Aviva Employment Services Limited

Reference number: 738649

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When aviva.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 7764 5994 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode EC3M 4AE
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03280551
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 November 1996 (29 years old)
Registered office
80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4AE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Cherie Louise Maccarthy Director Dec 1982 9 Dec 2020 None
Daniel Charles Godfrey Director Sep 1977 2 Oct 2023 None
Brid-Marie Kelly Director Dec 1983 2 Oct 2023 None
Robert Fisher Director Jul 1985 8 Apr 2024 None
Matthew Anderson Director Oct 1985 8 Apr 2024 None
Victoria Smith Director Aug 1981 15 Oct 2024 None
Waqar Ahmed Director Aug 1975 16 Oct 2025 None
AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate secretary Not published 9 Oct 2000 –

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 7 directors run no other company
  • All 57 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Full accountsAudited

Turnover

£1626.0m

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Profit before tax

£17.0m

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Total equity

£667.0m

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Cash at bank

£55.0m

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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03280551. Figures are exactly as filed; nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Aviva Employment Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (115)

2016

29 July 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

6 April 2016

  • Aviva Central Services UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1996

19 November 1996

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 115 events

  • All 115 events in its history (4 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 110
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Firms connected to Aviva Employment Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aviva Employment Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share its phone number
1
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 115 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Aviva Employment Services Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Aviva Employment Services Limited (FRN 738649) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since July 2016. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Aviva Employment Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 7764 5994 and the website aviva.com for Aviva Employment Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Aviva Employment Services a scam or clone?
Aviva Employment Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Aviva Employment Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Aviva Employment Services handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Aviva Employment Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Aviva Employment Services?
Aviva Employment Services is owned by Aviva Central Services UK Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs Aviva Employment Services?
Companies House lists 7 directors of Aviva Employment Services: Cherie Louise Maccarthy, Daniel Charles Godfrey, Brid-Marie Kelly, Robert Fisher, Matthew Anderson, Victoria Smith and 1 more.
How long has Aviva Employment Services been in business?
The company was formed on 19 November 1996, and has held its current FCA authorisation since July 2016.
What do Aviva Employment Services’ latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show turnover of £1626.0m (no earlier figure to compare) and profit before tax of £17.0m (no earlier figure to compare).

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