GENERAL ACCIDENT LIMITED
Company number SC119505 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
General Accident Limited is an extraordinarily solvent entity undergoing a Members' Voluntary Liquidation, effectively ending its corporate life by design rather than due to financial distress. Backed by over £5 billion in share capital and wholly owned by Aviva Plc, the company has intentionally transitioned from a PLC to a Limited company, with all directors resigning and control handed to liquidators. The prognosis is terminal, with the entity slated for dissolution after its massive capital reserves are safely distributed to its parent shareholder.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1989-08-15
- Registered office
- C/O Grant Thornton Uk Advisory & Tax Llp, 120 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7JS
- Postcode
- G2 7JS
- Capital
- 5,031,400,158 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-09
- Next due by
- 2027-06-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 0 current · 82 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by AVIVA PLC — since 2025-06-09
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 AVIVA PLC group statement — 4 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.
Contact details
- Website
- generalaccident.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| GENERAL ACCIDENT PLC | 2025-10-07 |
| FORWARD LINK PLC | 1990-02-22 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 3 HILL STREET, EDINBURGH, EH2 3JP | 1990-02-06 |
The class of 1989
48%
of the 472 companies in this sector incorporated in 1989 are still active today; 50% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.