Occupational defined contribution landscape 2025 annex

In this year’s statistics release, we describe the collection methods for the data contained in the annex to this publication, together with information on what is covered by each section of the annex.

1. In this section and throughout, hybrid refers to schemes which have both a DB section and a DC section. Some hybrid schemes offer one benefit type (a combination of DB and DC, e.g. DC with DB underpin), but these schemes are not covered here.
2. File 1 (schemes), 2 (memberships), and 3 (finances) are based on schemes with 12 or more members (except for Table 1.1 and 1.13 in section 1, which is based on all schemes with two or more members).
3. File 4 (AE schemes) is based on all schemes with two or more members.
4. File 5 (micro schemes) is based on schemes with two to 11 members.

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File 1: Schemes

Notes:

1. Tables 1.1 to 1.13 cover DC schemes with 12 or more members.
2. Tables 1.1 and 1.2 include hybrid schemes with 12 or more DC members.
3. Tables 1.3 to 1.10 exclude hybrid schemes with DC members.
4. Figures in total columns may not equal the sum of figures in sub-columns due to rounding. Scheme numbers are rounded to the nearest ten.
5. Tables 1.2 and 1.3 show the number of schemes who have reported having any members aged 50 to 59. Tables 1.4 and 1.5 show all schemes who have reported any members aged 60 or over.
6. Table 1.13, which includes hybrid schemes and excludes micro schemes, corresponds to Figure 1 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
7. Table 1.14, excluding hybrid schemes, corresponds to Figure 2 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
8. We operate a different scheme return for micro DC schemes (schemes with fewer than 12 members), with lower information requirements, and as such we show these schemes separately, and show less information about these schemes.
9. Any figures of 5 or lower are considered potentially identifiable and marked as **. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, and where a figure rounds to lower than 1,000 it is marked as ^^. Any financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and where a financial amount rounds to a lower figure it is marked as ##.

Table 1.1: Number of schemes by status (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	1,870	770	700	320	3,660
2012	1,670	730	630	220	3,240
2013	1,540	730	610	190	3,080
2014	1,200	990	550	190	2,930
2015	1,070	920	570	170	2,740
2016	940	840	540	150	2,470
2017	770	760	510	140	2,180
2018	670	690	480	130	1,980
2019	610	580	440	120	1,740
2020	540	510	420	90	1,560
2021	470	440	390	70	1,370
2022	410	380	350	90	1,220
2023	360	340	310	70	1,080
2024	300	290	280	60	920
2025	260	240	220	60	790

Table 1.2: Number of schemes with membership aged 50 to 59 by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	1,530	480	130	30	2,170
2012	1,430	460	120	40	2,050
2013	1,370	410	130	50	1,960
2014	1,290	400	120	60	1,870
2015	1,220	340	120	70	1,740
2016	1,090	300	120	70	1,570
2017	890	250	110	80	1,330
2018	760	220	100	90	1,170
2019	650	180	90	80	1,000
2020	570	150	80	80	870
2021	500	120	60	70	760
2022	440	110	50	70	670
2023	380	90	40	70	580
2024	340	70	30	60	500
2025	270	60	30	60	410

Table 1.3: Number of schemes with membership aged 50 to 59 by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	1,100	420	470	180	2,170
2012	1,040	400	450	160	2,050
2013	970	420	420	140	1,960
2014	730	620	380	140	1,870
2015	640	570	410	130	1,740
2016	540	510	400	120	1,570
2017	390	460	370	110	1,330
2018	330	410	330	110	1,170
2019	280	330	300	100	1,000
2020	250	280	280	70	870
2021	220	240	250	50	760
2022	180	200	220	70	670
2023	150	180	190	60	580
2024	120	150	180	50	500
2025	100	130	130	50	410

Table 1.4: Number of schemes with membership aged 60+ by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	1,210	470	130	30	1,840
2012	1,150	450	120	40	1,760
2013	1,110	400	120	50	1,670
2014	1,070	390	120	60	1,630
2015	1,010	330	120	70	1,520
2016	900	290	110	70	1,370
2017	770	240	110	80	1,200
2018	670	220	100	90	1,080
2019	590	170	90	80	940
2020	540	150	80	80	840
2021	470	120	60	70	720
2022	420	110	50	70	650
2023	370	90	40	70	570
2024	330	70	30	60	490
2025	260	60	30	60	400

Table 1.5: Number of schemes with membership aged 60+ by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	930	360	400	150	1,840
2012	880	340	390	140	1,760
2013	820	360	370	130	1,670
2014	630	550	330	130	1,630
2015	550	490	350	120	1,520
2016	480	450	340	110	1,370
2017	360	420	320	100	1,200
2018	320	370	300	100	1,080
2019	280	300	270	90	940
2020	240	260	270	70	840
2021	210	230	240	50	720
2022	170	200	210	80	650
2023	150	180	190	60	570
2024	120	140	170	50	490
2025	100	120	130	50	400

Table 1.6: Number of schemes by use of default strategy by status as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Does use default	90	60	30	20	200
Doesn't use default	10	70	110	30	220
Unknown	**	**	**	**	**
Total	100	130	140	50	420
% using default	87	47	19	45	48

Table 1.7: Number of schemes by use of default strategy by size as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Does use default	80	40	30	50	200
Doesn't use default	190	20	**	**	220
Unknown	**	**	**	**	**
Total	280	60	30	60	420
% using default	29	66	100	93	48

Table 1.8: Number of schemes with leaving members by scheme size as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	40	20	10	30	100
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	10	**	**	10	20
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	**	0	0	0	**
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	30	30	20	30	110
Left for any other reason	10	20	10	30	80

Table 1.9: Number of schemes with leaving members by scheme status as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	50	20	20	10	100
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	10	10	**	**	20
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	0	0	0	**	**
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	60	20	10	10	110
Left for any other reason	50	10	10	10	80

Table 1.10: Number of Schemes with assets by Membership banding as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
0 to 10m	280	30	**	**	0	0	0	0	310
10m to 25m	**	20	**	0	0	0	0	0	20
25m to 100m	0	10	10	**	0	0	0	**	30
100m to 250m	0	**	10	**	0	0	0	**	20
250m to 1b	0	0	**	10	0	0	0	**	20
1b to 2.5b	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	**	10
2.5b +	0	0	0	**	0	0	0	20	20
Total	280	60	30	30	0	0	0	30	420

