AVIVA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
The company acts as the principal employing entity for the UK staff of Aviva plc, a major British multinational insurance and wealth management group listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Cash
£55m
+37.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£667m
+26.1% vs 2024
Employees
19,168
+11.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£17m
-22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,380,000,000 | £1,626,000,000 | +17.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £22,000,000 | £17,000,000 | -22.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £20,000,000 | — | |
| Cash | £40,000,000 | £55,000,000 | +37.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £659,000,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £529,000,000 | £667,000,000 | +26.1% | |
| Equity | £529,000,000 | £667,000,000 | +26.1% | |
| Average employees | 17,238 | 19,168 | +11.2% | |
| Wages | £826,000,000 | £940,000,000 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.6% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.19x | 1.92x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- AVIVA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2002-07-01 → present
- CGNU EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED 2001-07-02 → 2002-07-01
- NORWICH UNION SERVICES LIMITED 1997-05-13 → 2001-07-02
- ADVERTDESIGN LIMITED 1996-11-19 → 1997-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group as a whole have adequate resources to continue its operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements (at least to 3 June 2027).”
Significant events
- “There were no significant events during 2025.”
- “In 2024, one bulk annuity buy-in transaction completed by the RAC Scheme with Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited (AVLAP), a Group company.”
- “There are no subsequent events to report except for the draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill announced on 27 January 2026 as disclosed Pension surp luses note (14(b)(ii)), which could reduce the fair value of residential properties held in scheme assets if the Bill is enacted as proposed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-09 | — | — |
| AHMED, Waqar | Director | 2025-10-16 | Aug 1975 | British |
| ANDERSON, Matthew | Director | 2024-04-08 | Oct 1985 | British |
| FISHER, Robert | Director | 2024-04-08 | Jul 1985 | British |
| GODFREY, Daniel Charles | Director | 2023-10-02 | Sep 1977 | British |
| KELLY, Brid-Marie | Director | 2023-10-02 | Dec 1983 | Irish |
| MACCARTHY, Cherie Louise | Director | 2020-12-09 | Dec 1982 | British |
| SMITH, Victoria | Director | 2024-10-15 | Aug 1981 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOURNER, Penelope Ellen Moira | Secretary | 1999-04-23 | 2000-10-09 |
| JONES, Edward Graham | Secretary | 1996-12-10 | 1999-04-22 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-19 | 1996-12-10 |
| AINLEY, John David | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2012-07-23 |
| AMIN, Nitinbhai Babubhai Maganbhai | Director | 2014-04-25 | 2016-12-05 |
| BARRAL, David Barclay | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2015-04-13 |
| BERGIN, Blathnaid | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2018-10-11 |
| BIGGS, Michael Nicholas | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2003-12-31 |
| BRIDGEWATER, Allan | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1997-12-31 |
| BRIGGS, Andrew David | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2016-12-05 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Ian | Director | 2001-06-06 | 2006-04-30 |
| CAIRNS, Arlene | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2020-07-01 |
| COOPER, Kirstine Ann | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2018-12-05 |
| DARLINGTON, Angela Jane | Director | 2015-07-28 | 2019-04-17 |
| DEPUTY, Christine | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2015-06-17 |
| GAMMON, Alison Jane | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2023-09-15 |
| GREEN, Nicola Anne | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2023-08-22 |
| HAMPSON, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2022-09-14 |
| HARVEY, Richard John | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2001-06-06 |
| HODGES, Mark Steven | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2011-06-02 |
| HUGHES, Ian Matthew, Mr | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2020-03-31 |
| JONES, Carole | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2013-04-30 |
| JONES, Edward Graham | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-12-31 |
| LISTER, John Robert | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2015-07-01 |
| MACHELL, Simon Christopher | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2007-07-12 |
| MAYER, Igal Mordeciah | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2010-12-31 |
| MCMILLAN, David John Ramsay | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2012-07-23 |
| MCNEIL, Rupert | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2012-07-13 |
| MILLS, Albert Gordon | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1999-09-30 |
| MORAN, Charlotte | Director | 2020-12-09 | 2025-10-16 |
| MORRIS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2018-06-07 |
| MOSS, Andrew John | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-12-31 |
| PEMBERTON, Michael William | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2006-03-31 |
| POOLEY, Andrew Guy | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-08-21 |
| PRENDERGAST, Caroline Frances | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| REGAN, Patrick Charles | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2014-03-27 |
| RIX, Lindsey Claire | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-02-27 |
| ROGERS, David Frederick Swiffen | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2017-03-21 |
| SAHAY, Anupam | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2010-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Philip Gordon | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-01-26 |
| SCOTT, Philip Gordon | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2004-01-27 |
| SIGSWORTH, Marie Tracy | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| SNELLING, Stephen John | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2023-09-26 |
| SNELLING, Stephen John | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-24 |
| SNOWBALL, Patrick Joseph Robert | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2007-05-03 |
| SPENCER, Robin Lloyd | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2013-10-11 |
| STRAUSS, Toby Emil | Director | 2010-12-21 | 2011-05-23 |
| THOMPSON, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-07 | 2019-12-31 |
| TULLOCH, Maurice Ewen | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2016-12-05 |
| TURNER, Benjamin Sheldon | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2022-04-28 |
| VERMA, Manav | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2024-10-15 |
| WHITAKER, Richard Andrew | Director | 2001-06-06 | 2007-08-03 |
| WILLIAMS, Danielle | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2022-06-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Danielle | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-11-25 |
| WITHERS, Gary Nigel | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2006-03-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-19 | 1996-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviva Central Services Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.