SUNLIFE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors believe the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over the going concern period assessed. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the company is to distribute SunLife branded products on behalf of its immediate parent company, Phoenix Life Limited ("PLL") and certain third parties.”
- “The Company's ultimate parent is Phoenix Group Holdings plc ("the Group").”
- “Climate change remains one of the greatest global challenges faced today. As a member of a purpose-led Group we want to play our part in delivering a net zero economy whilst delivering good outcomes for our customers.”
- “The Group has committed to being net zero by 2050 across it's investment portfolio, operations and supplier base and have set near-term targets to help navigate progress to meet the net zero ambition.”
- “Profit before tax was £14.8m (2023: £20.5m) for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “Dividends totalling £15.3m were paid to the parent company during the year (2023: £15.8m).”
- “At 31 December 2024, the Company had an excess over its regulatory capital requirements of £23.8m (2023: £27.8m).”
- “In 2024, operations generated cash of £14.9m (2023: £29.0m) and cash and cash equivalents totalled £42.7m (2023: £48.8m) as at 31 December 2024.”
- “On 10 June 2024, Ernst & Young LLP resigned as auditors and KPMG LLP were appointed auditors to the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEARL GROUP SECRETARIAT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-01 | — | — |
| BYRNE, Angela Margaret | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jul 1975 | Irish |
| COOK, Karin Alexandra | Director | 2025-03-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| KINGSHOTT, Stephen Mitchell | Director | 2025-10-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SCREETON, Mark Philip | Director | 2021-10-12 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILMAN, Jennifer Jane | Secretary | 2005-08-02 | 2006-09-01 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-05-23 | 2005-08-02 |
| BARKER, Randal John Clifton | Director | 2006-09-18 | 2008-07-11 |
| CHEESEMAN, David Richard | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| COLE, Justin Mark | Director | 2020-06-29 | 2021-11-01 |
| COLE, Justin Mark | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-03-05 |
| CURRAN, Bernard Andrew | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2023-04-01 |
| HUCKLE, Sandra Dawn | Director | 2008-09-08 | 2011-01-25 |
| KENNEDY-MORLEY, Annemarie | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2019-04-08 |
| LAMBLE, Dean | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2021-04-20 |
| LEWIS, Heath Ford | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2005-08-02 |
| MAIDENS, Ian Graham | Director | 2005-08-02 | 2008-08-22 |
| MEEHAN, Brendan Joseph | Director | 2005-08-02 | 2006-09-18 |
| MERRICK, Michael John | Director | 2011-03-02 | 2014-06-02 |
| MILLER, Diana Susan | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MOHAMMED, Shamira | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| MONIR, Nicole Frances | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2005-06-21 |
| MOSS, Andrew | Director | 2011-03-02 | 2021-12-06 |
| POYNTZ-WRIGHT, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-10-03 |
| STOKER, Louise Jane | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2005-06-21 |
| TWENTYMAN, Jeffrey Cooper | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2005-08-02 |
| WATSON, Gerald Alistair | Director | 2008-07-11 | 2011-07-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Colin Andrew | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2026-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Life Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-14 | Active |
| Impala Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one
No year-on-year comparison available — needs at least two filed periods with shared line items.