Table 1.11: Number of schemes by size and scheme benefit type

Year	Scheme benefit type	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	Defined Contribution	1,940	550	140	40	2,670
2011	Hybrid	320	480	160	30	990
2012	Defined Contribution	1,610	500	140	40	2,290
2012	Hybrid	280	480	160	30	950
2013	Defined Contribution	1,500	450	130	50	2,130
2013	Hybrid	290	470	170	30	950
2014	Defined Contribution	1,410	430	120	60	2,020
2014	Hybrid	260	450	160	40	910
2015	Defined Contribution	1,300	360	120	70	1,850
2015	Hybrid	240	430	160	50	890
2016	Defined Contribution	1,140	310	120	70	1,640
2016	Hybrid	200	410	170	50	830
2017	Defined Contribution	940	260	120	80	1,400
2017	Hybrid	190	360	170	60	770
2018	Defined Contribution	810	240	110	90	1,240
2018	Hybrid	190	320	170	60	730
2019	Defined Contribution	680	190	90	90	1,050
2019	Hybrid	160	310	160	60	690
2020	Defined Contribution	600	160	90	80	920
2020	Hybrid	160	260	150	60	640
2021	Defined Contribution	530	130	60	70	790
2021	Hybrid	140	230	150	60	580
2022	Defined Contribution	460	110	50	70	700
2022	Hybrid	130	210	130	60	530
2023	Defined Contribution	400	90	40	70	600
2023	Hybrid	110	190	120	60	480
2024	Defined Contribution	350	70	30	60	510
2024	Hybrid	90	150	110	60	410
2025	Defined Contribution	280	60	30	60	420
2025	Hybrid	70	130	100	70	370

Table 1.12: Number of schemes by status and scheme benefit type

Year	Scheme benefit type	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	Defined Contribution	1,330	490	580	270	2,670
2011	Hybrid	540	280	130	50	990
2012	Defined Contribution	1,150	450	500	180	2,290
2012	Hybrid	520	270	130	30	950
2013	Defined Contribution	1,060	450	460	160	2,130
2013	Hybrid	490	280	150	30	950
2014	Defined Contribution	790	660	420	150	2,020
2014	Hybrid	410	330	130	40	910
2015	Defined Contribution	680	590	440	140	1,850
2015	Hybrid	400	330	130	30	890
2016	Defined Contribution	560	540	410	120	1,640
2016	Hybrid	380	300	130	20	830
2017	Defined Contribution	420	480	390	110	1,400
2017	Hybrid	350	280	130	20	770
2018	Defined Contribution	350	420	350	120	1,240
2018	Hybrid	320	270	130	20	730
2019	Defined Contribution	300	340	310	100	1,050
2019	Hybrid	310	240	130	20	690
2020	Defined Contribution	260	290	300	80	920
2020	Hybrid	280	220	130	10	640
2021	Defined Contribution	220	250	260	60	790
2021	Hybrid	250	190	130	10	580
2022	Defined Contribution	180	210	230	80	700
2022	Hybrid	230	170	120	10	530
2023	Defined Contribution	150	190	200	60	600
2023	Hybrid	210	150	110	10	480
2024	Defined Contribution	120	150	180	50	510
2024	Hybrid	180	140	90	10	410
2025	Defined Contribution	100	130	140	50	420
2025	Hybrid	160	110	90	10	370

Table 1.13: Occupational DC schemes by membership size group (including hybrid schemes, excluding micro schemes)

Number of schemes by membership size group

Date	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	2,260	1,030	310	80	3,660
2012	1,890	980	300	70	3,240
2013	1,790	920	290	80	3,080
2014	1,670	870	290	100	2,930
2015	1,540	790	290	120	2,740
2016	1,340	710	290	130	2,470
2017	1,130	630	280	140	2,180
2018	1,000	560	270	150	1,980
2019	840	500	250	150	1,740
2020	760	420	240	140	1,560
2021	660	360	210	140	1,370
2022	590	320	180	130	1,220
2023	510	290	160	130	1,080
2024	430	220	140	120	920
2025	350	200	120	120	790

Table 1.14: Micro schemes by RSS status (excluding hybrid schemes)

Number of schemes by RSS status

Date	RSS	Non-RSS	Unknown	Total
2015	22,500	5,050	5,330	32,890
2016	22,930	4,360	4,710	32,000
2017	22,070	3,670	4,790	30,530
2018	21,930	3,200	4,220	29,340
2019	21,860	2,050	3,860	27,760
2020	21,750	1,670	3,300	26,720
2021	21,970	1,520	2,770	26,260
2022	21,100	1,340	3,250	25,700
2023	20,530	1,220	3,450	25,210
2024	20,720	1,050	2,910	24,680
2025	21,260	940	2,100	24,300

File 2: Membership

Notes:

1. In this section and throughout, hybrid refers to schemes which have both a DB section and a DC section. Some hybrid schemes offer one benefit type (a combination of DB and DC, e.g. DC with DB underpin), but these schemes are not covered here.
2. Tables 2.1 to 2.4 and 2.13 to 2.14 cover all DC schemes with 12 or more members, including hybrid schemes with DC members.
3. Tables 2.5 to 2.12 show DC schemes with 12 or more members but excludes hybrid schemes with DC members.
4. Table 2.1 refers to Figure 3 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
5. Figures in total columns may not equal the sum of figures in sub columns due to rounding. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.
6. Numbers of reported pensioner members are not shown here, though reported pensioner members are included in the total memberships figure. Please see the accompanying text document for a fuller explanation of this.
7. We operate a different scheme return for micro DC schemes (schemes with fewer than 12 members), with lower information requirements, and as such we show these schemes separately, and show less information about these schemes.
8. Any figures of 5 or lower are considered potentially identifiable and marked as **. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, and where a figure rounds to lower than 1,000 it is marked as ^^. Any financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and where a financial amount rounds to a lower figure it is marked as ##.

