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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Website
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Phone number
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Address
Wellington Row, York, North Yorkshire, YO90 1WR, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When aviva.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 7283 2000 is, and the 5 other firms that give it
- Who else gives the postcode YO90 1WR
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Friends Life Investment Solutions Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
- Friends Provident Investment Solutions Limited Former name: A name it was registered under before.
Warning
Scammers have impersonated this firm
Fraudsters have used this firm's name or details with their own contact information to appear genuine. Check whatever you were given below, and against the firm's real details above.
Fake phone numbers (2)
- 020 4509 0610
- 020 4509 0648
Fake email addresses (2)
- admin@avivaisuk.com
- info@avivaonlineservices.com
Fake websites (2)
- avivaisuk.com
- myinvestmentportal.ais-onlineservices.com
The FCA warning these came from
- Aviva Investment Solutions 9 October 2020
Scammers change these details often. Always check the live FCA warning.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Hold or safeguard your money · Manage or trade investments FSCS may applyEligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
- Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may applyEligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
- Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
- Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
- Dealing in investments as agent
- Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
- Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)
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.
The clone warnings above are scammers using this firm's name, not something the firm has done.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 06389025 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 3 October 2007 (19 years old)
- Registered office
- Aviva, Wellington Row, York, YO90 1WR, United Kingdom
- Nature of business
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- Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding (SIC 66290)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Christopher Mark Wood | Director | Nov 1964 | 7 May 2021 | 10 other companies |
| Jasmin Islam Slider | Director | Mar 1978 | 1 Dec 2021 | 6 other companies |
| Michael James Hogg | Director | Jun 1979 | 14 Dec 2021 | 6 other companies |
| Simon James Ellis | Director | Nov 1979 | 8 Oct 2024 | 1 other company |
| AVIVA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate secretary | Not published | 20 Dec 2016 | – |
Other companies run by these 4 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 16
- still active
- 16
- are FCA-registered
- 10
In the full report: all 16 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 10 on the FCA register
- The 4 companies these 4 directors run together
- All 31 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Aviva Investment Solutions UK’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2023
29 December 2023
- Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited gave up control
- Aviva Wealth Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2020
9 October 2020
- FCA warned the public about a scam impersonating this firm
FCA warning list
2017
2 October 2017
- Changed its registered name from "Friends Life Investment Solutions Limited"
FCA register
2016
1 September 2016
- Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
- Fp Group Limited gave up control
Companies House
6 April 2016
- Fp Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2013
1 April 2013
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA register
2011
1 December 2011
- Changed its registered name from "Friends Provident Investment Solutions Limited"
FCA register
2010
1 July 2010
- Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
2009
26 November 2009
- Board replaced: both directors left and 4 new directors took over
Companies House
2007
3 October 2007
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 73 events
- All 73 events in its history (13 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 58
Firms connected to Aviva Investment Solutions UK
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Aviva Investment Solutions UK. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 12
- share a director
- 10
- share its phone number
- 5
In the full report: all 12 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (5), the same postcode (5)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Aviva Investment Solutions UK
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- 16 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 73 events in its history
- 12 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- FCA warning: Aviva Investment Solutions fca.org.uk
- Check your FSCS cover fscs.org.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk