AVIVA LIFE HOLDINGS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02403518 · ltd · incorporated 1989-07-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

88 officers (8 active, 88 linked, 81 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

391 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (185 events)Click to expand

2026-04-18
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2025-08-11
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officers · TM01
2025-08-01
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KELLARD, Michael John resigned
director
2025-04-04
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accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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officers · AP01
2024-10-18
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MURPHY, Michael Anthony appointed
director
2024-05-23
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officers · TM01
2024-05-16
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AGIUS, Cheryl Margaret resigned
director
2024-04-15
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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officers · TM01
2024-04-11
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officers · AP01
2024-04-11
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officers · AP01
2024-04-11
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officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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capital · SH01
2024-04-03
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2024-04-03
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officers · CH04
2024-04-01
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DINWIDDIE, Andrew Maitland appointed
director
2024-04-01
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PARKES, Adrian Roger appointed
director
2024-04-01
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JONES, Charlotte Claire resigned
director
2024-04-01
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PEARCE, Iain Anthony resigned
director
2024-03-04
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officers · AP01
2024-02-23
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KELLARD, Michael John appointed
director
2024-02-16
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officers · CH01
2024-02-14
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officers · CH01
2024-02-13
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2024-02-13
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officers · CH01
2024-02-13
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officers · CH01
2023-09-04
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officers · TM01
2023-08-30
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TRICKETT, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2023-04-18
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accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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HOWE, Robert William Albert resigned
director
2023-01-01
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CURTIS, Jane Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2022-09-05
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JONES, Charlotte Claire appointed
director
2022-06-30
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CARVILL, Mel Gerard resigned
director
2022-05-20
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WINDSOR, Jason Michael resigned
director
2022-04-27
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MCCONVILLE, James appointed
director
2021-07-05
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AGIUS, Cheryl Margaret appointed
director
2021-06-30
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O'ROARKE, John Brendan resigned
director
2021-05-18
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BROWN, Douglas Allan appointed
director
2021-04-30
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DARLINGTON, Angela Jane resigned
director
2021-04-14
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RIX, Lindsey Claire resigned
director
2020-11-30
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HARRIS, Michael appointed
director
2020-11-27
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PEARCE, Iain Anthony appointed
director
2020-10-30
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ROGERS, David Frederick Swiffen resigned
director
2020-10-19
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WINDSOR, Jason Michael appointed
director
2020-07-23
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GOODING, Valerie Frances resigned
director
2020-05-06
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RIX, Lindsey Claire appointed
director
2019-12-31
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PATEL, Hiteshkumar Rameshchandra resigned
director
2019-10-10
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ROGERS, David Frederick Swiffen appointed
director
2019-08-07
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DARLINGTON, Angela Jane appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Aviva Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AVIVA LIFE HOLDINGS UK LIMITED

This company · 02403518

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aviva Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-07-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Aviva

Wellington Row

York

North Yorkshire

YO90 1WR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01