Independent Trustee Company

An Independent Trustee Company That You Can Rely On

At Pi Partnership, we specialise in providing expert Independent Trustee company services for pension schemes of all sizes. With over 20 years of experience in governance, compliance, and risk management, we make sure that your scheme operates efficiently, transparently, and fully aligns with regulatory requirements.

As an independent trustee company, we act in the best interests of scheme members and sponsors, offering unbiased, professional guidance to help navigate the complexities of pension governance. Whether you require a sole trustee, co-trustee, or specialist governance support, Pi Partnership is your trusted partner in pension scheme management.

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Why Choose an Independent Trustee Company?

Pension schemes must be managed with levels of expertise, integrity and independence because of the increasing regulatory scrutiny and complex legislative changes. Working alongside Pi Partnership brings several key benefits:

Our Services As An Independent Trustee Company

Here at Pi Partnership, we offer a range of independent trustee services tailored to your scheme’s specific needs:

Sole Trustee Services

Acting as a sole trustee, we take full responsibility for scheme governance, decision-making, and compliance. This approach is ideal for employers seeking a professional, cost-effective governance solution.

Professional Trusteeship

With over 20 years of experience, Pi Partnership provides independent trustee services to both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution schemes.

Experienced Independent Trustees

For schemes facing unique challenges—such as mergers, de-risking, funding negotiations, or disputes—our independent trustees offer specialist expertise to navigate complex situations.

Trustee Board Governance

To promote effective decision-making and oversight, Pi Partnership offers services to assess and enhance trustee board governance. This includes evaluating the composition, skills, and effectiveness of trustee boards, as well as supporting the integration of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) principles.

Why Choose Us As Your Independent Trustee Company?

Choosing Pi Partnership as your independent trustee company means working with a trusted partner, across a range of sectors, committed to high standards of governance, transparency, and compliance. You can expect:

  • Years of experience in pensions – We have successfully managed governance for a diverse range of pension schemes for over 20 years.
  • Regulatory Knowledge – Our team stays ahead of legislative changes, ensuring your scheme remains compliant even through updates from The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
  • Objective & Transparent Decision-Making – Independence ensures our trustees act solely in the best interests of the scheme.
  • Customised Solutions – We tailor our trustee services to meet the specific needs of each pension scheme. We have experience with a large range of sectors so we are confident we’ll be able to help you.

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Get Started With An Independent Trustee Company Today

If you’re looking for a trusted independent trustee company to enhance the governance of your pension scheme, our team here at Pi Partnership are ready to help. Contact us today to discuss how our services can benefit your scheme.

Call us: 020 8879 6500

Email us: enquiries@pipg.co.uk

Or please fill out our contact form below, and a memebr of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Ensure your pension scheme is in safe, experienced hands with Pi Partnership – Your Trusted Independent Trustee Partner.

Diversity

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Everyone has different needs, and we support this balance offering true flexibility in how our people manage their time and fully support part time working and a family friendly approach.

Communication

Communication

We believe in clear and transparent communication and create regular opportunities for internal communication. Our regular business updates and opportunities to input into the business ensures everyone feels part of the team and on the same page at Pi, ensuring our hybrid working model is effective regardless of where you are based.

Development

Development

Nurturing every Pi Person is important to us and we want to ensure everyone has the opportunity for continued professional development by providing the space to do this alongside client commitments. Everyone has an individual Personal Development Plan catered to them, whether they are on the start of their journey with Pi or those looking at ways to transition into the next stage of their careers.

Everyone has the opportunity for a regular development and progression review and everyone has ownership over their own development with input and guidance of senior member of the team where required.

We provide regular opportunities to share knowledge amongst our teams through Lunch Time Learn in sessions and actively encourage involvement and participation into this.

Culture

Culture

We are an open, friendly and supportive team who thrive in a flexible and autonomous environment. Our people are trusted to get on with things, adding value and individual contribution, whilst maintaining a good work life balance and ideally having fun along the way.

We want to ensure we cultivate our special culture and our focus is to maintain our exceptional engagement levels. We are proud to have been awarded the Sunday Times Best Place to Work for small businesses in 2023 and 2024, and also in 2025 after moving to the medium-sized business category.

Employee Owned

Employee Owned

Our employee ownership structure is central to our philosophy of making sure every Pi Person is part of our success story, contributing to how we run the business, and sharing in the profits. We know that being successful is not just down to numbers, it’s about our people who all contribute in their unique way to our success and creating a working environment where everyone has a voice.

Visit Us

2nd Floor Tuition House, 27-37 St. George’s Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4EU

Email Us

enquiries@pipg.co.uk

our team

Amanda Burden

Director and Governance Specialist

Amanda is a Board Director of Pi Partnership Group and leads the development of Pi’s services. She works closely with clients, the Pi team and professional advisers to ensure all of Pi’s services meet the changing needs of the pension market and deliver clear value to Pi’s clients.

Amanda has over twenty-five years’ experience in the pensions industry and, as well as ensuring Pi’s services continue to meet the needs of our clients in a rapidly changing pension landscape, is also a member of Pi’s Executive Management Team. She provides specialist project management for clients on a range of services, including adviser selection and review, trustee board assessment and governance design.

As well as being a Fellow of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and Chair of the PMI London Group, Amanda holds PMI certificates in Pensions Automatic Enrolment and DC Governance, was a past Prince2 practitioner and is a Certified Risk Management Practitioner.

What do you most enjoy about your role:  Successfully delivering complex projects and creating a happy team environment.

Interests outside work: Travel, theatre and as part of Abundance London helping create beautiful spaces in urban settings.

Top achievement to date: Competing in the 2005/06 Round the World Clipper race.