PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Executive summary
Prudential plc stands as a unique entity within the UK listed landscape: a London-domiciled holding company whose economic engine is entirely driven by the Asian and African life insurance and asset management sectors. While its statutory SIC classification as a head office belies its operational heft, the group's international board and strategic focus position it as a premium growth vehicle relative to domestic UK financials. However, its competitive advantage is continually tested by regional rivals like AIA and the inherent currency and geopolitical risks of emerging market exposure.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-11-01
- Registered office
- 5th Floor 10 Old Bailey, London, England, EC4M 7NG
- Postcode
- EC4M 7NG
- Capital
- 126 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-26
- Next due by
- 2027-07-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 16 current · 80 resigned
Group structure 9 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the PRUDENTIAL SERVICES LIMITED group statement — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Political donations 6
£18,290 in registered political donations since 2013.
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Mr Chris Kelly MP
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Mr Iain Wright MP
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The Rt Hon John Spellar MP
Showing the 3 most recent of 6.
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- prudential.org.uk
Prudential plc
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 1999-10-01 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL, LONDON, EC4R 0HH | 2019-04-12 |
| URENCE POUNTNEY HILL, LONDON, EC4R 0EU | 2000-03-09 |
| LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL, LONDON, EC4R 0EU | 2000-03-09 |
| 2 HOLBORN BARS, LONDON EC1N 2NH | 1999-04-17 |
| 142 HOLBORN BARS, LONDON EC1N 2NH | 1999-04-17 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 1,687 similar companies in EC, trading since 1978
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.