THE CANADA LIFE GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£88M
+166.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£3B
+2.4% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£548M
-31.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE CANADA LIFE GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED 1995-05-18 → present
- THE MANULIFE GROUP LIMITED 1988-07-08 → 1995-05-18
- LIPBRIM LIMITED 1988-03-09 → 1988-07-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £627,300,000 | £591,100,000 | |
| Operating profit | £794,300,000 | £547,600,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £794,300,000 | £547,600,000 | |
| Net profit | £803,400,000 | £557,800,000 | |
| Cash | £33,100,000 | £88,200,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,104,300,000 | £3,172,100,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,779,300,000 | £2,847,100,000 | |
| Equity | £2,779,300,000 | £2,847,100,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 126.6% | 92.6% | |
| Net margin | 128.1% | 94.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.6% | 17.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.6% | 10.4% | |
| Current ratio | 8.75x | 22.21x | |
| Interest cover | 38.75x | 24.67x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors confirm that having taken into regard the Company's financial position and its expected performance in the future, they are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, that being 12 months from the date of approval of this report.”
Group structure
- THE CANADA LIFE GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED · parent
- Saol Assurance Designated Activity Company 50%
- Canada Life Assurance Europe Public Limited Company 100%
- Canada Life Limited 100%
- Irish Life Investment Managers Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant investments or restructures within the Company during 2024.”
- “On 26 June 2023, the Company transferred CLAM to CLIH. CLAM was held at a cost of £2.3m and was transferred by way of a dividend in specie. CLAM was independently valued at £61.0m. The resulting gain on sale was £58.7m.”
- “Also on 26 June 2023, the Company transferred CLUKH to CLIH. CLUKH was held at a cost of £267.3m less an impairment provision of £256.0m (net carrying value £11.3m). It was transferred by way of a dividend in specie. CLUKH was independently valued at £175.0m. The resulting gain on sale was £163.7m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMON, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2024-02-29 | — | — |
| DUNNE, Brenda Maria | Director | 2023-02-23 | May 1966 | Irish |
| HARNEY, David | Director | 2020-08-18 | Mar 1969 | Irish |
| PARSONS, Andrew Mark | Director | 2025-05-22 | Jan 1965 | British |
| RIX-BROOM, Lindsey Claire | Director | 2025-07-01 | May 1980 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANSTON, Kareen | Secretary | 2007-09-11 | 2008-08-31 |
| GARVIN, Amy Victoria Gwynne | Secretary | 2009-05-19 | 2012-10-05 |
| GEIRINGER, Bruno Marcel David | Secretary | 1997-11-20 | 2003-04-04 |
| JENKINS, Evan Thomas | Secretary | 1995-03-10 | 1997-11-20 |
| LABRUM, Phillip Joseph | Secretary | — | 1993-05-07 |
| MUIR, Christopher William | Secretary | 2003-04-04 | 2007-02-21 |
| ODUYEMI, Olutoyin | Secretary | 2023-10-13 | 2024-02-29 |
| RODRIGUEZ, Lisa Annette | Secretary | 2018-02-22 | 2023-10-13 |
| SHAH, Shachi | Secretary | 1993-11-26 | 1995-03-10 |
| SULLIVAN, Michael William | Secretary | 1993-05-10 | 1993-11-26 |
| TEMPLE, John Nicholas | Secretary | 2008-11-11 | 2009-05-19 |
| TEMPLE, John Nicholas | Secretary | 2007-02-21 | 2007-09-11 |
| TRICKETT, Jeremy William | Secretary | 2017-02-23 | 2018-02-22 |
| WOLFFE, Alain Nathaniel | Secretary | 2014-11-21 | 2017-02-23 |
| ACTON, William Lawrence | Director | 2002-09-25 | 2011-09-14 |
| ACTON, William Lawrence | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1997-11-20 |
| BAIN, George Sayers, Professor Sir | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2014-05-22 |
| BAIN, George Sayers, Professor | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1998-02-20 |
| BOWLES, Richard Douglas | Director | — | 1993-06-07 |
| BRIGHT, Stephen Michael | Director | 1999-05-17 | 1999-11-18 |
| BROWN, Douglas Allan | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2015-02-26 |
| CAMPBELL, Marcia Dominic | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2025-05-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Marcia Dominic | Director | 2016-01-12 | 2016-01-12 |
| COLLETT, Martin Roger | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1997-02-12 |
| CUSHNAHAN, Francis | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| DAVIDSON, Andrew Scott Rutherford | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2000-02-21 |
| DAVIDSON, Andrew Scott Rutherford | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1998-02-20 |
| DICKSON, Olivia Catherine | Director | 2011-02-28 | 2015-02-26 |
| DIX, Roger Charles | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1996-09-27 |
| FORRESTER, Brian Oliver | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2016-12-31 |
| GILMOUR, Ian | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2014-05-22 |
| GOODALE, Mark | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1995-03-10 |
| HAYES, Cecil | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2023-05-25 |
| HEPHER, Michael Leslie | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2015-02-26 |
| JAMAL, Arshil | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2020-02-27 |
| JAMAL, Arshil | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2015-02-26 |
| KING, Christopher Philip | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2001-02-16 |
| KING, Christopher Philip | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1998-02-20 |
| LONEY, David Allen | Director | 2011-09-14 | 2015-02-26 |
| MAHON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2025-07-01 |
| MCARTHUR, Susan Jane | Director | 2017-09-14 | 2023-09-28 |
| MCCANN, William Mary | Director | 2000-02-21 | 2003-11-12 |
| MCFEETORS, Raymond Lindsay | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2014-10-31 |
| MCLEOD, Charles | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-06-26 |
| MILLS, Rye Douglas | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1997-06-13 |
| MOSS, Nathan | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2023-09-28 |
| MOUNSEY, Joseph Backhouse | Director | — | 1992-06-11 |
| NETHERTON, Derek Nigel Donald | Director | 2011-10-26 | 2022-08-31 |
| NIELD, David Alexander | Director | 2006-02-08 | 2015-02-26 |
| NIELD, David Alexander | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2003-07-31 |
| NIELD, David Alexander | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1998-02-19 |
| ORR, Robert Jeffrey | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2023-09-28 |
| PITMAN, Aimee Joan Geraldine | Director | 2001-09-07 | 2003-11-12 |
| RICHARDS, William Jeffrey | Director | 1998-06-26 | 1999-11-18 |
| RICHARDS, William Jeffrey | Director | 1995-03-10 | 1997-02-12 |
| RYAN, JR, Thomas Timothy | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2017-09-14 |
| SAUNDERS, Angie | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1994-07-14 |
| SIMONS, Frederick Allan | Director | — | 1995-03-10 |
| SULLIVAN, Michael William | Director | — | 1993-11-26 |
| VANASELJA, Siim Alden | Director | 2015-10-21 | 2023-09-28 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2003-11-12 |
| WAGENER, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair | Director | 1997-02-06 | 1998-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gregory Fleming | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2024-02-22 | Active |
| Mr Gary Doer | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2023-05-29 | Active |
| Ms Sophie Desmarais | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2018-03-03 | Active |
| Mr Guy Fortin | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
| Mr Michel Plessis-Belair | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Ms Jacqueline Desmarais | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-03 |
| Mr Andre Desmarais | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Paul Desmarais, Jr | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 311 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.8%
£627,300,000 £591,100,000
-
Cash
+166.5%
£33,100,000 £88,200,000
-
Net assets
+2.4%
£2,779,300,000 £2,847,100,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-31.1%
£794,300,000 £547,600,000
-
Profit before tax
-31.1%
£794,300,000 £547,600,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers