G4S Pension Scheme

G4S

Pension Scheme

Welcome to the G4S Pension Scheme website

The G4S Pension Scheme is G4S's defined benefit (final salary) pension scheme and is almost entirely closed to future accrual. The content of this page is determined by the trustee.

Current and new employees are automatically enrolled into the G4S Personal Pension Plan.

The G4S Pension Scheme is made up of 3 sections:

The Securicor section (which was the Securicor Group Pension Scheme)
The GSL section (which was the GSL Pension Scheme)
The Group 4 section (which was the Group 4 Pension Scheme)

Key Documents

TCFD Report 2023

The climate crisis has profound implications for UK savers. Left unchecked, runaway climate change will lead to substantial financial, environmental and social consequences. Find out more in our first Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report.

Chair's Statement 2023

Chair’s Governance Statement for Defined Contribution Investments in the G4S Pension Scheme.

2022 Implementation Statement

This implementation statement is a new addition to the Trustee Report and Accounts, required by pensions regulations.

Statement of investment principles

The Statement sets out the high-level objectives, principles and policies governing the investment decisions made by the Trustee in relation to the Scheme’s three sections.

Privacy Statement

G4S Trustees Limited (“the Trustee”), the trustee of the G4S Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”), is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information.

Capita Cyber Incident Affecting G4S Pension Scheme Pensioners

A cyber incident at Capita has resulted in some personal data of pensioners who are members of the G4S Pension Scheme being compromised. Find out the relevant information and latest updates here.

The Tracing Group

The Trustees have appointed The Tracing Group to help locate pension scheme members they have lost touch with. If you receive a letter from them please be reassured that this correspondence is genuine. We would greatly appreciate your cooperation in this exercise.

If you would like further reassurance, you can check directly with the pension scheme's administrators, Capita, by calling them on 0345 120 0900.

Pension scams

We very much hope that you won't be affected by a pension scam. It is really important to be aware of them, though.

Don’t let a scammer enjoy your retirement – find out here how pension scams work, how to avoid them and what to do if you suspect a scam.

You might also want to visit the ScamSmart website.

Recent Communications

Improved security for your pension

As Trustee of the Scheme, we’ve recently bought an insurance policy which makes all members’ pension benefits even more secure than they were.

The policy makes sure the Scheme has enough money to pay members' pensions both now and in the future. It means the Scheme no longer needs to depend on investments or on the Company for financial support. There will be no change to your Scheme pension benefits.

Acquisition of G4S plc by Allied Universal

As you may be aware, on 5th April 2021 Allied Universal announced its acquisition of G4S plc ("G4S"). This announcement followed a formal offer from Allied Universal to purchase G4S, which was recommended by the G4S Board and accepted by G4S shareholders.

As Trustee of the Scheme, we entered into discussions with Allied Universal shortly after it announced an interest in acquiring G4S, in order to understand the impact on the Scheme and to look after the interests of Scheme members. After extensive discussions we negotiated a comprehensive pensions agreement with Allied Universal which we believe represents a very positive outcome for the Scheme. The purpose of this letter is to provide further information regarding the agreement reached.

Allied Universal update

As you may have seen from the press, Allied Universal has announced that enough shareholders have accepted its takeover offer for G4S plc and the takeover of G4S by Allied Universal is expected to complete shortly. For information, GardaWorld dropped out of the bidding.

The Trustee of the G4S Pension Scheme had already agreed a funding and support package for the Scheme with Allied Universal, to be implemented in the event that its offer was successful, and the Trustee is now engaged in discussions with Allied Universal regarding the implementation of this package. We will provide a more detailed update shortly

G4S Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”) – Agreements with GardaWorld and Allied Universal

As you may be aware, G4S has received takeover offers from both GardaWorld and Allied Universal. Since we wrote to members in October 2020, we have been actively engaged in discussions with both parties to understand their proposals for the Scheme should either company succeed in acquiring G4S.

Garda and Allied Frequently asked questions

December - Garda and Allied FAQs

G4S Pension Scheme Update to Members 29 October 2020

As outlined in our initial letter to members dated 8 October, we promised to provide you with general updates via the website on the process and the actions that Trustee is taking on your behalf.

Letter to members Oct 20

G4S Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”) – GardaWorld Offer to Buy G4S

FAQs Oct 20

Read our frequently asked questions

Contact Us

Should you require any further information please contact our administrators on the details below:

Administration Team Hotline

Please call or email us where possible. Postal Address is: PO Box 555, Stead House, Darlington, DL1 9YT

0345 1200 900

g4spensions@capita.co.uk