03 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 30 schemes added and six removed.
HMRC list the updates, as follows.
Schemes added
Australia
Andrew Wales Retirement
Colborne SMSF
Colzee Super Fund
DAP & DJS Super Fun
Dinkakis SMSF
Follis Family SMSF
Grey Nomads Fund
I McKee Super Fund
J. Mundy Super Fund
KM Freedom Trust
Kebby and Walker SMSF Fund
Kirk Edwards Super Fund
Ledman Superannuation Fund
My Options Jarman Super
P. Radford SMSF
Rayner Lawton Superfund
Ryan Watson Super
Stewart Dunure Superfund
The Trustee for TJ & LJ Phillips Super Fund
Uzzanu SMSF
WR & SJ Love Super Fund
Wookie Super Fund
Ireland
Bank of Ireland Staff Pensions Fund
Isle of Man
Anthony Markham Personal Pension Scheme
Cluny Personal Pension Scheme
Crawford A Personal Pension Scheme
Grundy F Personal Pension Scheme
Merryweather Personal Pension Scheme
RJC Personal Pension Scheme
Suppree Pension Fund
Schemes removed
Australia
AdamG Super Fund
Colleer and Mclaren Superannuation Fund
J and D Dempster-Smith Superannuation Fund
Jackiesloan13
Pugh Family Superannuation Fund
Whelan Super 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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