Supplier Directory 

Supplier Directory 

 
Find suppliers with experience relevant to the charity and not-for-profit sector.  
 
This supplier directory is shared for information purposes only and includes our 2026 Partners and companies that support charities and not-for-profits with their pension schemes. 

CPC 2026 Partners 

CPC Legal Partner 
CPC Actuarial Partner 
CPC Professional Trustee Partner 
Kate Payne 
kate.payne@arcpensionslaw.com 
0113 467 8791 
Arc Pensions Law is a national specialist pension law firm based in London and Leeds and brings together a wealth of pension industry knowledge. Its team, including nine partners, have over 250 years’ combined experience of advising on all aspects of pensions law and practice. 
 
"We pride ourselves on providing clear, tailored and pragmatic advice. Our excellent mix of technical skills and commercial common sense, alongside our collaborative approach, enables our experienced, yet down-to-earth, team to provide tailored and solution-driven advice." 
 
SERVICES 
Pension legal services for trustees, employers and sponsors. 
 
2026 Charities Pensions Club Legal Partner 
Dale Walmsley 
dale.walmsley@firstactuarial.co.uk 
0161 348 7464 
First Actuarial, a Gallagher Company, helps charities strike the right balance between pension benefits and charitable aims. They can provide investment advice for charitable endowments. They are the leading provider of pensions advice to the not-for-profit sector. 
 
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SERVICES 
DB pensions services to trustees, DB pensions advice to employers, DC pensions advice, Group Protection, Financial Wellbeing, Heathcare Benefits, Investment Services, Pension Transfer Redress. 
 
2026 Charities Pensions Club Actuarial Partner 
Amanda Burden 
aburden@pipg.co.uk 
0208 879 6500 
Pi Partnership is an independent, employee owned organisation that provides a supportive environment to enable our team of pension professionals to deliver the very highest standards of services. We provide independent scheme secretaries and governance specialist that sit alongside our professional trustees. 
 
Our professional trustee team are drawn from a number of different backgrounds including actuarial, legal, investment, HR and business management so are able to support clients with whatever challenges they may face in delivering the promised benefits to their members. 
 
SERVICES  
Trustee Executive Services, Professional Trusteeship, Endgame Solutions 
 
2026 Charities Pensions Club Professional Trustee Partner 

Supplier Directory  

Richard Hall 
rhall@argyllcovenant.com 
07718 543 168 
Argyll Covenant is a specialist employer covenant adviser for trustees and employers. Our experienced team provides expert advice on all aspects of covenant including assessments, corporate transactions, restructurings and negotiations. 
 
We act for a large number of pension schemes with employers in the charitable and non-profit sector. As financial statements rarely tell the full story, we engage with management to develop a deeper understanding of each organisation’s strategy and financial position. Our dedicated methodology for charities looks beyond headline performance metrics, with a strong focus on balance sheet strength, liquidity and the availability of free reserves. 
 
SERVICES 
Covenant Assessments & Monitoring, Funding Code Compliance & Statements of Strategy, Insurer Due Diligence For Buy-ins & Buy-outs, The Impact of Restructurings & Corporate Activity, Contingent Assets. 
 
Steve Hitchiner 
Steve.Hitchiner@barnett-waddingham.co.uk 
020 7776 2231 
Barnett Waddingham is a leading UK professional services consultancy at the forefront of pensions, investment, risk, and insurance. We have extensive expertise across the charity and not-for-profit sector. 
 
We are the long-standing adviser to over 60 pension clients in the sector, and we provide a full range of services in relation to both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) pension arrangements. This includes actuarial, investment, and administration services to pension fund trustees, as well as advice to charities sponsoring these arrangements. We have also advised a large number of charities participating in multi-employer arrangements, such as those operated by TPT Retirement Solutions (formerly the Pensions Trust). 
 
SERVICES 
DB Pensions Consulting, DC Pensions Consulting, Pensions Administration, Employee Benefits & Wellbeing, Charity Investment, Risk Management, Governance & Secretariat 
 
Gemma Woodall 
gemma.woodall@isio.com 
07775 627 483 
Isio is a progressive advisory firm, working with many charities and not-for-profit organisations of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits, wealth planning, and investment management. We advise in several different sectors but have built up a specialist expertise in the charity sector in particular, ensuring we can deliver advice which is really aligned to each organisations purpose and values. 
 
In our view, advice is about people, not products and our clients stay with us for the long-term because they know we have their best interests at heart. With market-leading scale and expertise in a variety of services as listed below, we’re here to ensure you get advice tailored to your objectives, enabling better outcomes for your people and beneficiaries. 
 
