ZURICH INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00041334
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 11 June 1894132 years
Registered office: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Confirmation statement due: 4 July 2027
Active officers: 3
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
Nature of business
Dormant Company
Previous company names
BEDFORD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED ACTIVE	Secretary	14 Sep 2015				Unity Place, 1 Carfax Close, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1AP, United Kingdom
SPENCER, Kirk Matthew ACTIVE	Director	06 Jan 2025		United Kingdom	September 1982	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
VINCENT, Shelby ACTIVE	Director	10 Apr 2026		United Kingdom	July 1972	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ, United Kingdom
ATKINSON, Joanne Claire RESIGNED	Secretary	31 Mar 2003	07 Aug 2005			23 Eastways, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1EX
CHANDLER, Michael John RESIGNED	Secretary	31 May 1999	31 Mar 2003			9 Chestnut Rise, Droxford, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 3NY
HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED	Secretary	03 May 1994	31 May 1999			Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ
LAMPSHIRE, Philip John RESIGNED	Secretary	29 Sep 2009	14 Sep 2015			The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
LEE, David Lawrence Chartres RESIGNED	Secretary		03 May 1994			5 Locks Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6NS
PORTER, Margaret Ann RESIGNED	Secretary	07 Aug 2006	29 May 2009			The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
STEVENS, Lindsey Anne RESIGNED	Secretary	25 Mar 2009	29 Sep 2009			The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
WORTHINGTON, Paul Frank RESIGNED	Secretary	02 Aug 2004	28 Sep 2007			7 Victoria Close, Locks Heath, Hampshire, SO31 9NT
CHESSHER, Mark Christopher RESIGNED	Director	19 Mar 2002	14 Dec 2005		November 1960	16 Denmark Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3TE
CULMER, Mark George RESIGNED	Director	14 Jun 2000	19 Mar 2002	England	October 1962	SO21
DODDS, Gerald Vincent RESIGNED	Director	04 Mar 2008	01 Apr 2014	United Kingdom	April 1964	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
FAIRHEAD, Alan Charles RESIGNED	Director	11 Oct 2004	23 Jun 2005		May 1959	27 Cotswold Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LJ
GERBER, Fritz RESIGNED	Director		30 Jun 1995		March 1929	36 Rebgasse, Ch-4144 Arlesheim, Canton Of Baselland, FOREIGN, Switzerland
GOSE, Gunther RESIGNED	Director	30 Jun 1995	08 Sep 1998		December 1944	Feldstrasse 44, 8704 Herrliberg, Zurich, FOREIGN, Switzerland
HALL, Frank Richard RESIGNED	Director		31 Mar 1994		June 1934	The Cott Kilmeston, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0NW
HESTER, Edward Joseph RESIGNED	Director		19 May 2000		March 1946	Willow Cottage 20 Sandilands, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5DA
HINE, Rebecca Jane RESIGNED	Director	01 Jul 2014	17 Dec 2024	England	September 1966	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, England, PO15 7JZ, England
HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED	Director	08 Sep 1998	14 Jun 2000		December 1956	Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ
HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED	Director	03 May 1994	08 Sep 1998		December 1956	Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ
HUPPI, Rudolf Franz RESIGNED	Director		08 Sep 1998		April 1943	Hurdnerwaeldlistrasse 91, 8808 Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, FOREIGN
LAMPSHIRE, Philip John RESIGNED	Director	01 Jul 2014	05 Apr 2018	United Kingdom	December 1954	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, England, PO15 7JZ, England
LEE, David Lawrence Chartres RESIGNED	Director		03 May 1994		April 1941	5 Locks Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6NS
LEWIS, Wayne RESIGNED	Director	06 Jun 2005	26 Apr 2012	England	November 1958	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
LIGHTBOWN, Neil Frank RESIGNED	Director	10 Mar 2005	23 Nov 2005		August 1960	Sandpipers, Argyle Court, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9AA
MARTIN, David John RESIGNED	Director	29 Mar 2005	04 Mar 2008		January 1958	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
MURPHY, Charlotte Denise RESIGNED	Director	07 Feb 2019	28 Mar 2022	United Kingdom	August 1982	Tricentre One, New Bridge Square, Swindon, England, SN1 1HN, England
OSULLIVAN, Patrick Henry RESIGNED	Director	08 Sep 1998	02 Dec 2002		April 1949	Oak Gables, Danes Hill, The Hockering Woking, Surrey, GU22 7HQ
OWEN, Ian Bruce, Dr RESIGNED	Director	22 Oct 2002	19 Jan 2004	United Kingdom	April 1953	Whithorne London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UY
REID, Richard Michael RESIGNED	Director	01 Nov 2004	23 Jun 2005		December 1956	9 Woodgate Close, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UW
RICHARDSON, Steven Robert RESIGNED	Director	19 Sep 2012	01 Jul 2014	United Kingdom	March 1969	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ, England
RIDDELL, Geoffrey Martin RESIGNED	Director	19 May 2000	13 Jul 2004		February 1956	Cliff House, Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QG
RIDDING, Alan William RESIGNED	Director		30 Apr 1993		September 1941	Imberdown Woodlands Lane, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 7EZ
SMITH, Robert George RESIGNED	Director	27 May 2002	14 Sep 2004		February 1952	The Garden House, Brockhampton Lane, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9RS
STUART, Ian Charles Robert RESIGNED	Director	13 Jul 2004	04 Sep 2006	Ireland	January 1948	The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ
WHITE, Dennis William RESIGNED	Director		08 Sep 1998		March 1941	Toat Farm, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, West Sussex, RH13 7PB
ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED RESIGNED	Director	08 Apr 2022	10 Apr 2026			Unity Place, 1 Carfax Close, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1AP, United Kingdom

ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 14 Sep 2015
Address: Unity Place, 1 Carfax Close, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1AP, United Kingdom

SPENCER, Kirk Matthew ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1982
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

VINCENT, Shelby ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1972
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ, United Kingdom

ATKINSON, Joanne Claire RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 31 Mar 2003
Resigned on: 07 Aug 2005
Address: 23 Eastways, Bishops Waltham, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 1EX

CHANDLER, Michael John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 31 May 1999
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2003
Address: 9 Chestnut Rise, Droxford, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 3NY

HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 03 May 1994
Resigned on: 31 May 1999
Address: Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ

LAMPSHIRE, Philip John RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 29 Sep 2009
Resigned on: 14 Sep 2015
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

LEE, David Lawrence Chartres RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 03 May 1994
Address: 5 Locks Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6NS

PORTER, Margaret Ann RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 07 Aug 2006
Resigned on: 29 May 2009
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

STEVENS, Lindsey Anne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 25 Mar 2009
Resigned on: 29 Sep 2009
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

WORTHINGTON, Paul Frank RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 02 Aug 2004
Resigned on: 28 Sep 2007
Address: 7 Victoria Close, Locks Heath, Hampshire, SO31 9NT

CHESSHER, Mark Christopher RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Mar 2002
Resigned on: 14 Dec 2005
Date of birth: November 1960
Address: 16 Denmark Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3TE

CULMER, Mark George RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 14 Jun 2000
Resigned on: 19 Mar 2002
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1962
Address: SO21

DODDS, Gerald Vincent RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Mar 2008
Resigned on: 01 Apr 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1964
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

FAIRHEAD, Alan Charles RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 Oct 2004
Resigned on: 23 Jun 2005
Date of birth: May 1959
Address: 27 Cotswold Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LJ

GERBER, Fritz RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Jun 1995
Date of birth: March 1929
Address: 36 Rebgasse, Ch-4144 Arlesheim, Canton Of Baselland, FOREIGN, Switzerland

GOSE, Gunther RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jun 1995
Resigned on: 08 Sep 1998
Date of birth: December 1944
Address: Feldstrasse 44, 8704 Herrliberg, Zurich, FOREIGN, Switzerland

HALL, Frank Richard RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Mar 1994
Date of birth: June 1934
Address: The Cott Kilmeston, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0NW

HESTER, Edward Joseph RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 19 May 2000
Date of birth: March 1946
Address: Willow Cottage 20 Sandilands, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5DA

HINE, Rebecca Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2014
Resigned on: 17 Dec 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1966
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, England, PO15 7JZ, England

HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Sep 1998
Resigned on: 14 Jun 2000
Date of birth: December 1956
Address: Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ

HOWETT, Bryan James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 May 1994
Resigned on: 08 Sep 1998
Date of birth: December 1956
Address: Keffolds Farm Bunch Lane, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 1AJ

HUPPI, Rudolf Franz RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 08 Sep 1998
Date of birth: April 1943
Address: Hurdnerwaeldlistrasse 91, 8808 Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, FOREIGN

LAMPSHIRE, Philip John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2014
Resigned on: 05 Apr 2018
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1954
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, England, PO15 7JZ, England

LEE, David Lawrence Chartres RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 03 May 1994
Date of birth: April 1941
Address: 5 Locks Road, Locks Heath, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6NS

LEWIS, Wayne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jun 2005
Resigned on: 26 Apr 2012
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1958
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

LIGHTBOWN, Neil Frank RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Mar 2005
Resigned on: 23 Nov 2005
Date of birth: August 1960
Address: Sandpipers, Argyle Court, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9AA

MARTIN, David John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Mar 2005
Resigned on: 04 Mar 2008
Date of birth: January 1958
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

MURPHY, Charlotte Denise RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Feb 2019
Resigned on: 28 Mar 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1982
Address: Tricentre One, New Bridge Square, Swindon, England, SN1 1HN, England

OSULLIVAN, Patrick Henry RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Sep 1998
Resigned on: 02 Dec 2002
Date of birth: April 1949
Address: Oak Gables, Danes Hill, The Hockering Woking, Surrey, GU22 7HQ

OWEN, Ian Bruce, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Oct 2002
Resigned on: 19 Jan 2004
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1953
Address: Whithorne London Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UY

REID, Richard Michael RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Nov 2004
Resigned on: 23 Jun 2005
Date of birth: December 1956
Address: 9 Woodgate Close, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 6UW

RICHARDSON, Steven Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Sep 2012
Resigned on: 01 Jul 2014
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1969
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ, England

RIDDELL, Geoffrey Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 May 2000
Resigned on: 13 Jul 2004
Date of birth: February 1956
Address: Cliff House, Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9QG

RIDDING, Alan William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Apr 1993
Date of birth: September 1941
Address: Imberdown Woodlands Lane, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 7EZ

SMITH, Robert George RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 May 2002
Resigned on: 14 Sep 2004
Date of birth: February 1952
Address: The Garden House, Brockhampton Lane, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 9RS

STUART, Ian Charles Robert RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 13 Jul 2004
Resigned on: 04 Sep 2006
Country of Residence: Ireland
Date of birth: January 1948
Address: The Zurich Centre, 3000 Parkway Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7JZ

WHITE, Dennis William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 08 Sep 1998
Date of birth: March 1941
Address: Toat Farm, Bashurst Hill, Itchingfield, West Sussex, RH13 7PB

ZURICH CORPORATE SECRETARY (UK) LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 08 Apr 2022
Resigned on: 10 Apr 2026
Address: Unity Place, 1 Carfax Close, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 1AP, United Kingdom

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