07 April 2026
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.
The ROPS list has been with 27 schemes added, eight schemes removed and three schemes amended.
HMRC lists the updates, as follows.
Schemes added
Australia
Bowles ROPSFund
Clyne SMSF
Farquhar Family Super Fund
Foxmart Pty Ltd ATF Foxmart Super Fund
Gallagher Family Super Fund
Howland Wealth Fund
Iddison Super Fund
J A Newton Super Fund
JLM Super Fund
Martyn Allan Latham Super Fund
My Options CAU TM Super
Norton ROPS Fund
Pengilly Pension Fund
RC & AM Forrest Super
Stuart Morris SMSF
StuKat SMSF
The Crawford Judge Superannuation Fund
The Photiou Superannuation Fund
The Trustee for Beartin UK Super Fund
The Trustee for Elbow Super Fund
Thiagarajan Family Super Fund
TTSuper
White Sneakers Super Fund
Woolrich Super
Netherlands
Amoria Bond B.V.
People 2.0 Payrolling Netherlands B.V.
New Zealand
SMS 29 Fund
Schemes removed
Australia
Christensen Family SMSF
Fishbird Super Fund
KCWilliams Plus 55 Super Fund
Maclennan 55plus Super
Mark G. Johnson Super Fund
Shakeshaft Super
Ward Superannuation Fund
Jersey
The Brooks Macdonald Occupational Pension Scheme
Schemes amended
Latvia
SEB-Klimata indeksu pensiju plans 18-54 (SEB-Climate index pension plan 18-54) (previously Pension Plan SEB-Klimata Indeksu plans (SEB-Climate index plan))
SEB-Lidzsvara pensiju plans 55-59 (SEB-Balanced pension Plan 55-59) (previously Pension Plan SEB-Aktivais (SEB Active))
SEB-Stabilais pensiju plans 60+ (SEB- Stable pension plan 60+) (previously Pension Plan SEB-Sabalansetais (SEB-Balanced))
An updated list of ROPS notifications is published twice a month, usually, 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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