A partnership built on trust, and one very successful de-risking exercise.
WPS began as a partnership between Ben Fowler and Vestey Holdings, a fourth-generation family business, created out of one of the most effective pension de-risking strategies in the family business sector: securing the future of the Vestey Group’s own pension scheme.
Since then, we've worked exclusively with multi-generational family businesses on their legacy defined benefit schemes. Now, we're also bringing the same partnership approach to their future pension provision, through the Arboreum Pension Scheme.
We are now part of Collective Pensions, a joint venture company majority-owned by the Vestey and Timpson families.
We are proud to support family businesses for the unique contribution they make
Family firms are the backbone of the UK economy and the bedrock of the communities they operate in – 5.1 million businesses, 93% of the UK private sector, employing 15.8 million people and contributing almost £985bn to UK GDP every year. We think a sector that carries that much responsibility for that many people’s futures deserves a pensions partner who understands it from the inside.
Built by a family business, for family businesses
WPS grew out of Vestey Holdings, a fourth-generation family business, so the culture and values we bring to every client relationship are the ones we live by ourselves.
We advise families, not just trustees
As owners and managers of the business, families are uniquely placed to set pension strategy that balances the interests of every stakeholder, including the people drawing a pension from it.
A stake in the sector, not just a service to it
We’re part of the family business community ourselves, supporting it where we can, and drawing on the insight of the other family businesses we work alongside.
Combined annual revenue of the family businesses we advise
Pension liabilities advised on behalf of our clients
Legacy defined benefit pension risk transferred for more than 100 businesses
