director
28 September 2011
Appointed Cook, Brendan Alistair as Director
28 September 2011
Appointed Hinshelwood, Nigel Grant as Director
13 September 2011
Appointed Bolton, Michael John as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
31 March 2011
Resigned Fletcher, Bruce Alan as Director
23 March 2011
Appointed Tremble, Philip John as Director
15 March 2011
Appointed Wainwright, Simon as Director
1 January 2011
Resigned Lang, Robert Andrew as Director
3 December 2010
Appointed Robertson, Brian as Director
30 November 2010
Resigned Thurston, Paul Anthony as Director
31 March 2010
Resigned Armson, Vivien as Director
12 February 2010
Resigned Moore, Jonathan David as Director
2 February 2010
Appointed Quinn, Noel Paul as Director
28 January 2010
Resigned Smith, Dennis Jack as Director
28 January 2010
Resigned Brown, Simeon Thomas, Mr. as Director
31 December 2009
Appointed Fletcher, Bruce Alan as Director
17 December 2009
Appointed Garner, Johnson Daniel as Director
17 December 2009
Appointed Thurston, Paul Anthony as Director
14 December 2009
Appointed Howe, Bruce Anthony as Director
3 November 2009
Resigned Watson, Andrew Stuart as Director
25 September 2009
Appointed Hudson, Kate Elizabeth as Secretary
24 September 2009
Resigned Mcquillan, Pauline Louise as Secretary
27 May 2009
Appointed Davies, James William Russell as Director
12 March 2009
Appointed Smith, Dennis Jack as Director
12 February 2009
Resigned Hews, Mark Christopher John as Director
11 February 2009
Appointed Watson, Andrew Stuart as Director
1 January 2009
Resigned Kersley, Colin Martin as Director
18 December 2008
Appointed Coombes, Stephen Mark as Director
18 December 2008
Resigned Blackmore, Philip John as Director
17 December 2008
Resigned Schnor, Christen as Director
24 November 2008
Appointed Lang, Robert Andrew as Director
24 November 2008
Resigned Lang, Robert Andrew as Director
2 September 2008
Resigned Harvey, Peter James as Secretary
2 September 2008
Appointed Mcquillan, Pauline Louise as Secretary
24 July 2008
Resigned Goldberg, Bernard David as Director
26 February 2008
Resigned Reynolds, David Ian Wishart as Director
30 January 2008
Appointed Kersley, Colin Martin as Director
19 December 2007
Appointed Brown, Simeon Thomas, Mr. as Director
30 October 2007
Resigned Buckley, Dean Robert as Director
26 October 2007
Appointed Moore, Jonathan David as Director
10 October 2007
Resigned Wanderley, Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti as Director
21 September 2007
Resigned Mahoney, Anthony Michael as Director
3 August 2007
Appointed Hews, Mark Christopher John as Director
9 July 2007
Resigned Hussein, Mark Erden as Director
3 July 2007
Resigned Colton, Craig Anthony as Director
3 July 2007
Appointed Schnor, Christen as Director
21 June 2007
Resigned Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
6 March 2007
Appointed Blackmore, Philip John as Director
9 January 2007
Appointed Wanderley, Carlos Eduardo Cavalcanti as Director
11 December 2006
12 November 2006
Appointed Martin, Ian St John as Director
6 November 2006
Appointed Armson, Vivien as Director
1 November 2006
Resigned Hope, Anthony Philip as Director
19 September 2006
Resigned Kiyani, Ishrat Maqsood as Director
8 August 2006
Resigned Merry, John Peter Hamilton as Director
31 July 2006
Resigned Karlcut, Harpal Singh as Director
31 July 2006
Appointed Lang, Robert Andrew as Director
10 March 2006
Resigned Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
10 March 2006
Resigned Hope, Anthony Philip as Director
10 March 2006
Appointed Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
10 March 2006
Appointed Hope, Anthony Philip as Director
22 February 2006
Appointed Goldberg, Bernard David as Director
14 December 2005
Appointed Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
30 November 2005
Resigned Goldberg, Bernard David as Director
9 November 2005
Resigned Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
9 November 2005
Appointed Troop, Steven Geoffrey as Director
26 August 2005
Resigned Trout, Nigel Robert as Director
26 August 2005
Appointed Merry, John Peter Hamilton as Director
15 March 2005