Table 2.1: Membership by scheme size (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	78,000	358,000	660,000	1,159,000	2,255,000
2012	65,000	342,000	663,000	1,196,000	2,265,000
2013	62,000	324,000	661,000	1,566,000	2,613,000
2014	60,000	307,000	635,000	3,666,000	4,668,000
2015	55,000	286,000	658,000	5,932,000	6,931,000
2016	48,000	260,000	646,000	8,866,000	9,820,000
2017	40,000	227,000	612,000	11,743,000	12,622,000
2018	36,000	205,000	594,000	15,934,000	16,768,000
2019	31,000	183,000	569,000	18,833,000	19,615,000
2020	28,000	158,000	542,000	20,994,000	21,722,000
2021	25,000	138,000	482,000	22,767,000	23,412,000
2022	22,000	122,000	413,000	25,449,000	26,006,000
2023	19,000	107,000	372,000	28,278,000	28,776,000
2024	17,000	81,000	335,000	30,192,000	30,625,000
2025	13,000	73,000	290,000	32,416,000	32,793,000

Table 2.2: Active membership by scheme size (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	21,000	145,000	307,000	467,000	939,000
2012	18,000	140,000	311,000	503,000	971,000
2013	17,000	132,000	304,000	813,000	1,266,000
2014	19,000	124,000	290,000	2,623,000	3,056,000
2015	15,000	118,000	332,000	4,018,000	4,483,000
2016	12,000	107,000	337,000	5,384,000	5,840,000
2017	7,000	89,000	313,000	6,976,000	7,385,000
2018	5,000	73,000	298,000	8,799,000	9,176,000
2019	4,000	69,000	268,000	9,609,000	9,950,000
2020	4,000	54,000	237,000	9,870,000	10,165,000
2021	3,000	43,000	216,000	9,871,000	10,133,000
2022	3,000	36,000	170,000	10,573,000	10,782,000
2023	2,000	27,000	156,000	10,866,000	11,052,000
2024	2,000	20,000	134,000	10,929,000	11,084,000
2025	1,000	16,000	112,000	11,294,000	11,424,000

Table 2.3: Deferred membership by scheme size (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	48,000	202,000	345,000	662,000	1,258,000
2012	42,000	192,000	342,000	669,000	1,244,000
2013	41,000	183,000	348,000	740,000	1,313,000
2014	37,000	177,000	335,000	1,029,000	1,578,000
2015	37,000	162,000	318,000	1,900,000	2,417,000
2016	34,000	148,000	304,000	3,470,000	3,957,000
2017	31,000	133,000	295,000	4,758,000	5,218,000
2018	28,000	127,000	292,000	7,127,000	7,574,000
2019	25,000	110,000	294,000	9,215,000	9,645,000
2020	23,000	101,000	300,000	11,113,000	11,537,000
2021	20,000	93,000	264,000	12,880,000	13,258,000
2022	18,000	85,000	241,000	14,859,000	15,203,000
2023	16,000	78,000	215,000	17,391,000	17,700,000
2024	14,000	60,000	201,000	19,225,000	19,499,000
2025	11,000	56,000	177,000	21,071,000	21,316,000

Table 2.4: Membership by scheme status (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	1,653,000	404,000	119,000	80,000	2,255,000
2012	1,706,000	393,000	115,000	50,000	2,265,000
2013	1,964,000	472,000	104,000	74,000	2,613,000
2014	3,883,000	619,000	93,000	73,000	4,668,000
2015	6,266,000	493,000	121,000	51,000	6,931,000
2016	9,193,000	474,000	115,000	37,000	9,820,000
2017	11,938,000	513,000	135,000	36,000	12,622,000
2018	16,049,000	552,000	84,000	84,000	16,768,000
2019	18,927,000	531,000	78,000	79,000	19,615,000
2020	20,965,000	539,000	124,000	95,000	21,722,000
2021	22,802,000	434,000	130,000	47,000	23,412,000
2022	25,440,000	399,000	102,000	65,000	26,006,000
2023	27,969,000	559,000	113,000	136,000	28,776,000
2024	29,639,000	565,000	101,000	320,000	30,625,000
2025	31,797,000	550,000	113,000	332,000	32,793,000

Table 2.5: Membership aged 50 to 59 by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	18,000	41,000	59,000	125,000	244,000
2012	17,000	41,000	67,000	153,000	278,000
2013	16,000	38,000	67,000	224,000	345,000
2014	16,000	37,000	61,000	561,000	675,000
2015	16,000	32,000	67,000	882,000	997,000
2016	15,000	29,000	64,000	1,301,000	1,409,000
2017	13,000	26,000	61,000	1,922,000	2,022,000
2018	12,000	24,000	52,000	2,716,000	2,804,000
2019	11,000	20,000	49,000	3,169,000	3,249,000
2020	10,000	18,000	48,000	3,586,000	3,662,000
2021	9,000	14,000	38,000	4,060,000	4,121,000
2022	8,000	13,000	28,000	4,854,000	4,902,000
2023	7,000	11,000	24,000	4,978,000	5,019,000
2024	6,000	8,000	19,000	5,302,000	5,336,000
2025	4,000	7,000	16,000	5,616,000	5,643,000

Table 2.6: Membership aged 50 to 59 by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	181,000	37,000	12,000	14,000	244,000
2012	214,000	37,000	15,000	11,000	278,000
2013	272,000	43,000	14,000	16,000	345,000
2014	542,000	101,000	16,000	16,000	675,000
2015	909,000	57,000	19,000	12,000	997,000
2016	1,327,000	57,000	19,000	6,000	1,409,000
2017	1,914,000	70,000	31,000	7,000	2,022,000
2018	2,676,000	94,000	17,000	17,000	2,804,000
2019	3,135,000	82,000	15,000	17,000	3,249,000
2020	3,570,000	61,000	21,000	9,000	3,662,000
2021	4,055,000	43,000	17,000	5,000	4,121,000
2022	4,838,000	38,000	11,000	15,000	4,902,000
2023	4,904,000	63,000	21,000	32,000	5,019,000
2024	5,206,000	58,000	8,000	62,000	5,336,000
2025	5,520,000	50,000	8,000	65,000	5,643,000

