The first chapter: Invictus Utilities in 2016

May 2016 marks one of the earliest dates in the Invictus story. Invictus Utilities Ltd was formed on 13 May, before the group of specialist businesses visitors know today had taken shape.

A beginning with a different name

The name says something about that early chapter: utilities came first in the company name. It was a starting point for the Invictus story, not a description of everything the group would later become.

As the years went on, the name Invictus appeared across businesses with different specialisms. What began with utilities eventually sat alongside communications, comparison services and other areas of work. Those businesses each have their own history, but this early company remains part of the wider picture.

More than one chapter

Another company, Invictus at Home Ltd, followed later in 2016. The two were separate businesses, and the distinction matters when looking back at how the group developed.

The original Invictus Utilities Ltd closed in 2021. The Invictus story, however, did not end there: by then other businesses had their own place within it.

There is something fitting about looking back at a name that came before so many others. It reminds us that business histories rarely arrive fully formed. They are built through changes, fresh directions and chapters that do not all last forever.

Explore the next chapter in Our History or read about Invictus at Home Ltd's formation.