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Our mission

We’re here to advise and protect those who enrich the lives of others.

Our expertise lies in providing insurance and financial services, and at Ecclesiastical we have vast experience and knowledge, and highly qualified people to do that well. But we also understand that combining our expertise with the highest standards of service, integrity, and honesty is just as important.

  • Our mission

    Our task is to run an independent and successful financial services organisation with the highest standards of integrity to produce profit and service for the benefit of church and community.

    Today, it’s common for the things we value at Ecclesiastical to be called being socially responsible or being ethical. It doesn’t really matter what you call them, it’s what you believe in and what you do about it that counts.

Using our profits for good

All businesses need to make a profit and we’re no different. Without profit, we wouldn’t have the strength and security to provide the products, service and specialist knowledge that are so important to our customers. Where we’re different is that we’re owned by a charity. It’s called Allchurches Trust, and it distributes our available profits for the benefit of the church and community .


Ecclesiastical Always on your side  

Our solid financial foundations

Our solid financial foundations are very important in supporting the work that we do. Our group assets are worth over £1.5 billion, and we have group net assets of over £362 million. Industry rating agencies A.M. Best give us an A rating, and Standard & Poor's give us an A- rating.

Our values

We’re proud of our values – they underpin everything we do. Our values are honest, expert, caring, proactive and enthusiastic. 

Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc. (EIO) Reg. No. 24869. Ecclesiastical Insurance Group plc. (EIG) Reg. No. 1718196. Ecclesiastical Life Ltd. (ELL) Reg. No. 243111. Ecclesiastical Investment Management Ltd (EIM) Reg. No. 2519319. Ecclesiastical Financial Advisory Services Ltd. (EFAS) Reg. No. 2046087. Ecclesiastical Services Ltd. (ES) Reg. No. 1811698. E.I.O. Trustee Ltd Reg. No. 941199. All companies are registered in England at Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ, UK. EIO, ELL, EIM & EFAS are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and are members of the Financial Ombudsman Service. EIO & ELL are members of the Association of British Insurers and EIM is a member of the Investment Management Association.