15 July 2025
The list of Recognised Overseas Pensions Schemes (ROPS) notifications has been updated.
The list is of schemes that have told HMRC they meet the conditions to be a ROPS and have asked to be included on the list.
There have been 28 schemes added and seven removed.
HMRC list the updates, as follows.
Schemes added
Australia
Bottomley Super Fund
Brian Hodgson SMSF
Cogdell Super
Crowter Family Super
Fielding SMSF
Ham and Cheese Superfund
Hussein SMSF
McAlindon Super Fund
McVean Superannuation Scheme
Melton Family Superfund
Positive One Superannuation Fund
S L Brooks Super Fund
SSMRW Super Fund
Sheppard Retirement Fund
The Draper Superfund
Two Farr Superfund
Woodington SMSF
India
Axis Max Life Forever Young Pension Plan
Ireland
Bank of America Ireland Pension Scheme
Davy Personal Retirement Bond
Maples & Calder Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
Isle of Man
Oliver GB Personal Pension Scheme
Oliver JC Personal Pension Scheme
Rosser Personal Pension Scheme
The Watts Personal Pension Scheme
Thomas PS Personal Pension Scheme
Netherlands
ABN AMRO Pension Plan 2006
Stichting Pensioenfonds PDN
Schemes removed
Australia
C Andrew Jefferson
Karjon Superannuation Fund
Nervy & James Superannauation Fund
Q4 Super
R G Superannuation Fund
Rycroft SMSF PTY Ltd ATF The Rycroft Superannaution Fund
Woodstone Superannuation Fund
An updated list of ROPS notifications is published on the first and 15th day of each month. If this date falls on a weekend or UK public holiday the list will be published on the next working day. Sometimes the list is updated at short notice to temporarily remove schemes while reviews are carried out, for example, where fraudulent activity is suspected.
The requirements to be a ROPS based in the European Economic Area (EEA) changed from 6 April 2025. You’ll need to check that the scheme you’re transferring to meets the new requirements. The list to remove schemes that no longer meet the requirements will be published on 2 June 2025 for Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
HMRC has added that it cannot guarantee these are ROPS or that any transfers to them will be free of UK tax. It’s your responsibility to find out if you have to pay tax on any transfer of pension savings. Find out more about Overseas pension schemes.
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