Table 2.7: Membership aged 60+ by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	6,000	12,000	16,000	27,000	60,000
2012	5,000	12,000	19,000	32,000	68,000
2013	5,000	11,000	16,000	53,000	85,000
2014	5,000	11,000	17,000	140,000	172,000
2015	5,000	10,000	19,000	202,000	236,000
2016	5,000	9,000	18,000	306,000	338,000
2017	4,000	8,000	19,000	589,000	620,000
2018	4,000	8,000	17,000	893,000	921,000
2019	4,000	6,000	15,000	1,065,000	1,090,000
2020	4,000	6,000	16,000	1,286,000	1,311,000
2021	4,000	5,000	12,000	1,472,000	1,493,000
2022	4,000	5,000	10,000	1,821,000	1,839,000
2023	4,000	5,000	9,000	2,205,000	2,223,000
2024	4,000	4,000	7,000	2,511,000	2,526,000
2025	3,000	4,000	6,000	2,835,000	2,849,000

Table 2.8: Membership aged 60+ by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	42,000	8,000	5,000	5,000	60,000
2012	50,000	7,000	5,000	6,000	68,000
2013	65,000	10,000	4,000	6,000	85,000
2014	136,000	26,000	5,000	6,000	172,000
2015	210,000	15,000	6,000	6,000	236,000
2016	314,000	15,000	6,000	3,000	338,000
2017	588,000	21,000	7,000	3,000	620,000
2018	880,000	29,000	6,000	6,000	921,000
2019	1,053,000	26,000	5,000	7,000	1,090,000
2020	1,276,000	24,000	7,000	4,000	1,311,000
2021	1,466,000	19,000	6,000	2,000	1,493,000
2022	1,810,000	19,000	5,000	5,000	1,839,000
2023	2,166,000	30,000	12,000	15,000	2,223,000
2024	2,459,000	31,000	5,000	31,000	2,526,000
2025	2,779,000	30,000	6,000	33,000	2,849,000

Table 2.9: Membership by use of default strategy by status as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
In default	29,430,000	127,000	13,000	323,000	29,892,000
Choose Other fund	937,000	52,000	3,000	4,000	996,000
Default not available	127,000	3,000	23,000	2,000	155,000
Unknown	^^	1,000	^^	0	1,000

Table 2.10: Membership by use of default strategy by size as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
In default	3,000	14,000	54,000	29,821,000	29,892,000
Chose Other fund	^^	4,000	11,000	981,000	996,000
Default not available	7,000	5,000	0	143,000	155,000
Unknown	^^	1,000	0	0	1,000

Table 2.11: Scheme leavers by scheme size as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	^^	^^	^^	128,000	129,000
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	^^	^^	^^	4,000	4,000
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	^^	0	0	0	^^
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	^^	^^	2,000	343,000	345,000
Left for any other reason	^^	^^	7,000	402,000	409,000

Table 2.12: Scheme leavers by scheme status as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	124,000	2,000	^^	3,000	129,000
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	4,000	^^	^^	^^	4,000
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	0	0	0	^^	^^
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	337,000	3,000	^^	5,000	345,000
Left for any other reason	406,000	1,000	^^	2,000	409,000

Table 2.13: Membership by status and scheme benefit type (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Scheme benefit type	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	Defined Contribution	971,000	170,000	76,000	70,000	1,287,000
2011	Hybrid	682,000	233,000	42,000	10,000	968,000
2012	Defined Contribution	1,010,000	147,000	66,000	44,000	1,268,000
2012	Hybrid	696,000	246,000	49,000	6,000	997,000
2013	Defined Contribution	1,292,000	151,000	48,000	69,000	1,560,000
2013	Hybrid	672,000	320,000	56,000	5,000	1,053,000
2014	Defined Contribution	3,111,000	320,000	48,000	54,000	3,532,000
2014	Hybrid	772,000	300,000	46,000	19,000	1,136,000
2015	Defined Contribution	5,333,000	175,000	52,000	40,000	5,601,000
2015	Hybrid	933,000	318,000	68,000	11,000	1,330,000
2016	Defined Contribution	8,159,000	171,000	49,000	19,000	8,398,000
2016	Hybrid	1,034,000	303,000	66,000	19,000	1,422,000
2017	Defined Contribution	10,994,000	180,000	73,000	30,000	11,277,000
2017	Hybrid	945,000	333,000	62,000	6,000	1,346,000
2018	Defined Contribution	14,930,000	237,000	40,000	81,000	15,288,000
2018	Hybrid	1,119,000	315,000	44,000	3,000	1,480,000
2019	Defined Contribution	17,760,000	225,000	33,000	75,000	18,092,000
2019	Hybrid	1,167,000	306,000	45,000	4,000	1,523,000
2020	Defined Contribution	19,770,000	221,000	81,000	84,000	20,156,000
2020	Hybrid	1,194,000	318,000	42,000	12,000	1,566,000
2021	Defined Contribution	21,557,000	122,000	70,000	35,000	21,784,000
2021	Hybrid	1,245,000	311,000	59,000	12,000	1,628,000
2022	Defined Contribution	24,142,000	105,000	46,000	61,000	24,354,000
2022	Hybrid	1,298,000	294,000	56,000	4,000	1,652,000
2023	Defined Contribution	26,635,000	243,000	70,000	133,000	27,081,000
2023	Hybrid	1,334,000	316,000	43,000	2,000	1,695,000
2024	Defined Contribution	28,366,000	207,000	35,000	319,000	28,926,000
2024	Hybrid	1,273,000	358,000	66,000	1,000	1,699,000
2025	Defined Contribution	30,494,000	182,000	39,000	329,000	31,044,000
2025	Hybrid	1,303,000	368,000	75,000	3,000	1,749,000

