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Scheme Services

At Brightwell, our Scheme Services are designed to enhance and support the management and governance of pension schemes

We offer a comprehensive suite of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each scheme we work with, ensuring effective governance, compliance, and strategic management.

We have an experienced and highly qualified team working within Scheme Services providing expert support with day-to-day scheme activities, ensuring that priorities are managed effectively and efficiently, helping trustees achieve their strategic goals.

Our services include:

  • Scheme Communications & PR: Managing trustee communications, media relations, crisis management, public affairs and scheme brand identity
  • Scheme Governance & Secretariat: Providing support for trustee board and committee meetings, governance, and entity management
  • Scheme Projects & Advisory: Delivering project-based support and advisory services for specific scheme needs
  • Scheme Funding Advice: Offering end-to-end advice on funding strategies, covenant risk analysis, and valuation oversight
  • Scheme Risk Management: Designing and monitoring scheme risk frameworks, maintaining risk registers, and crisis management oversight
  • Legal, Scheme Regulatory & Compliance Services: Managing compliance with regulatory standards and providing legal support, ensuring pension schemes adhere to all relevant legal and regulatory requirements
  • Scheme Finance & Tax: Overseeing scheme accounting, tax and compliance, and financial reporting

Interaction across teams and integration between services helps to better manage relationships with service providers, trustees and ultimately, members.

We are always looking to be at the forefront of innovation. We have invested heavily in our people, systems and processes to ensure retention of talent and continuous improvement in our services.

Delivering Innovation, Insight, Efficiency and Value for Money

  • Tailored solutions: We offer customised support to meet the specific needs of each client, whether it’s a full outsourced solution or supplementary support for in-house teams.
  • Value for money: Working with Brightwell allows you to save on the costs associated with recruiting, training, and retaining in-house pensions management staff.
  • Comprehensive services: We offer a complete suite of services that other firms may not be able to. This includes legal, finance & tax, risk management, comms & PR, and much more.
  • Proven track record: With over 40 years of experience working with BTPS, we have extensive experience in managing the complexities of large, defined benefit schemes.

Flexible Engagement Models:

  • Project-based support: Expertise in handling short-term, complex projects (e.g., implementation support, policy reviews, etc).
  • Modular service packages: Tailored support for the specific areas your scheme needs most.
  • Full outsourcing model: Brightwell offers comprehensive management of your scheme’s operations, providing ideal support for sponsors or trustees who require complete and reliable assistance.

Get in touch: For more information about our Scheme Services, please reach out to us at hello@brightwellpensions.com. A dedicated member of our team will be in touch.

Disclaimer:
The information provided was correct as at 3rd of March 2025 and BTPSM trading as Brightwell shall be under no obligation to notify you of any changes to the information or otherwise to update the information after this date. It is intended for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer, recommendation or solicitation to buy securities or derivatives products. Any reliance you place on this information is at your own risk.
The investment strategies that BTPSM trading as Brightwell use are subject to normal market fluctuations and the risks associated with investing in international securities markets. Therefore the value of investments and the income from it may rise as well as fall and investors may not get back the amount they originally invested.

Technology

The pensions industry has lagged the rest of the financial services sector when it comes to technological innovation. Through our partnership with Procentia we offer pension schemes a powerful solution, giving members access to personalised pension information at the touch of a button.

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Funding &​ Fiduciary Services​

Ensuring pension schemes can meet their obligations to members and their beneficiaries involves careful management of scheme assets and 
in-depth understanding of the factors that influence assets, liabilities and corporate sponsors. At Brightwell, we offer unique insight and expertise.

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Advisory Services

Brightwell’s role in supporting BTPS is truly end-to-end, integrating every aspect of what it takes to successfully manage a complex DB pension scheme.  Across funding…

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