FSCS in-default register

Forthplus Pensions Ltd

Declared in default18 July 2025FRN 653170

What this means for you

Because Forthplus Pensions Ltd has been declared in default, you can't complain via the Financial Ombudsman Service in the normal way. Instead, eligible customers can apply to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme for compensation.

Background

Forthplus Pensions Ltd, which operated under the trading names Athena Pensions Ltd and Helium Miracle 119 Ltd (FRN 653170), provided pension advice, pension transfer, and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) administration services. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme declared the firm in default on 18 July 2025. Eligible customers may claim compensation of up to £85,000 in relation to pension-related investments held with the firm.

Products this firm wrote

Pension advicePension transferSIPP administration

How to claim

  1. Check you were a customer of this firm during the period it was regulated.
  2. Gather your policy / advice / contract paperwork — start with anything you have in writing.
  3. Identify your loss and the date it crystallised.
  4. Apply via the FSCS online claim portal at claims.fscs.org.uk.
  5. The FSCS investigation typically takes 6–18 months. They will assess eligibility, liability and quantum.