Finding a Pension Administrator

Wigvets

I have drawn a blank trying to track down the administrators of a pension that my elderly Mother-in-law paid into in the 70s/80s

1.      She worked at ‘Tupperware’

2.      This later became ‘Dart Industries’ and this is the name on her ‘Pension Plan’ certificate of Membership'

3.      I went on the Government website to track the administrators, and this came up with the contact details for ‘Mercer’

4.      I therefore phoned and e-mailed ‘Mercer’ with full details to be informed that they ‘not the administrators for Dart Industries’    

5.      I emailed them back asking for further direction and if the government website was incorrect in pointing me to them but simply got an instant automated response and no more    

Can anyone advise of the next step that I can take?

Any advice/help would be most appreciated - thanks all 

Marcon

Wigvets said:

I have drawn a blank trying to track down the administrators of a pension that my elderly Mother-in-law paid into in the 70s/80s

1.      She worked at ‘Tupperware’

2.      This later became ‘Dart Industries’ and this is the name on her ‘Pension Plan’ certificate of Membership'

3.      I went on the Government website to track the administrators, and this came up with the contact details for ‘Mercer’

4.      I therefore phoned and e-mailed ‘Mercer’ with full details to be informed that they ‘not the administrators for Dart Industries’    

5.      I emailed them back asking for further direction and if the government website was incorrect in pointing me to them but simply got an instant automated response and no more    

Can anyone advise of the next step that I can take?

Any advice/help would be most appreciated - thanks all 

Are you able to be any more precise about the dates on which your MIL worked for Tupperware, and how old she is, please? It's possible she didn't qualify for a 'deferred pension' at the time she left, in which case she will simply have had a refund of her own contributions (minus tax and possibly NI).

If she was in something called a 'contracted out' pension scheme (which is likely, given when she was a member) try: https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/shortforms/form/DPU_SAR_NI?_ga=2.230026460.1544670040.1621021753-1315656139.1609178084

This lengthy thread explains why that approach might be helpful, assuming it was a contracted out scheme: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6267734/is-there-a-really-detailed-online-method-to-check-nics/p1

You might also think of contacting Tupperware (formerly Dart Industries Limited) by writing to its registered office. See https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00117739 for full name of the company and address of registered office.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupperware#:~:text=In 1977, Rexall, the owner,off from Premark in 1996.

Is your MIL already receiving her state pension?

If so, did she reach State Pension Age pre 6/4/2016?

Is the Tupperware Scheme the only pension scheme of which she was ever a member?