Friends Life Company Limited

Active03291349 Private limited company
Incorporated
12 December 1996 (29 years)
Previously known as
Friends Life Company PLC (until 11 March 2011)
Axa Sun Life Public Limited Company (until 11 March 2011)
Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society Services Limited (until 15 September 1997)
Earlier: Precis (1496) Limited
Industry
Dormant Company (99999)
Directors
Leqing Wang
Owned by
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Yorkshire
Address
Aviva
Wellington Row
York
YO90 1WR

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 February 2026

Charges

Total
73
Outstanding
10
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
63

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Wang, Leqing
Director · Appointed 24 September 2026
Chinese
Born August 1988 (38)
Director · Appointed 9 September 2025
Also at Aviva (Peak No.1) UK Limited, Undershaft SLPM Limited, Aviva Brands Limited · more companies
Scottish
Born June 1988 (38)
Director · Appointed 9 September 2025
Also at Aviva Europe UK Societas, Aviva (Peak No.1) UK Limited, Undershaft SLPM Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1983 (43)
Officer history (59 former)
24 September 2026
Resigned Callaghan, Lee Patrick as Director
24 September 2026
Appointed Wang, Leqing as Director
8 January 2026
Resigned Sim, Rhona Helen as Director
9 September 2025
Appointed Macintyre, Jamie as Director
9 September 2025
Appointed Morgan, Alice Parker as Director
9 September 2025
Appointed Callaghan, Lee Patrick as Director
6 August 2025
Resigned Potter, Helen as Director
12 December 2022
Resigned Mcgowan, Laura Eileen as Director
1 November 2022
Resigned Field, Emily Anne as Director
1 November 2022
Appointed Sim, Rhona Helen as Director
1 November 2022
Appointed Potter, Helen as Director
21 July 2021
Appointed Field, Emily Anne as Director
21 July 2021
Resigned Hall, Linda as Director
15 June 2021
Appointed Mcgowan, Laura Eileen as Director
15 June 2021
Resigned Garvin, Amy Victoria Gwynne as Director
29 September 2017
Resigned Marshall, Clair Louise as Director
31 August 2017
Resigned Risam, Monica as Director
31 August 2017
Appointed Garvin, Amy Victoria Gwynne as Director
31 August 2017
Appointed Hall, Linda as Director
17 March 2017
Resigned Friends Life Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
31 January 2017
Resigned Aviva Director Services Limited as Corporate Director
30 December 2016
Appointed Marshall, Clair Louise as Director
31 March 2016
Appointed Aviva Director Services Limited as Corporate Director
29 October 2015
Appointed Risam, Monica as Director
29 October 2015
Resigned Moss, Jonathan Stephen as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Smith, Robin Duncan as Director
21 August 2015
Resigned Calder, Stewart Stephen as Director
28 March 2014
Resigned Versey, Mark Richard Beavis as Director
27 September 2013
Resigned Black, James Masson as Director
16 September 2013
Appointed Smith, Robin Duncan as Director
1 August 2013
Resigned J'Afari Pak, Lindsay Clare as Director
5 July 2013
Resigned Hynam, David Emmanuel as Director
8 February 2013
Appointed Black, James Masson as Director
21 September 2012
Resigned Bourke, Evelyn Brigid as Director
19 September 2012
Appointed Moss, Jonathan Stephen as Director
19 September 2012
Appointed Calder, Stewart Stephen as Director
30 March 2012
Resigned Parsons, Andrew Mark as Director
29 February 2012
Resigned Yeoman, Ruth as Secretary
9 September 2011
Appointed Friends Life Secretarial Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
2 June 2011
Resigned Matthews, Trevor John as Director
3 May 2011
Appointed Versey, Mark Richard Beavis as Director
15 September 2010
Resigned De Meneval, Francois as Director
15 September 2010
Appointed Bourke, Evelyn Brigid as Director
15 September 2010
Appointed Yeoman, Ruth as Secretary
15 September 2010
Resigned Evans, Paul James as Director
15 September 2010
Appointed Matthews, Trevor John as Director
15 September 2010
15 September 2010
Resigned Cheeseman, David Richard as Director
15 September 2010
Appointed Hynam, David Emmanuel as Director
15 September 2010
Resigned Small, Jeremy Peter as Secretary
15 September 2010
Resigned Kellard, Michael John as Director
15 September 2010
Resigned Purvis, Andrew John as Director
12 July 2010
Resigned Robinson, Ian as Director
25 November 2009
Appointed J'Afari Pak, Lindsay Clare as Director