Table 2.14: Membership by size and scheme benefit type (includes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Scheme benefit type	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	Defined Contribution	62,000	183,000	311,000	730,000	1,287,000
2011	Hybrid	16,000	175,000	349,000	428,000	968,000
2012	Defined Contribution	52,000	169,000	296,000	750,000	1,268,000
2012	Hybrid	13,000	172,000	366,000	446,000	997,000
2013	Defined Contribution	49,000	151,000	279,000	1,082,000	1,560,000
2013	Hybrid	13,000	173,000	382,000	485,000	1,053,000
2014	Defined Contribution	48,000	139,000	275,000	3,071,000	3,532,000
2014	Hybrid	12,000	168,000	360,000	595,000	1,136,000
2015	Defined Contribution	44,000	123,000	295,000	5,140,000	5,601,000
2015	Hybrid	11,000	163,000	363,000	792,000	1,330,000
2016	Defined Contribution	39,000	106,000	278,000	7,974,000	8,398,000
2016	Hybrid	10,000	153,000	368,000	891,000	1,422,000
2017	Defined Contribution	31,000	95,000	271,000	10,879,000	11,277,000
2017	Hybrid	9,000	132,000	341,000	863,000	1,346,000
2018	Defined Contribution	27,000	86,000	238,000	14,938,000	15,288,000
2018	Hybrid	9,000	119,000	356,000	996,000	1,480,000
2019	Defined Contribution	23,000	68,000	226,000	17,775,000	18,092,000
2019	Hybrid	7,000	115,000	343,000	1,058,000	1,523,000
2020	Defined Contribution	21,000	56,000	216,000	19,863,000	20,156,000
2020	Hybrid	7,000	102,000	326,000	1,131,000	1,566,000
2021	Defined Contribution	18,000	46,000	165,000	21,555,000	21,784,000
2021	Hybrid	6,000	92,000	318,000	1,212,000	1,628,000
2022	Defined Contribution	16,000	40,000	131,000	24,167,000	24,354,000
2022	Hybrid	6,000	83,000	282,000	1,282,000	1,652,000
2023	Defined Contribution	14,000	34,000	102,000	26,931,000	27,081,000
2023	Hybrid	5,000	73,000	270,000	1,347,000	1,695,000
2024	Defined Contribution	13,000	26,000	82,000	28,805,000	28,926,000
2024	Hybrid	4,000	56,000	253,000	1,387,000	1,699,000
2025	Defined Contribution	10,000	23,000	65,000	30,946,000	31,044,000
2025	Hybrid	3,000	51,000	225,000	1,471,000	1,749,000

File 3: Finances

Notes:

1. In this section and throughout, hybrid refers to schemes which have both a DB section and a DC section. Some hybrid schemes offer one benefit type (a combination of DB and DC, e.g. DC with DB underpin), but these schemes are not covered here.
2. All tables show DC schemes with 12 or more members but exclude hybrid schemes with DC members.
3. Table 3.1 refers to Figure 4 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
4. Table 3.10 refers to Figure 5 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
5. Figures in total columns may not equal the sum of figures in sub columns due to rounding. Scheme numbers are rounded to the nearest ten, financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Please note, where fields are calculated rounding is applied after totals have been derived.
6. For assets and contributions not all relevant schemes provide the information. Figures shown here represent reported amounts. Relevant data is shown in the reference tables (table 3.7 - 3.9) such that users can make their own extrapolations if they wish.
7. The phrase ‘market value of scheme assets’ refers to the fact that not all assets held by schemes have an inherent cash value (for example, property) and therefore the reported figure is based on the most recently available valuation of any such assets.
8. We operate a different scheme return for micro DC schemes (schemes with fewer than 12 members), with lower information requirements, and as such we show these schemes separately, and show less information about these schemes.
9. Any figures of 5 or lower are considered potentially identifiable and marked as **. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, and where a figure rounds to lower than 1,000 it is marked as ^^. Any financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and where a financial amount rounds to a lower figure it is marked as ##.

Table 3.1: Assets by scheme size (reported) (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99 (£m)	100 to 999 (£m)	1,000 to 4,999 (£m)	5,000+ (£m)	Total (£m)
2011	£1,122.00	£4,108.00	£5,872.00	£11,040.00	£22,142.00
2012	£1,016.00	£3,821.00	£5,904.00	£12,087.00	£22,827.00
2013	£1,759.00	£3,807.00	£6,092.00	£14,812.00	£26,469.00
2014	£878.00	£3,774.00	£6,684.00	£15,687.00	£27,023.00
2015	£883.00	£3,435.00	£6,398.00	£22,902.00	£33,618.00
2016	£883.00	£3,740.00	£6,728.00	£28,095.00	£39,446.00
2017	£780.00	£2,980.00	£7,099.00	£37,266.00	£48,125.00
2018	£668.00	£3,557.00	£6,953.00	£50,116.00	£61,294.00
2019	£559.00	£2,433.00	£6,948.00	£61,312.00	£71,251.00
2020	£493.00	£2,310.00	£7,272.00	£77,382.00	£87,457.00
2021	£417.00	£1,893.00	£5,788.00	£105,449.00	£113,547.00
2022	£335.00	£1,952.00	£5,752.00	£139,689.00	£147,728.00
2023	£339.00	£1,556.00	£4,413.00	£157,525.00	£163,833.00
2024	£269.00	£1,171.00	£3,424.00	£199,765.00	£204,629.00
2025	£214.00	£1,124.00	£3,244.00	£244,497.00	£249,078.00

Table 3.2: Assets by scheme status (reported) (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service (£m)	Closed to new joiners and open to future service (£m)	Closed to new joiners and future service (£m)	Winding Up (£m)	Total (£m)
2011	£17,726.00	£1,985.00	£850.00	£1,582.00	£22,142.00
2012	£19,826.00	£1,776.00	£849.00	£377.00	£22,827.00
2013	£21,712.00	£2,819.00	£632.00	£1,305.00	£26,469.00
2014	£20,955.00	£4,336.00	£777.00	£955.00	£27,023.00
2015	£29,795.00	£2,228.00	£914.00	£681.00	£33,618.00
2016	£35,275.00	£2,841.00	£817.00	£514.00	£39,446.00
2017	£43,481.00	£2,387.00	£1,637.00	£620.00	£48,125.00
2018	£53,310.00	£5,903.00	£714.00	£1,367.00	£61,294.00
2019	£64,374.00	£5,234.00	£575.00	£1,068.00	£71,251.00
2020	£80,471.00	£4,924.00	£1,159.00	£903.00	£87,457.00
2021	£107,505.00	£4,016.00	£1,495.00	£531.00	£113,547.00
2022	£141,289.00	£3,777.00	£710.00	£1,951.00	£147,728.00
2023	£157,785.00	£4,342.00	£733.00	£973.00	£163,833.00
2024	£197,780.00	£5,717.00	£450.00	£681.00	£204,629.00
2025	£242,616.00	£5,077.00	£542.00	£843.00	£249,078.00

