Suffolk Life Annuities Limited

Reference number: 110468

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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 curtisbanks.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0370 414 7000 is, and the 3 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode IP1 1QJ
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Curtis Banks Trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Hold or safeguard your money FSCS may apply
    Eligible deposits are typically protected by the FSCS up to £120,000 per person, per banking group.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible 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 apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • 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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  • Accepting Deposits
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Arranging safeguarding and administration of assets
  • Carrying out contracts of insurance
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Dealing in investments as principal
  • Effecting contracts of insurance
  • Establishing/operating/winding up a personal pension scheme
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Safeguarding and administration of assets (without arranging)

Limits on what they may do

  • Activities only in respect of long term insurance.
    The firm may only carry on listed activities in respect of the investments specified for the purpose of its long term insurance business.

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.

Concerns on the company record

  • This company has insolvency history on record.
Company number
01011674
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
19 May 1971 (55 years old)
Registered office
Matches the FCA register address ✓
Nature of business
  • Life insurance (SIC 65110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Alastair James Clarkson Director Feb 1966 21 Dec 2022 15 other companies
Michael Robert Regan Director Feb 1979 8 Mar 2024 41 other companies
Cathryn Elizabeth Riley Director Apr 1962 1 May 2024 6 other companies
Jennifer Ann Woods Director Jun 1981 1 Oct 2025 2 other companies
Helen Mary Wakeford Secretary Not published 4 Feb 2026 –

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
46
closed down
4
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 46 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 16 on the FCA register
  • The 13 companies these 4 directors run together
  • All 38 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Suffolk Life Annuities’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (12) All events (92)

2019

3 September 2019

  • Curtis Banks Group PLC gave up control
  • Suffolk Life Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

21 May 2019

  • Curtis Banks Group PLC took control (75–100% of shares)
  • Suffolk Life Group Limited gave up control

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Suffolk Life Group Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority from this date

FCA register

2001

1 December 2001

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Activities only in respect of long term insurance.)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1971

19 May 1971

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

1901

1 January 1901

  • Supervised by HM Treasury under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

In the full report: all 92 events

  • All 92 events in its history (12 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 76
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Firms connected to Suffolk Life Annuities

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

connected firms
10
share a director
10
share its phone number
3

In the full report: all 10 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (10), the same phone number (3), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 2 past links through former directors
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Firms like Suffolk Life Annuities

Other firms of the same type (insurer), nearest first.

Elsewhere in the UK

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  • 46 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 92 events in its history
  • 10 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Suffolk Life Annuities Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Suffolk Life Annuities Limited (FRN 110468) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since December 2001 and works as an insurer. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Suffolk Life Annuities’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0370 414 7000 and the website curtisbanks.co.uk for Suffolk Life Annuities. 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 3 other FCA firms.
Is Suffolk Life Annuities a scam or clone?
Suffolk Life Annuities 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 Suffolk Life Annuities?
It may control client money but not hold it. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about Suffolk Life Annuities to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Suffolk Life Annuities?
Suffolk Life Annuities is owned by Suffolk Life Group Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 3 September 2019. Before that, it was controlled by Curtis Banks Group PLC.
Who runs Suffolk Life Annuities?
Companies House lists 4 directors of Suffolk Life Annuities: Alastair James Clarkson, Michael Robert Regan, Cathryn Elizabeth Riley and Jennifer Ann Woods.
How long has Suffolk Life Annuities been in business?
The company was formed on 19 May 1971, and has held its current FCA authorisation since December 2001.
Does Suffolk Life Annuities use any other names?
It trades as Curtis Banks.

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