AVIVA INVESTORS PENSIONS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation
01059606 · ltd · incorporated 1972-06-27
Investment thesis
Company liquidation — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
34/100
Pass
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What this business does
Primary activity: Life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed low-transparency controlled group — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 34/100 (pass), bankability 22/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (90/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

16 live charges · 14 lenders · oldest 21.8y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 14 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 73/100 (specialist).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
16 charges (16/16 with lender, 16/16 with type)
90
Directors & officers
67 officers (3 active, 67 linked, 60 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
324 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
34/100Pass
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Clear signal to pass. Time better spent elsewhere unless you have a specific strategic angle.

Business quality
0
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
0
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 2 address
  • 2 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (182 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-02-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  5. 2026-02-23
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  6. 2026-02-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2026-02-15
    CALLAGHAN, Lee Patrick appointed
    director
  11. 2026-02-15
    FLETCHER, Catriona Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2026-02-15
    COSGROVE, Nigel Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2026-02-15
    PEARCE, Iain Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2025-11-21
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  15. 2025-11-21
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  16. 2025-11-21
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  17. 2025-11-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2025-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2025-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2025-04-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2025-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #15
  22. 2025-04-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  23. 2025-04-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2024-10-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  26. 2024-07-12
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    auditors-resignation-company
    auditors · AUD
  27. 2024-05-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  28. 2024-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #5
  29. 2024-04-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2024-04-16
    CRASTON, Michael David Thomas resigned
    director
  31. 2024-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2024-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2024-04-01
    PEARCE, Iain Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 2024-03-31
    HOWARD, Thomas Patrick resigned
    director
  35. 2024-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  36. 2024-03-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  37. 2024-02-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #16
  38. 2023-12-31
    DHALIWAL, Kiran Sidhu resigned
    director
  39. 2023-12-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  40. 2022-09-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  41. 2022-06-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #13
  42. 2022-06-01
    DHALIWAL, Kiran Sidhu appointed
    director
  43. 2022-05-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #12
  44. 2022-02-28
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  45. 2022-02-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  46. 2022-02-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  47. 2021-11-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #14
  48. 2021-06-30
    ATKINSON, Matthew Adam resigned
    director
  49. 2021-06-17
    JONES, Christopher Adam resigned
    director
  50. 2021-01-25
    HOWARD, Thomas Patrick appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 182 events

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

4 high · 2 med · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Company in liquidation
high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

3 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-02-23: liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator; 2026-02-23: liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: COSGROVE, Nigel Robert resigned 2026-02-15; PEARCE, Iain Anthony resigned 2026-02-15

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Aviva Investors Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aviva Investors Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AVIVA INVESTORS PENSIONS LIMITED
This company · 01059606

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aviva Investors Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusliquidation
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65110 — Life insurance

Registered office

C/O Grant Thorntion Uk Advisory & Tax Llp 11th Floor, Landmark St Peters Square
1 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 4PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (3 active · 64 resigned)

AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-18
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Active
CALLAGHAN, Lee Patrick
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-02-15
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Active
FLETCHER, Catriona Ann
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-02-15
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Active
HOWLETT, Annette Frances
secretary · appointed 1997-03-01 · resigned 1999-09-22
Resigned
JONES, Edward Graham
secretary · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 1999-05-27
Resigned
KNIGHTS, Barry Bryan
secretary · resigned 1993-05-31
Resigned
PARKER, David Ernest
secretary · appointed 1999-09-22 · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned
PARKER, David Ernest
secretary · appointed 1993-06-01 · resigned 1997-02-28
Resigned
WARD, Mary Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 1999-09-22 · resigned 2000-09-18
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, Clifford James
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
ALFORD, Nicholas David
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2008-06-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, Charles Andrew
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-10-02
Resigned
ATKINSON, Matthew Adam
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-25 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
BEALE, Philip Arnold
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
BIGGS, Michael Nicholas
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-15 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
BOYLAN, Siobhan Geraldine
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-09-03 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned
BRIDGEWATER, Allan
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 1997-12-31
Resigned
BROWN, Andrew Robert Myles
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-02-02 · resigned 2016-07-22
Resigned
BUCKLEY, Mark Jeffrey
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-12 · resigned 2016-04-27
Resigned
BUSSELL, Brian Malcolm Hamilton
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2013-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

16
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
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satisfied
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A registered charge18/08/201621/06/2022
satisfied
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A registered charge01/02/201612/05/2022
satisfied
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Deed of charge1 property14/02/201320/09/2016
satisfied
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Recent filings (324 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-23
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2026-02-23
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
legacy
capital · SH20
2025-11-21
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-11-21
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2025-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-05