ROTHESAY LIFE PLC
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Executive summary
Rothesay Life PLC presents a low-risk profile as a well-capitalised, PRA/FCA-regulated UK life insurer with 17 years of operating history and £73bn in assets under management. The primary limitations in this assessment are the absence of detailed financial data and the anomalously low stated share capital, both of which require resolution through review of the full group accounts and Solvency II reporting. No material red flags are evident from the available data, though the concentrated ownership by Rothesay Limited warrants further investigation into the broader group structure.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2007-02-26
- Registered office
- The Post Building, 100 Museum Street, London, United Kingdom, WC1A 1PB
- Postcode
- WC1A 1PB
- Capital
- 529 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 11 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
- 2026-02-25
- Next due by
- 2027-03-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 65110 Life insurance
Officers 20 current · 37 resigned
Group structure 10 subsidiaries
Controlled by ROTHESAY LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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ROTHESAY ASSURANCE LIMITED Dissolved
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) — 5 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.
Gender pay gap
23.4%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the bottom quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- rothesay.com
- Phone
- 02075500687
Rothesay is the UK's largest pensions insurance specialist - managing over £73bn in assets and securing pensions for nearly one million people.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ROTHESAY LIFE LIMITED | 2016-03-24 |
| FIRST PREMIUM COMPANY LIMITED | 2007-05-14 |
| HACKREMCO (NO. 2460) LIMITED | 2007-03-14 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| LEVEL 25 THE LEADENHALL BUILDING, 122 LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON, EC3V 4AB, ENGLAND | 2019-11-01 |
| CHRISTCHURCH COURT 10-15 NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 7HD | 2015-03-26 |
| PETERBOROUGH COURT, 133 FLEET STREET, LONDON, EC4A 2BB | 2013-12-23 |
| C/O HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED, ONE SILK STREET, LONDON, EC2Y 8HQ | 2007-11-09 |
Among its peers
3rd oldest
of 14 similar companies in WC, trading since 2007
The class of 2007
28%
of the 228,174 companies incorporated in 2007 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 19 titles
- Freehold
- 14
- Leasehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2024-11-22
- Price paid, where recorded
- £130,682,437
- Where
- Greater London (5), West Yorkshire (4), City Of Derby (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166745 | Greater London | Freehold | 2024-11-22 | £80,100,000 |
| YY116294 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-12-15 | £798,000 |
| DU359879 | County Durham | Leasehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,692,640 |
| DY460583 | City Of Derby | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,687,302 |
| DY507888 | City Of Derby | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £420,000 |
| HP793591 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,938,033 |
| NGL739002 | Greater London | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £340,000 |
| NT374499 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,687,302 |
| NT525954 | City Of Nottingham | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,692,640 |
| NT530074 | Nottinghamshire | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,072,752 |
| NYK433548 | North Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-12-14 | £3,692,640 |
| BB6641 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2023-12-13 | £4,280,944 |
| CL342221 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2023-12-13 | £2,550,000 |
| CL342222 | Cornwall | Freehold | 2023-12-13 | £5,600,000 |
| WYK706939 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-12-13 | £5,064,184 |
| YY67327 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-12-13 | — |
| YY74851 | West Yorkshire | Freehold | 2023-12-13 | £6,066,000 |
| BB842 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-02 | — |
| BB843 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-02 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.
This company's registered activities are in financial services. If it carries on regulated business, it should appear on the FCA's Financial Services Register — the official record of authorised firms.