FOI reference - FOI-5689
Date - 24 March 2021
Date - 24 March 2021
Request
Could you please confirm the number of UK Defined Benefit Schemes where the Scheme Return indicates that there is a professional trustee in place?
I would be happy to take data from last year’s Scheme Return information... If possible, can you also specify which professional trustees are firms or individuals.
Response
I can confirm that we hold the information you have requested.
Information we are able to supply
Please find a table containing the number and proportion of defined benefit and hybrid schemes with a professional trustee, divided between firms and individuals:
| Scheme type (X) | Defined benefit | Hybrid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category of professional trustee | Individual | Firm | Individual | Firm |
| Number of (X) schemes with a professional trustee | 243 | 1,538 | 60 | 225 |
| Total number of (X) schemes | 4,797 | 926 | ||
| % | 5.1 | 32.1 | 6.5 | 24.3 |
Please note that the breakdown may not add up to the total as some schemes have multiple professional trustees, this would include:
- Where a scheme has multiple professional Individual trustees, only one has been counted.
- Where a scheme has multiple professional Firm trustees, only one has been counted.
- Where a scheme has multiple professional Individual and Firm trustees, one of each has been counted.