Creative Auto Enrolment Pension is the perfect auto enrolment workplace pension for startups and micro employers. If you’re a new business and have been given your ‘duties start date’ (when you employ someone for the first time, you have auto enrolment duties), our Creative Auto Enrolment Pension can have you up and running in minutes.

Creative Auto Enrolment Pension

Great for: Startups, Micro Employers

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Features

Pricing
For new employers
Monthly Employer Charge
£23.00
Member Annual Management ChargeWe offer low cost Annual Management Charges on our Default Investment Strategies and a consumer-friendly range of other investments priced by fund.
0.4% AMC
Monthly Member Fee
£2.00
Getting started
Guaranteed acceptanceCreative Auto Enrolment Pension provides guaranteed acceptance and terms for new employers. Creative Workplace Pension offers highly competitive terms for employers switching from another pension provider.
Non-UK employers acceptedWe are open to all UK employers and non-UK employers with a UK bank account. You'll also benfit from our Creative Auto Enrolment Compliance Guarantee, ensuring your remain compliance with UK law.
Helpdesk & online supportOur friendly team is a call away when you need support. Creative Workplace Pension offers extensive support to install, communicate and launch your new pension to employees when switching schemes.
SetupCreative Auto Enrolment Pension lets new employers get up and running and compliant in minutes. Creative Workplace Pension offers dedicated consultative support services provided by Creative, sponsor of Creative Pension Trust.
Online
Credentials
 
Master trust - CAEP Credentials MAF Accredited - CAEP Credentials Auto Enrolment - CAEP Credentials
Auto Enrolment support
Meets or exceeds all Auto Enrolment requirements
Contribution basisCreative Pension Trust is a Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme. Creative Auto Enrolment Pension accepts Qualify Earnings only. Creative Workplace Pension accepts any Auto-Enrolment compliant contribution arrangements.
Qualifying Earnings
Built-in Auto Enrolment tools and services:
 
Creative Auto Enrolment Compliance GuaranteeRun your payroll, upload your correct payroll data and we’ll do the rest! Don’t risk a regulatory fine for getting it wrong - follow our straightforward process and you're covered.
Automatic Enrolment assessment
Automatic re-enrolment
Automatic postponement
Automated statutory employee communications
Arrears & underpayments checking
tPR Declaration of Compliance
Re-declaration of Compliance
Direct Debit contribution collection
Payroll support
Standard contribution basis
Net Pay (Optional Extra: Salary Exchange)
Creative Auto Enrolment Pay Day GuaranteeWith Creative there's no risk of failing to pay employees on time. Our unique process runs after you close your payroll.
Payroll agnostic (works with any system)
Payroll frequency support:
 
Weekly
Bi-Weekly
4-Weekly
Monthly
Payroll Portal:
 
Cloud-based portal
Always up to date
Secure, HTTPS encrypted portal
Quality & Governance
Multi-employer Master Trust Pension
Independent Board of Trustees
Dedicated Investment Committee
Built-in Scheme Governance
Investments
Default Investment Strategy
Member-specific retirement ageOur default scheme retirement age is 65. Members can change their plans using the Creative Pension Trust Member Portal
Investment fund range
5
Self-select investment styles:
 
Ethical fund
Shariah fund
Retirement options
Tax-free cash
Lump sum
Uncrystallised Funds Pension Lump Sums (UFPLS)
Transfer out (annuity purchase)
Tax-free death benefitMembers can nominate beneficiaries to receive the value of their pension tax-free if they die before taking it, subject to the usual checks and scheme rules.
Member self-service & support
Helpdesk & member website
Online account access:
 
Encrypted, secure online Member Portal
Get daily pension fund value updates
Nominate and manage beneficiaries
Update personal and contact information
Track, trace & combine old pensions
Manage investment choices
On demand fund value statements
Build a financial plan for retirement
Member communication
Statutory auto enrolment communications
Regular digital member communications

Creative Auto Enrolment Pension

Great for: Startups, Micro Employers

Sign up today

In the words of our members…

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Made me realise how important it is to get things arranged.

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I realised the necessity of sorting my pension out and decoding how I am going to do this.

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Really informative.

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It made me feel more aware of what I am doing rather than just relying on someone doing it for me.

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Presentation was very thorough and outlined all the options available.

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I didn't really fully understand pensions and how they worked prior to this and now I feel assured and confident to make a decision to save for my future.

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Extremely useful presentation. The Creative representative explained the scheme in terms understandable by everyone.

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It has helped me to feel in control of my pension.

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It helped explain our options very simply so much easier to understand rather than the usual jargon.

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