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Lost isa - help needed

jonathanstott
jonathanstott Posts: 3 Newbie
in Savings & investments
Hi, please help me!!!

I have lost the details to a cash investment i made in 2001. I took out an ISA for a few thousand pounds with a company which i can not remember the name of. It was set up in 2001 and i have no correspondance from the company and have since moved house.

Is there a way a can trace the ISA or is there some sort of register i can look up to see which company holds my cash?????

I have tried to trace it through the cheque i wrote to set up the ISA however my bank do not keep cheque records older than 6 years

Please help me

Thanks
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  • glider3560
    glider3560 Posts: 4,115 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    https://www.mylostaccount.org.uk
  • jonathanstott
    jonathanstott Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thanks. I have registered on that website but it may take up to 12 weeks!

    Anyone got any quicker solutions?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Would is show on your credit file? Mine has details of all the banks I have had a financial relationship with?
  • pqrdef
    pqrdef Posts: 4,552 Forumite
    HMRC runs an ISA Helpline. I've no idea if this works, but they might be able to look up what's recorded against your National Insurance number.
    "It will take, five, 10, 15 years to get back to where we need to be. But it's no longer the individual banks that are in the wrong, it's the banking industry as a whole." - Steven Cooper, head of personal and business banking at Barclays, talking to Martin Lewis
  • jonathanstott
    jonathanstott Posts: 3 Newbie
    I have not been able to find the ISA help line number. However I did phone hmrc and spoke to another dept that informed me I would need to write to EVERY isa company in the uk to find it!!!!!

    There must be an easier way, pleeeease help me people
  • glider3560
    glider3560 Posts: 4,115 Forumite
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    jonathanstott wrote: »
    I have not been able to find the ISA help line number. However I did phone hmrc and spoke to another dept that informed me I would need to write to EVERY isa company in the uk to find it!!!!!

    There must be an easier way, pleeeease help me people
    My Lost Account (above) is the only service that will do this for you.

    Are you sure you don't have any paperwork anywhere? How about any information from the account the money came from?
  • soulsaver
    soulsaver Posts: 6,965 Forumite
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    Your own tax office has this information on your records for sure.
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  • Biggles
    Biggles Posts: 8,209 Forumite
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    Do you remember how you opened the account? Did you go somewhere to make your payment? Did you find them online and make the payment by post? Was it someone recommended on here?

    Certainly worth trying your local HMRC office, they should have a record somewhere in the system. I should have thought it should be linked to your NI Number.
  • jimjames
    jimjames Posts: 19,244 Forumite
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    jonathanstott wrote: »
    I have not been able to find the ISA help line number. However I did phone hmrc and spoke to another dept that informed me I would need to write to EVERY isa company in the uk to find it!!!!!

    There must be an easier way, pleeeease help me people
    If you cannot remember the name of the company or have any paperwork then I doubt there is any easier way.

    If you can remember at least something then that would be a start to getting more info and tracking it down.
    Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.
  • Bigsmak
    Bigsmak Posts: 188 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Did you pay the money by cheque or card? Maybe your bank has a record of it
    I work in finance

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