The Lancashire & Yorkshire Reversionary Interest Company Ltd
The Lancashire & Yorkshire Reversionary Interest Company was established in Manchester on May 3 1884 to purchase life interests and reversions. In 1921, it was acquired by the Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd, which became a subsidiary of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation Ltd in 1967.
Key dates
Lancashire & Yorkshire Reversionary Interest Company Letterhead, 1911-1921
Lancashire & Yorkshire Reversionary Interest Company Seal, 1967
| Year |
Event |
| 1884 |
The company is established |
| 1921 |
The company is acquired by the Yorkshire Insurance Company |
| 1967 |
The Yorkshire becomes a subsidiary of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation |
Did you know...?
- In 1990, the company enjoyed three million-pound landmarks - it made £1 million gross income, £1 million capital profit and, for first time, paid a £1 million dividend to its parent company.
Subsidiaries and constituents*
| Year |
Company name |
| 1892 - 1963 |
Property Estates and Reversion Company Ltd (transferred from Yorkshire Insurance Company Ltd) |
| - 1991 |
General Reversionary & Investment Company (business) |
* Please note the first date given is the date of the establishment of the company and the second date is the date the company was acquired or became a subsidiary. Where only one date is given the company was established as a subsidiary of the parent company. Where one date is preceded by a hyphen the date of the establishment of the company is not known.
Head office premises
| Year |
Address |
| 1884 - 1890 |
5 St James Square, Manchester |
| 1890 - 1896 |
6 St James Square, Manchester |
| 1896 - 1897 |
42 Deansgate, Manchester (temporary offices) |
| 1897 - 1906 |
6 St James Square, Manchester |
| 1906 - 1921 |
1 Booth Street, Manchester |
| 1921 - 1928 |
3 Cross Street, Manchester |
| 1928 - 1965 |
45 Cross Street, Manchester |
| 1965 - 1985 |
Winchester House, Fountain Street, Manchester |
Staff and officials
Managing director
| Year |
Name |
| 1921 - 1940 |
L Douglas Kidson |
| 1941 - 1955 |
E W Milburn |
| 1954 - 1981 |
William Bishop Battrick (title changed to manager) |
| Position not listed after 1981 |
Secretary
| Year |
Name |
| 1884 - 1911 |
Herbert Kidson |
| 1911 - 1921 |
L Douglas Kidson |
| 1921 - 1941 |
E W Milburn |
| 1941 - 1954 |
J A Rodgers (also manager) |
| 1954 - 1981 |
William Bishop Battrick (also manager) |
| 1981 - 1989 |
P G Mathews |
| 1989 - 1994 at least |
F Gibbon |
Actuary
| Year |
Name |
| 1884 - |
W G Walton |
| No mention of actuary until 1908 |
| 1908 - |
George King (In London) |
| No mention of actuary until 1921 |
Directors (1884)
- Robert Bridgeford
- Frederick Stanley Higson
- Henry Lycett
- Arthur Macdonald Blair
- Herbert Kidson
- W G Walton
In the archives
The Aviva archive contains records relating to the running of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Reversionary Interest Company between 1884 and 1998. The collection includes board and committee minutes, ledgers, annual reports and accounts, correspondence, registers of transfers and share registers.
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