SERVICES 
Pension services (DB and DC Consulting, Pensions administration, Scheme Actuary, Public Sector), Employee benefit services (Strategic benefit design, Risk Healthcare and workplace performance, Benefits technology, Employee support, and Financial Wellbeing), Investment services (DB and DC Investment advice, Sustainable investment, Private Office, Fiduciary management oversight), Wealth services. 
 
Natalie Yapp 
natalie.yapp@mercer.com 
020 7178 2673 
Your funding objectives investment needs, governance requirements and member outcomes drive our strategic advice. Our specialist UK charities team operates as a focused, client‑centric practice supported by a network of experts - enabling us to design bespoke solutions and then implement them efficiently at scale. Our infrastructure gives you flexible execution within a clear governance framework, so employers, trustees and plan sponsors can stay focused on their core priorities while we manage the risks and opportunities. 
 
DB & DC expertise 
Access highly rated investment managers, including private markets 
Practical governance and reporting 
Flexible solutions, advisory, outsourced CIO, master trusts 
 
SERVICES 
Pensions, Investments, Health & Benefits, Financial Planning, Workforce & Careers, M&A Advisory, Risk Advisory. 
 
Laura Sayer 
laura.sayer@mills-reeve.com - 07484 088 331 
Carol Dick 
carol.dick@mills-reeve.com - 07467 998 641 
Mills & Reeve is a UK based law firm advising organisations across the public and private sectors, with deep and longstanding expertise in the charity and not for profit sector. 
 
We act for charities, social enterprises, trustees and sector bodies on their full range of legal needs, combining charity law, employment, pensions, corporate, property, disputes and commercial advice. 
 
SERVICES 
Pensions Law (including for occupational, multi employer and public sector schemes) working closely with our charity lawyers to deliver joined up, practical and commercially focused solutions. 
 
Sarah Leslie 
sarah.leslie@ndapt.com 
07496 331 090 
At ndapt, we partner with pension schemes, charities and companies to provide next generation professional trustee and non-executive director services. 
 
In today’s uncertain and complex world, outdated practices remain a barrier to the best possible outcomes.  
 
Trusteeship requires strong business acumen, robust scheme governance and future-fit decision making. 
 
As a team with a shared purpose, our role is to modernise board governance and the field of pension management. We create change that matters. 
 
SERVICES 
Professional Trustee Services, Charity Challenges, Non-Executive Directorships  
 
Michelle Buckley 
michelle.buckley@rewardconnected.co.uk 
07961 886 284 
Reward Connected (RC) is a specialist pay and reward consultancy, focused on helping charitable and not-for-profit organisations develop and maintain fair, transparent and effective pay and reward systems.  
 
RC offers affordable and tailored solutions to meet the unique demands of this sector. Reward Connected has supported over 350 charities and not-for-profit organisations with their compensation and benefit systems over the last decade. 
 
SERVICES 
Pay and Grading, Pay Research, Job Evaluation, Benefit Reviews, Equality Pay Audits, Gender Pay Reviews, Progression Systems, Global Pay Benchmarking, Bonus and Incentive Schemes, Sub-Sector Pay Clubs. 
 
Alistair Russell-Smith 
Alistair_russell-smith@spenceandpartnes.co.uk 
02038 372 960 
Spence & Partners charity and not-for-profit practice has worked with 100s of organisations, giving them a deep insight into pensions issues and priorities faced by the sector. 
 
You want to provide decent benefits for members and effectively manage the costs and risks of pensions for your employees. Spence offer a partnership that can deliver a service that eliminates waste and is efficient by design, where the scheme trustees, charity and advisers work in harmony. 
 
Spence helps organisations manage their participation in multi-employer schemes, with solutions like changing pension benefits, merging or transferring schemes, and exiting schemes through payment of exit debts / credits or liability apportionment arrangements. 
 
SERVICES 
Pensions advisory services to charities and to the trustees of their pension schemes. Endgame solutions, pension reviews, actuarial support and strategic implementation. 
 
Stuart Price 
stuart.price@qallp.co.uk 
07747 712 328 
We know charities and not-for-profits face real pressures. Budgets are tight, governance demands are growing, and the last thing you need is an adviser who complicates things. That is why we do things differently. 
 
We are perfectly sized to serve you best. Our depth of expertise across four UK offices means we are big enough to trust with even the most complex challenges. But we are independent and small enough to genuinely put your needs first. 
 
No hard sell. No surprises. Just clear, pragmatic support from experts who know your scheme. Friendly, reliable and fair on fees. 
 
SERVICES 
Pension scheme advice and management, actuarial and funding support, investment advice, governance and trustee support, employee benefits design and management, salary sacrifice and cost savings, member communications and financial education, scheme changes, closures and exit strategies. 
 
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