Appendix A � data items required for migration
Published 17 September 2024
This following information tells what you’ll need to enter when migrating a pension scheme to the Managing pension schemes service.
For questions with a ‘yes� or ‘no� answer, if you select ‘yes� you’ll be required to provide the relevant detail. If you select ‘no�, you’ll either:
- have to enter a reason why it cannot be provided
- be able to move on to the next question
Section 1 � pension scheme structure
You should select one of the following options:
- a single trust under which all of the assets are held for the benefit of all members of the scheme
- a group life/death in service scheme
- a body corporate
- other (you must provide a brief description in a free text box on the service (maximum of 150 characters))
Section 2 � in which country or territory was the scheme established
Select one of the EU or European Economic Area (EEA) countries from the list provided on the service.
Section 3 � current membership of the pension scheme
Select one of the following options:
- 0
- 1
- 2 to 11
- 12 to 50
- 51 to 10,000
- more than 10,000
Section 4 � number of members there are likely to be in the next 12 months
Select one of the following options:
- 0
- 1
- 2 to 11
- 12 to 50
- 51 to 10,000
- more than 10,000
Section 5 � how the scheme provides benefits
Select one of the following options:
- Money Purchase benefits only (defined contribution)
- Defined Benefits only
- mixture of money purchase benefits and defined benefits
Section 6 � If ‘money purchase benefits only� or ‘mixture of money purchase benefits and defined benefits� have been selected
You must select one of the following:
- collective money purchase benefits
- cash balance benefits
- other money purchase benefits
- a mixture of collective money purchase benefits and cash balance benefits and/or other money purchase benefits
- a mixture of cash balance benefits and other money purchase benefits
Section 7 � are any of the benefits provided under the scheme secured by a contract of insurance or annuity contract by an insurance company which provides administration services to the scheme?
Select ‘yes� or ‘no�.
Section 8 � If any of the benefits provided under the scheme are secured by a contract of insurance or annuity contract by an insurance company which provides administration services to the scheme
You will need to fill in this section if you selected ‘yes� in section 7.
You must provide the:
- insurance company’s name
- insurance company’s address
- insurance company’s country
- policy number
Section 9 � establisher details
You must state at least one type of establisher, which could be:
- an individual
- a company or organisation
- a partnership
In all instances you must provide the establisher’s:
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
- previous address in last 12 months (if applicable)
Individual establishers
For individual establishers you will also need to:
- complete ‘National Insurance number� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- complete ‘Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no UTR
- provide a date of birth
Company or organisation establisher
For company or organisation establishers you will also need to:
- complete ‘Company Reference Number� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Company Reference Number
- complete ‘Corporation Tax UTR� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Corporation Tax UTR
- complete ‘VAT reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no VAT reference
- complete �PAYE reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no PAYE reference
- provide details about the director or a person or people with significant responsibility within the organisation, such as:
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
- previous address in the last 12 months (if applicable)
- National Insurance number � you must select ‘yes� or ‘no� and if you select ‘no�, enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- Self Assessment UTR � you must select ‘yes� or ‘no� and if you select ‘no�, enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- date of birth
Partnership establisher
For a partnership establisher you will also need to:
- complete ‘Partnership UTR� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Company Reference Number
- complete ‘VAT reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no VAT reference
- complete �PAYE reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no PAYE reference
- provide details about the partnership establisher such as:
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
- previous address in the last 12 months (if applicable)
- National Insurance number � you must select ‘yes� or ‘no� and if you select ‘no�, enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- Self Assessment UTR � you must select ‘yes� or ‘no� and if you select ‘no�, enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- date of birth
Section 10 � which of these directors is also a trustee?
Select the relevant director details.
The trustee details will be automatically populated when you select a director.
If you do not select a director, you will need to enter details into section 11.
Section 11 � trustee details
If the scheme has a structure of single trust, details of at least one trustee must be provided. This trustee can be either:
- an individual
- a company or organisation
- a partnership
You will need to provide the following details about the trustee:
- name
- address
- email address
- telephone number
- previous address in last 12 months (if applicable)
Individual trustees
For individual trustees you will also need to:
- complete ‘National Insurance number� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no National Insurance number
- complete ‘Self Assessment Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR)� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no UTR
- provide a date of birth
Company or organisation trustees
For company or organisation trustees you will also need to:
- complete ‘Company Reference Number� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Company Reference Number
- complete ‘Corporation Tax UTR� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Corporation Tax UTR
- complete ‘VAT reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘yes�, enter the VAT reference
- complete �PAYE reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘yes�, enter the PAYE reference
Partnership trustees
For a partnership trustees you will also need to:
- complete ‘Partnership UTR� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘no�, you need to enter a reason for no Partnership UTR
- complete ‘VAT reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘yes�, enter the VAT reference
- complete �PAYE reference� by selecting either ‘yes� or ‘no� � if you select ‘yes�, enter the PAYE reference