Table 3.3: Contributions by scheme size (reported) (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99 (£m)	100 to 999 (£m)	1,000 to 4,999 (£m)	5,000+ (£m)	Total (£m)
2011	£52.00	£353.00	£544.00	£980.00	£1,928.00
2012	£44.00	£297.00	£621.00	£1,129.00	£2,092.00
2013	£41.00	£312.00	£634.00	£1,479.00	£2,466.00
2014	£32.00	£267.00	£589.00	£1,982.00	£2,870.00
2015	£26.00	£230.00	£573.00	£2,804.00	£3,633.00
2016	£20.00	£216.00	£613.00	£3,602.00	£4,452.00
2017	£16.00	£184.00	£623.00	£4,543.00	£5,366.00
2018	£11.00	£160.00	£565.00	£5,992.00	£6,728.00
2019	£9.00	£161.00	£614.00	£9,660.00	£10,444.00
2020	£8.00	£137.00	£603.00	£14,018.00	£14,766.00
2021	£7.00	£114.00	£474.00	£14,688.00	£15,283.00
2022	£6.00	£85.00	£448.00	£17,367.00	£17,906.00
2023	£5.00	£72.00	£325.00	£20,084.00	£20,486.00
2024	£4.00	£54.00	£260.00	£23,714.00	£24,032.00
2025	£21.00	£63.00	£264.00	£27,389.00	£27,737.00

Table 3.4: Scheme leavers and financial amounts (£m) by scheme size as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	£4.00	£8.00	£17.00	£1,629.00	£1,658.00
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	£1.00	##	£1.00	£178.00	£180.00
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	£1.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1.00
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	£4.00	£44.00	£118.00	£4,270.00	£4,436.00
Left for any other reason	##	£6.00	£320.00	£1,841.00	£2,168.00

Table 3.5: Scheme leavers and financial amounts (£m) by scheme status as of 31 December 2025 (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Taking benefits without partnership agreement	£1,579.00	£61.00	£5.00	£12.00	£1,658.00
Taking benefits with partnership agreement	£179.00	£1.00	##	##	£180.00
Transferred to a master trust due to the scheme winding up or considering winding up	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1.00	£1.00
Member initiated transfer to another workplace scheme or provider	£4,165.00	£193.00	£19.00	£59.00	£4,436.00
Left for any other reason	£2,154.00	£6.00	£5.00	£3.00	£2,168.00

Table 3.6: Transfer in amounts by scheme size (reported) (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99 (£m)	100 to 999 (£m)	1,000 to 4,999 (£m)	5,000+ (£m)	Total (£m)
2015	£34.00	£11.00	£69.00	£745.00	£859.00
2016	£32.00	£32.00	£62.00	£535.00	£660.00
2017	£36.00	£22.00	£78.00	£1,941.00	£2,077.00
2018	£6.00	£18.00	£56.00	£5,422.00	£5,501.00
2019	£2.00	£21.00	£145.00	£3,861.00	£4,029.00
2020	£5.00	£7.00	£217.00	£3,460.00	£3,689.00
2021	£1.00	£6.00	£45.00	£8,572.00	£8,624.00
2022	£1.00	£5.00	£29.00	£8,973.00	£9,008.00
2023	£1.00	£3.00	£308.00	£6,463.00	£6,775.00
2024	£1.00	£2.00	£17.00	£11,179.00	£11,198.00
2025	£1.00	£3.00	£16.00	£16,407.00	£16,427.00

Table 3.7: Members in schemes who have reported assets by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	49,000	171,000	289,000	723,000	1,232,000
2012	45,000	153,000	276,000	743,000	1,217,000
2013	42,000	140,000	271,000	949,000	1,402,000
2014	37,000	127,000	263,000	3,034,000	3,460,000
2015	37,000	114,000	267,000	5,103,000	5,520,000
2016	32,000	100,000	255,000	7,936,000	8,322,000
2017	29,000	90,000	254,000	10,879,000	11,252,000
2018	25,000	81,000	228,000	14,915,000	15,249,000
2019	22,000	62,000	220,000	17,724,000	18,028,000
2020	19,000	52,000	216,000	19,850,000	20,136,000
2021	17,000	42,000	162,000	21,555,000	21,776,000
2022	15,000	38,000	128,000	24,529,000	24,711,000
2023	13,000	33,000	99,000	26,921,000	27,065,000
2024	12,000	25,000	82,000	28,795,000	28,914,000
2025	9,000	21,000	65,000	30,946,000	31,042,000

Table 3.8: Members in schemes who have reported assets by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	932,000	167,000	71,000	62,000	1,232,000
2012	977,000	144,000	62,000	34,000	1,217,000
2013	1,139,000	149,000	45,000	68,000	1,402,000
2014	3,052,000	310,000	46,000	53,000	3,460,000
2015	5,261,000	171,000	52,000	36,000	5,520,000
2016	8,087,000	169,000	49,000	18,000	8,322,000
2017	10,977,000	178,000	70,000	27,000	11,252,000
2018	14,895,000	236,000	38,000	80,000	15,249,000
2019	17,700,000	223,000	31,000	74,000	18,028,000
2020	19,753,000	220,000	80,000	83,000	20,136,000
2021	21,551,000	121,000	70,000	34,000	21,776,000
2022	24,505,000	104,000	45,000	58,000	24,711,000
2023	26,624,000	242,000	69,000	131,000	27,065,000
2024	28,355,000	205,000	34,000	319,000	28,914,000
2025	30,494,000	181,000	38,000	329,000	31,042,000