Appointed Hussein, Mark Erden as Director
4 March 2005
Appointed Kiyani, Ishrat Maqsood as Director
21 February 2005
Resigned Black, Nicola Suzanne as Secretary
21 February 2005
Appointed Harvey, Peter James as Secretary
26 January 2005
Resigned Mackay, David Johnstone as Director
18 November 2004
Resigned Ashford, Anthony Joseph as Director
18 November 2004
Appointed Mahoney, Anthony Michael as Director
29 October 2004
Appointed Colton, Craig Anthony as Director
30 September 2004
Resigned Farrand, Richard Frederick as Director
30 September 2004
Appointed Trout, Nigel Robert as Director
24 May 2004
Resigned Duke, Rodney Jympson as Director
22 December 2003
Appointed Mackay, David Johnstone as Director
2 December 2003
2 December 2003
Resigned Smithson, Keith Victor as Director
1 August 2003
Appointed Reynolds, David Ian Wishart as Director
6 September 2002
Appointed Black, Nicola Suzanne as Secretary
5 September 2002
Resigned Hobley, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary
12 June 2002
Resigned Moss, Nathan Victor as Director
11 June 2002
Resigned Walker, John Terence as Director
8 February 2002
Appointed Duke, Rodney Jympson as Director
7 February 2002
Resigned Mills, David John as Director
1 February 2002
Appointed Buckley, Dean Robert as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Smithson, Keith Victor as Director
29 November 2001
Resigned Millard, Andrew Barry as Director
31 October 2001
Resigned Donohoe, Simon Andrew as Director
1 July 2001
Appointed Hobley, Elizabeth Anne as Secretary
30 June 2001
Resigned Barker, Nigel as Secretary
1 September 2000
Appointed Karlcut, Harpal Singh as Director
1 September 2000
Appointed Farrand, Richard Frederick as Director
1 September 2000
Appointed Goldberg, Bernard David as Director
31 December 1998
Resigned Orgill, Richard Michael James as Director
31 August 1997
Resigned Startup, Colin Peter as Director
31 March 1997
Resigned Heape, Roy George as Director
1 March 1996
Resigned Whitson, Keith Roderick, Sir as Director
1 March 1996
Appointed Orgill, Richard Michael James as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Ward, Peter Geoffrey as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Graham, Robert as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Reynolds, David Ian Wishart as Director
31 August 1995
Resigned Rhodes, Philip as Director
16 May 1995
Appointed Startup, Colin Peter as Director
10 April 1995
Appointed Millard, Andrew Barry as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Pearson, Jeffrey Edward as Director
28 February 1995
Resigned Richards, Alan Christopher Hugh as Director
15 October 1993
Appointed Mills, David John as Director
23 September 1993
Resigned Beynon, David John as Director
1 September 1993
Appointed Richards, Alan Christopher Hugh as Director
31 July 1993
Resigned Alberti, Kerry Barton as Director
28 July 1993
Appointed Whitson, Keith Roderick, Sir as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 31 January 2026
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Plc
Reg. no. 04947166
Former controllers (1)
31 January 2026
Ceased HSBC Bank PLC — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 9 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Chesnara PLC
Chesnara Life (UK) Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Countrywide Assured Life Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Countrywide Assured PLC Owns 75–100% of shares
Axis (Phase 2) Management Company Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Casfs Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Caslpts Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Countrywide Assured Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Countrywide Assured Trustee Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 452

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
19 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
21 July 2026Director's details changed
21 June 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
20 May 2026Auditor's resignation
1 May 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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