Hartley Pensions

Hartley Pensions Campaign

Three years after the FCA placed Hartley Pensions into administration, thousands of Hartley Pensions clients remain locked out of their retirement savings. In November 2025, ShareSoc has upgraded its original Hartley Pensions Client Support Group into a fully-fledged Campaign to demand transparency, accountability, and swift resolution for affected investors. We’re pressing regulators and administrators for long-overdue answers and action. Index What Happened ShareSoc's Role The Misappropriated Monies Scandal Unacceptable Delays The Hartley Pensions Client Support Group The Hartley Pensions Campaign Communications Join the Campaign! Latest Updates What Happened Hartley Pensions, a provider of SIPPs and SSASs with over ...

Hartley – the story so far

ShareSoc director Mark Bentley has been working hard behind the scenes to support Hartley pension clients.  In July 2022, Hartley entered administration. In February 2023, as part of our ongoing work to represent individual shareholder rights, ShareSoc director Mark Bentley joined an informal client committee to help represent the interests of Hartley clients.   Despite significant obstacles, we assisted in obtaining the agreement of the FSCS in early 2024 to cover the costs of the administration process. This was a huge win.  ShareSoc also formed ...

Human Impact of the Hartley Pensions Case and ShareSoc’s Role

The FT reports on the impact of the Hartley Pensions case on Hartley’s clients: https://www.ft.com/content/3e4bbd98-7d99-4dce-93eb-2c747aad1ce5  It’s been a nightmare for clients since Hartley went into Administration in July 2022.  ShareSoc provided heavy support to Hartley clients over the last year and as part of the Administrator’s client committee.  In the comments on the FT article someone asked: "What process is used to ensure that the administrator fees (c.£2k per pension pot released) are reasonable?". In the absence of FSCS support, ShareSoc has been battling ...