Table 3.9: Active members in schemes who have reported contributions by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes, excludes micro schemes)

Year	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2011	13,000	68,000	132,000	275,000	488,000
2012	11,000	60,000	126,000	305,000	502,000
2013	11,000	58,000	120,000	473,000	662,000
2014	9,000	49,000	126,000	2,296,000	2,480,000
2015	8,000	47,000	137,000	3,572,000	3,764,000
2016	6,000	41,000	137,000	4,859,000	5,042,000
2017	5,000	35,000	132,000	6,559,000	6,731,000
2018	3,000	29,000	119,000	8,293,000	8,444,000
2019	3,000	25,000	108,000	9,091,000	9,226,000
2020	2,000	19,000	100,000	9,377,000	9,497,000
2021	2,000	14,000	72,000	9,356,000	9,444,000
2022	2,000	12,000	50,000	10,384,000	10,447,000
2023	1,000	9,000	41,000	10,341,000	10,393,000
2024	1,000	6,000	32,000	10,448,000	10,487,000
2025	1,000	5,000	27,000	10,788,000	10,821,000

Table 3.10: Average assets per membership in occupational DC schemes (excluding hybrid schemes and micro schemes)

Year	Average assets per membership (£)
2011	£17,206.00
2012	£18,005.00
2013	£16,963.00
2014	£7,650.00
2015	£6,002.00
2016	£4,697.00
2017	£4,268.00
2018	£4,009.00
2019	£3,938.00
2020	£4,339.00
2021	£5,212.00
2022	£6,066.00
2023	£6,050.00
2024	£7,074.00
2025	£8,023.00

File 4: Automatic Enrolment Schemes

Notes:

1. In this section and throughout, hybrid refers to schemes which have both a DB section and a DC section. Some hybrid schemes offer one benefit type (a combination of DB and DC, e.g. DC with DB underpin), but these schemes are not covered here.
2. Tables 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 cover DC schemes with 2 or more members, excluding hybrid schemes with DC members.
3. Tables 4.7 shows DC schemes with 12 or more members but excludes hybrid schemes with DC members.
4. Table 4.11 refers to Figure 6 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
5. Table 4.12 refers to Figure 7 in the 2025 Occupational Defined Contribution Landscape report.
6. Figures in total columns may not equal the sum of figures in sub columns due to rounding. Scheme numbers are rounded to the nearest ten, financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Please note, where fields are calculated rounding is applied after totals have been derived.
7. Numbers of reported pensioner members are not shown here, though reported pensioner members are included in the total memberships figure. Please see the accompanying text document for a fuller explanation of this.
8. We operate a different scheme return for micro DC schemes, with lower information requirements, and as such we show these schemes separately, and show less information about these schemes.
9. Any figures of 5 or lower are considered potentially identifiable and marked as **. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, and where a figure rounds to lower than 1,000 it is marked as ^^. Any financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and where a financial amount rounds to a lower figure it is marked as ##.
10. Please see accompanying text document for methodology for identifying a scheme’s AE status.

Table 4.1: Number of schemes by size (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	210	20	20	20	50	320
Not being used for AE	24,100	260	40	10	10	24,410
Total	24,300	280	60	30	60	24,720

Table 4.2: Number of schemes by status (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Being used for AE	120	110	80	10	320
Not being used for AE	6,890	7,250	9,940	340	24,410
Total	7,010	7,360	10,010	350	24,720

Table 4.3: Membership by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	1,000	1,000	11,000	51,000	30,790,000	30,853,000
Not being used for AE	68,000	9,000	12,000	15,000	156,000	259,000
Total	68,000	10,000	23,000	65,000	30,946,000	31,112,000

Table 4.4: Membership by scheme status (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Being used for AE	30,332,000	172,000	25,000	323,000	30,853,000
Not being used for AE	183,000	30,000	40,000	7,000	259,000
Total	30,515,000	202,000	65,000	330,000	31,112,000

Table 4.5: Active members by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	^^	^^	3,000	19,000	10,618,000	10,640,000
Not being used for AE	22,000	1,000	1,000	4,000	123,000	151,000
Total	23,000	1,000	4,000	23,000	10,741,000	10,791,000

Table 4.6: Deferred members by scheme size (excludes hybrid schemes)

AE status	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	^^	^^	8,000	31,000	20,124,000	20,164,000
Not being used for AE	28,000	8,000	10,000	11,000	33,000	90,000
Total	28,000	8,000	18,000	43,000	20,157,000	20,255,000

Table 4.7: Reported assets by size (excludes hybrid, excludes micro schemes)

AE status	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	£16m	£738m	£2,377m	£243,265m	£246,397m
Not being used for AE	£198m	£385m	£866m	£1,232m	£2,682m
Total	£214m	£1,124m	£3,244m	£244,497m	£249,078m

Table 4.8: Reported assets by status (excludes hybrid, excludes micro schemes)

AE status	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and open to future service	Closed to new joiners and future service	Winding Up	Total
Being used for AE	£240,672m	£4,722m	£253m	£750m	£246,397m
Not being used for AE	£1,945m	£356m	£289m	£92m	£2,682m
Total	£242,616m	£5,077m	£542m	£843m	£249,078m

Table 4.9: Reported employer contribution by size (excludes hybrid, excludes micro schemes)

AE status	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	£17m	£44m	£192m	£18,608m	£18,860m
Not being used for AE	£2m	£12m	£25m	£264m	£303m
Total	£18m	£56m	£217m	£18,871m	£19,162m

Table 4.10: Reported employee contribution by size (excludes hybrid, excludes micro schemes)

AE status	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
Being used for AE	£2m	£5m	£33m	£8,409m	£8,449m
Not being used for AE	£1m	£2m	£14m	£109m	£126m
Total	£3m	£7m	£47m	£8,518m	£8,575m

Table 4.11: Occupational DC schemes which have been used for automatic enrolment by membership size group (excluding hybrid schemes, including micro schemes)

