SUNTRUST LIMITED
Company number 01460956 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
SUNTRUST LIMITED is a long-established (1979) financial intermediation entity functioning as a captive subsidiary within the Aviva Group, evidenced by its £1,000 share capital, audit exemption status, and ownership by Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited and Friends Life Limited. It does not operate as a standalone commercial entity but serves a structural purpose within one of the UK's largest insurance groups, likely for treasury management, risk transfer, or regulatory capital optimization. While its governance appears sound and its longevity suggests ongoing utility, the broader industry trend toward entity rationalization — and Aviva's own simplification programme following the Friends Life acquisition — presents a strategic risk to its continued relevance within the group structure.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1979-11-13
- Registered office
- Aviva, Wellington Row, York, United Kingdom, YO90 1WR
- Postcode
- YO90 1WR
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 95 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-01
- Next due by
- 2026-10-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 64999 Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Officers 5 current · 28 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED — since 2017-10-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7174305 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 5 OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, EC2N 1AD | 2010-10-11 |
| 107 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, EC2V 6DT | 2006-01-18 |
| 7 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON, EC2V 6DT | 2006-01-18 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 159 similar companies in YO, trading since 1979
The class of 1979
49%
of the 8,388 companies incorporated in 1979 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 50 titles
- Freehold
- 40
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2018-07-13
- Price paid, where recorded
- £2,367,500
- Where
- Essex (5), Northumberland (4), Kent (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX830668 | Essex | Freehold | 2018-07-13 | £170,000 |
| EX968404 | Essex | Freehold | 2018-03-15 | — |
| ND123695 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2017-12-22 | £310,000 |
| ND140808 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2017-12-22 | — |
| ND161562 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2017-12-22 | — |
| BL43252 | City Of Bristol | Freehold | 2017-10-04 | £215,000 |
| HS321012 | North Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2016-10-26 | £320,000 |
| HS321014 | North Lincolnshire | Leasehold | 2016-10-26 | — |
| NK167540 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2015-09-28 | — |
| TT36348 | Kent | Freehold | 2015-05-07 | — |
| CYM614431 | Merthyr Tydfil | Freehold | 2014-04-01 | — |
| ND84136 | Northumberland | Freehold | 2013-09-06 | — |
| GM603571 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2013-07-15 | — |
| BK452473 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 2012-11-19 | — |
| BK451854 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 2012-10-09 | — |
| LT436278 | Leicestershire | Freehold | 2011-04-28 | — |
| WSX151105 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2010-10-08 | — |
| CYM503169 | Merthyr Tydfil | Freehold | 2010-08-19 | — |
| EX853166 | Essex | Freehold | 2010-07-09 | — |
| BK237803 | West Berkshire | Freehold | 2009-12-16 | £290,000 |
Showing 20 of 50.
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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.