How Does The Pension Tracing Service Work?

Our pension tracing service requires three simple steps before we start the tracing process. Our three simple steps are very straight forward and are the start of your journey with regards to tracing your pensions.

Authorisation

We will conduct an initial search to locate where your pension may be. However, to confirm, we need your written authorisation due to data protection laws. We can also get in contact with you via email or phone to get all the information we need to start the tracing process. Although we can assist you with your lost pensions, we do need to have your written permission.

Search

We will write to various pension providers to locate your lost pensions, either through private or workplace schemes. Our service will seek out every avenue to get all the information you need. We even have access to the pension scheme registry, which means we can access up to 200,000 schemes.

Report

The Pension Tracing Service® is not authorised to advise on your pensions, so once we have located them, you will be allocated a pension specialist to report back everything that we have found.

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Contact us

You can also request contact details from the Pension Tracing Service by phone or by post.

The Pension Tracing Service

Telephone: 0800 1223 170

From outside the UK: +44 (0) 1782 389134

Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm

Address

The Pension Tracing Service

The Lantern

High Street

Ilfracombe

EX34 9QB

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The Pension Tracing Service® is a trading style of Millennial Wealth Ltd. We are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA number 914746). Pinnacle House, 34 Newark Road, Peterborough, PE1 5YD. Registered company number 11557299.

Profile Pensions is a trading name of Profile Financial Solutions Ltd, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA number 596398). Registered office: Norwest Court, Guildhall Street, Preston, PR1 3NU.

This service is not affiliated with the Department for Work and Pensions or any government body. When you click to get started, you'll be taken to Profile Pensions to complete your sign-up and begin the Find, Check & Transfer service. Capital at risk: the value of investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you put in. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Tax treatment depends on your individual circumstances and may change.

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¹ Unbiased, "Advice worth nearly £5k a year over a decade", December 2022. 3.3 million lost pots / £31.1bn / £9,470 average / +60% since 2018: Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) research.