Year	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2015	10	10	90	70	50	240
2016	20	10	110	80	60	280
2017	90	20	100	80	70	360
2018	130	30	90	70	80	400
2019	160	30	70	70	80	400
2020	180	30	60	60	70	390
2021	180	30	50	50	70	360
2022	180	20	40	40	70	350
2023	180	20	40	30	60	340
2024	190	20	30	30	60	320
2025	210	20	20	20	50	320

Table 4.12: Memberships within occupational DC schemes which have been used for automatic enrolment by membership size group (excluding hybrid schemes, including micro schemes)

Year	2 to 11	12 to 99	100 to 999	1,000 to 4,999	5,000+	Total
2015	^^	^^	44,000	184,000	4,763,000	4,992,000
2016	^^	1,000	48,000	191,000	7,722,000	7,962,000
2017	^^	1,000	45,000	188,000	10,701,000	10,936,000
2018	^^	2,000	42,000	165,000	14,709,000	14,918,000
2019	^^	1,000	32,000	164,000	17,580,000	17,778,000
2020	^^	1,000	27,000	146,000	19,757,000	19,932,000
2021	^^	1,000	23,000	117,000	21,504,000	21,646,000
2022	1,000	1,000	20,000	94,000	24,115,000	24,231,000
2023	1,000	1,000	18,000	77,000	26,861,000	26,957,000
2024	1,000	1,000	13,000	63,000	28,749,000	28,827,000
2025	1,000	1,000	11,000	51,000	30,790,000	30,853,000

File 5: Micro Schemes

Notes:

1. In this section and throughout, hybrid refers to schemes which have both a DB section and a DC section. Some hybrid schemes offer one benefit type (a combination of DB and DC, e.g. DC with DB underpin), but these schemes are not covered here.
2. All tables show DC schemes with two to 11 members.
3. Figures in total columns may not equal the sum of figures in sub columns due to rounding. Scheme numbers are rounded to the nearest ten, financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Please note, where fields are calculated rounding is applied after totals have been derived.
4. We operate a different scheme return for micro DC schemes, with lower information requirements, and as such we show these schemes separately, and show less information about these schemes.
5. Any figures of 5 or lower are considered potentially identifiable and marked as **. Membership figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000, and where a figure rounds to lower than 1,000 it is marked as ^^. Any financial amounts are rounded to the nearest £1,000,000, and where a financial amount rounds to a lower figure it is marked as ##.
6. Please see accompanying descriptive text for definitions of RSS and EPP schemes (shown in Table 5.3 to 5.8) and methodology for identifying them.

Table 5: Micro Schemes and membership by scheme type (includes micro schemes)

	Micro DC	Micro Hybrids	Total
Schemes	24,300	70	24,370
Schemes (%)	99.7%	0.3%	100%
Total membership	68,000	^^	68,000
Total membership (%)	100%	0%	100%
Total active memberships	23,000	^^	23,000
Total active memberships (%)	100%	0%	100%

Table 5.1: Number of schemes by status (includes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	30,110	7,820	1,440	39,350
2012	28,100	7,410	1,000	36,500
2013	27,570	7,220	870	35,660
2014	26,960	6,750	750	34,450
2015	26,080	6,260	650	32,980
2016	23,250	8,260	590	32,090
2017	18,850	11,230	540	30,620
2018	16,650	12,240	530	29,410
2019	15,920	11,520	410	27,840
2020	8,280	18,170	360	26,800
2021	7,790	18,210	340	26,340
2022	7,390	18,040	350	25,770
2023	7,230	17,720	350	25,280
2024	6,950	17,490	320	24,760
2025	6,910	17,160	310	24,370

Table 5.2: Membership by scheme status (includes micro schemes)

Year	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
2011	87,000	25,000	5,000	116,000
2012	81,000	23,000	4,000	107,000
2013	78,000	23,000	3,000	103,000
2014	76,000	21,000	3,000	100,000
2015	74,000	20,000	3,000	95,000
2016	64,000	26,000	2,000	92,000
2017	54,000	33,000	2,000	88,000
2018	48,000	35,000	2,000	85,000
2019	46,000	33,000	2,000	80,000
2020	25,000	51,000	2,000	77,000
2021	24,000	51,000	2,000	76,000
2022	22,000	50,000	2,000	73,000
2023	22,000	50,000	2,000	72,000
2024	21,000	49,000	2,000	71,000
2025	21,000	48,000	1,000	69,000

RSS and EPP schemes

Table 5.3: Number of schemes split by RSS and EPP status as of 31/12/2025 (includes micro schemes)

	EPP	Non-EPP	Unknown	Total
RSS	0	**	21,270	21,270
Non-RSS	340	550	60	940
Unknown	270	60	1,830	2,160
Total	610	610	23,150	24,370

Table 5.4: Membership split by RSS and EPP status as of 31/12/2025 (includes micro schemes)

	EPP	Non-EPP	Unknown	Total
RSS	0	^^	60,000	60,000
Non-RSS	2,000	3,000	^^	4,000
Unknown	1,000	^^	5,000	6,000
Total	2,000	3,000	65,000	69,000

Table 5.5: Number of schemes split by RSS and scheme status as of 31/12/2025 (includes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
RSS	5,760	15,390	130	21,270
Non-RSS	80	790	90	950
Unknown	1,080	1,000	90	2,160
Total	6,910	17,160	310	24,370

Table 5.6: Membership split by RSS and scheme status as of 31/12/2025 (includes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
RSS	18,000	42,000	^^	60,000
Non-RSS	^^	4,000	^^	4,000
Unknown	3,000	3,000	^^	6,000
Total	21,000	48,000	2,000	69,000

Table 5.7: Number of schemes split by EPP and scheme status as of 31/12/2025 (includes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
EPP	70	520	40	620
Non-EPP	60	480	80	610
Unknown	1,040	790	70	1,890
Total	1,150	1,780	180	3,100

Table 5.8: Membership split by EPP and scheme status as of 31/12/2025 (excludes RSS and includes micro schemes)

	Open to new joiners and future service	Closed to new joiners and/or future service	Winding Up	Total
EPP	^^	2,000	^^	2,000
Non-EPP	^^	3,000	^^	3,000
Unknown	3,000	3,000	^^	5,000
Total	4,000	6,000	1,000	10,000

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