kent county council superannuation fund

Name

kent county council superannuation fund

Legal name

Kent Pension Fund (administered by Kent County Council)

Website

https://www.kentpensionfund.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Pension Administration

NAICS

Pension Funds (525110), Pension Funds (52511)

akta.pro primary industry

Pensions & Retirement Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Public Pension Funds (DB/DC Sponsors) (FSAAAGAA), Employee Benefit & Retirement Plan Trust Services (FSAAANAC), Pension Master Trusts, Superannuation & Provident Funds (FSAAAGAB)

Keywords

• Public pension scheme
• Local government pensions
• Pension administration
• Defined benefit pensions
• Pension fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Kent

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Employer Contributions: Employers participating in the LGPS pay contributions into the Fund. Every 3 years a valuation of the Fund is undertaken by an actuary to calculate how much employers must contribute. Contribution rates are expressed as a percentage of payroll.
2. Employee Contributions: Members pay contributions when they join the scheme. Contribution rates depend on pensionable pay, currently between 5.5% and 12.5% of pensionable pay.
3. Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) and Additional Pension Contributions (APCs): Members can choose to pay extra to increase their pension benefits through AVCs and APCs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kent Pension Fund administers the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for eligible members in Kent, providing defined benefit pensions to local government employees. The Fund collects employer and employee contributions, invests fund assets (currently over £9.4 billion) through Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, and delivers pension administration services including a self-service member portal (MyPension Online), retirement processing, death benefits, and survivor pensions across more than 600 participating employers.

Product overview

Kent Pension Fund is a regional pension fund administered by Kent County Council, serving approximately 195,000-200,000 members across over 600 employers within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The fund offers pension administration services including MyPension Online (member portal for viewing accounts, projections, and documents), specialized schemes for firefighters (via LPP), police officers (via XPS Administration), and teachers (via Teachers Pensions), along with member webinars and a pre-retirement course. A Pensions Dashboard integration is planned with an October 2026 connection deadline. The fund transitioned investment management to Border to Coast Pensions Partnership from April 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MyPension Online Online secure member portal for LGPS members in Kent to view pension account summaries, update address, change beneficiaries, calculate projections, access annual benefit statements, and download payslips and P60 documents.
• LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) Public sector occupational pension scheme providing defined benefit pension accrual for approximately 200,000 members across over 600 employers, including local authority employees, academies, and admission bodies, administered by Kent County Council.
• Police Officer Pension Schemes Pension scheme administration for Kent Police officers, with benefits processing undertaken by XPS Administration.
• Firefighter Pension Schemes Pension scheme administration for Kent firefighters, with administration services delivered by The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP).
• Teachers Pension Scheme Employer-level administration support for the Teachers Pension Scheme in Kent, handled by the Teachers Pension Unit at HR Connect on behalf of Kent County Council.
• Pre-Retirement Course Free pre-retirement course delivered by a professional financial services trainer for members within 10 years of retirement, covering retirement planning and financial guidance.
• Pensions Dashboard Connection Planned integration with the UK government's Pensions Dashboard allowing members to view Kent Pension Fund benefits alongside other pension savings and State Pension in one secure online place.

Quantifiable outcome

• Net zero commitment target by 2050 with climate risk policy package agreed in December 2023
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (BCPP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026From 1 April 2026, Kent Pension Fund formally became shareholders in the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (BCPP), transferring the management of its investments from ACCESS. This transition forms part of the Government's ongoing LGPS pooling agenda. BCPP is now the largest LGPS investment pool in the UK, with the total number of partner funds expanding from 11 to 18 as a result of the move. BCPP manages almost £120bn in Fund assets for a total of around 2 million members and more than 5,000 employers.
• The Local Pensions Partnership (LPP)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) is a collaboration between Lancashire County Pension Fund and London Pensions Fund Authority. LPP undertakes the administration of the Kent Firefighter Pension Schemes on behalf of Kent Pension Fund.
• XPS AdministrationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerXPS Administration undertakes the administration of Kent Police Pension Scheme benefits. Contact details are [email protected], call 0330 054 5552, website www.mypension.com/police/.
• HRConnectcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHRConnect provides pension payroll services for Kent Pension Fund. Pension payroll team is based at 1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill, Kent ME19 4YT. They manage pension payment processing and related enquiries for pensioner members.
• Teachers Pension Unit (TPU)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Teachers Pension Unit (TPU) performs employer administration responsibilities on behalf of Kent County Council for its members in the Teachers Pension Scheme. They support with service queries relating to employment periods, retirements, opting in and out, and death in service administration.
• Barnett WaddinghamcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBarnett Waddingham serves as the actuary for the Kent Pension Fund, producing valuation reports and calculating employer contribution rates. The 2025 valuation report was published by Barnett Waddingham.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lancashire County Pension Fund: A fellow LGPS administering authority in the North West of England. It jointly runs the Local Pensions Partnership (LPP) with the LPFA, which itself administers Kent's firefighter schemes, making it a directly comparable peer in structure, scale, and LGPS administration.
• London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA): Statutory LPFA administers London local authority pensions and co-runs LPP with Lancashire. Like Kent, LPFA is a public-sector administering authority within the LGPS framework and contributes to Border to Coast, making it a directly comparable peer.
• West Yorkshire Pension Fund: One of the UK's largest LGPS funds, also a Border to Coast partner. Operates a similar model of in-house administration, MyPension-style portal, and serves hundreds of employers, making it functionally identical to Kent in scope and delivery.
• Greater Manchester Pension Fund: Major metropolitan LGPS fund and Border to Coast shareholder. Like Kent, it administers a career-average revalued earnings (CARE) DB scheme across local councils, schools, and admission bodies at significant scale.
• Hampshire Pension Fund: A similar-sized English LGPS fund serving a comparable mix of local authorities, schools, and admission bodies. Operates under the same regulatory regime and has joined Border to Coast, making it a close comparable on scale and structure.
• Surrey County Council Pension Fund: Another large South East LGPS fund administered by a county council. Operates a comparable member portal, serves academies and admission bodies, and shares the same LGPS governance framework as Kent.
• Norfolk Pension Fund: A fellow English LGPS administering authority with similar membership scale and employer base. Operates under identical LGPS regulations and the same DB CARE structure.

Broad incumbents

• Strathclyde Pension Fund: The largest LGPS-style fund in Scotland, run by Strathclyde Regional Council. While Scottish LGPS rules differ, it is the closest broad comparable on UK public-sector pension administration scale and complexity.

Regional players

• Teachers' Pensions: The statutory national scheme for teachers, with which Kent's Teachers Pension Unit integrates. It sits adjacent within the same KPF ecosystem but operates under a separate national DB scheme structure.

Others

• Border to Coast Pensions Partnership: The FCA-regulated investment pool in which Kent became a shareholder in April 2026. While not a peer in administration, BCPP is the operational investment vehicle the Fund now uses and the structural anchor for future scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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