5 November 2009
Appointed Parsons, Andrew Mark as Director
23 July 2008
Appointed Cheeseman, David Richard as Director
11 June 2008
Resigned Hynam, David Emmanuel as Director
11 April 2008
1 January 2008
Appointed Robinson, Ian as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Richardson, Ian David Lea as Director
17 April 2007
Appointed Kellard, Michael John as Director
30 December 2006
Resigned Bounds, Kevin Charles as Director
1 July 2006
Appointed Moreau, Nicolas Jean Marie Denis as Director
30 June 2006
Resigned Holt, Dennis as Director
7 June 2006
Resigned Lee, Robert Edmund as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Hynam, David Emmanuel as Director
1 January 2006
Appointed Bounds, Kevin Charles as Director
2 September 2005
Resigned Lowther, Sean William as Director
30 December 2004
Resigned Shelley, Peter Jonathan as Director
14 December 2004
Appointed De Meneval, Francois as Director
12 November 2004
13 September 2004
Appointed Richardson, Ian David Lea as Director
13 September 2004
Resigned Richardson, Ian David Lea as Secretary
13 September 2004
Appointed Small, Jeremy Peter as Secretary
1 January 2004
Appointed Purvis, Andrew John as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Wilson, David Frank as Director
29 August 2003
Resigned Loney, Philip Duncan as Director
30 June 2003
3 March 2003
Appointed Wilson, David Frank as Director
12 December 2002
Resigned Haste, Andrew Kenneth as Director
28 June 2002
Resigned Clark, Peter Nigel Stuckey as Director
4 March 2002
Appointed Evans, Paul James as Director
23 October 2001
Appointed Holt, Dennis as Director
3 July 2001
10 April 2001
Appointed Loney, Philip Duncan as Director
7 March 2001
Resigned Duverne, Denis as Director
7 March 2001
Appointed Lowther, Sean William as Director
21 February 2001
Resigned Wood, Gregory Mark as Director
21 December 2000
Resigned Garrett, David John as Director
24 July 2000
Resigned Roberts, Julian Victor Frow as Director
31 May 2000
Resigned Gilmour, Norman William Ogilvie as Director
13 December 1999
Appointed Haste, Andrew Kenneth as Director
13 December 1999
Appointed Lee, Robert Edmund as Director
13 December 1999
Appointed Shelley, Peter Jonathan as Director
13 December 1999
Resigned Owen, Arthur Leslie as Director
24 June 1999
Appointed Roberts, Julian Victor Frow as Director
11 January 1999
17 March 1998
Appointed Richardson, Ian David Lea as Secretary
16 March 1998
Appointed Gilmour, Norman William Ogilvie as Director
16 March 1998
Appointed Garrett, David John as Director
16 March 1998
16 March 1998
Resigned Brown, William Mitchell as Director
16 March 1998
Resigned Hird, Ian as Secretary
9 September 1997
Appointed Clark, Peter Nigel Stuckey as Director
9 September 1997
Appointed Owen, Arthur Leslie as Director
9 September 1997
Resigned Moss, Michael Eric Peter as Director
9 September 1997
Resigned Kerr, Duncan Alexander as Director
19 June 1997
Appointed Moss, Michael Eric Peter as Director
19 June 1997
Appointed Duverne, Denis as Director
11 June 1997
Appointed Brown, William Mitchell as Director
11 June 1997
Appointed Hird, Ian as Secretary
11 June 1997
Appointed Wood, Gregory Mark as Director
11 June 1997
Appointed Kerr, Duncan Alexander as Director
11 June 1997
Resigned Office Organization & Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
11 June 1997
Resigned Dillon, John Edward Michael as Director
11 June 1997
Resigned Wilson, Clare Alice as Director
4 February 1997
Appointed Office Organization & Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
4 February 1997
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
12 December 1996
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
12 December 1996
Appointed Dillon, John Edward Michael as Director
12 December 1996
Appointed Wilson, Clare Alice as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 5 December 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 1594941
Former controllers (1)
5 December 2016
Ceased Friends Life Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
11 February 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
11 February 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 February 2026
21 January 2026Termination of appointment of a director
23 September 2025Accounts for a dormant company31 December 2024
11 September 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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