Pensions - Assure Review Service??

[fargon]

Hi,

I've had a couple of calls from a company called the Assure Review Service. They know my name and the fact that I have a pension with equitable Life - apparently their company has access to 'the database' (I no longer pay into this pension as it was from a previous job).

They are offering to get someone to visit and advise on possibly transferring from Equitable Life (allegedly now being the best time, due to new regulations, free to transfer etc....). They are saying that Equ. Life pensions will be getting transferred automatically to HBoS if I do nothing anyway, but that there are better options out there.

My main question is whether anyone has heard of the Assure Review Service - I find it strange that I can't find anything about them on the web, they don't have a website etc.

Are they just ambulance chasers who rely on commission from any transfer. Their phone number is 01625 460418, which I believe is Macclesfield. They mentioned at one point that they were fairly new, but were linked to a company called Capital Consultancy.

Thanks in advance for any insight....

[charitynjw]

Re: Pensions - Assure Review Service??

Google search comes up with these

http://www.capital-consultancy.com/
http://www.capitalconsultancy.net/


From a quick check at Companies House.

Couldn't see Assure Review Service listed.

They could be 'Trading As' names.

http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk//companysearch?disp=1&frfsh=1372095108&#result

06674517 D CAPITAL CONSULTANCY LTD Dissolved 08095399 CAPITAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 02679177 THE CAPITAL CONSULTANCY AND TRAINING COMPANY LIMITED 07926081 D CAPITAL CONSULTANCY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dissolved 02803352 D CAPITAL CONSULTANCY GROUP LIMITED Dissolved 05910586 D CAPITAL CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD Dissolved Name & Registered Office: CAPITAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 289 BRETTENHAM ROAD EDMONTON LONDON ENGLAND N18 2HF Company No. 08095399

Status: Active Date of Incorporation: 07/06/2012 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Company Type: Private Limited Company Nature of Business (SIC): 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities Accounting Reference Date: 30/06 Last Accounts Made Up To: (NO ACCOUNTS FILED) Next Accounts Due: 07/03/2014 Last Return Made Up To: 07/06/2013 Next Return Due: 05/07/2014 Mortgage: Number of charges: ( 0 outstanding / 0 satisfied / 0 part satisfied ) Last Members List: 07/06/2013 Previous Names: No previous name information has been recorded over the last 20 years. Name & Registered Office: CAPITAL CONSULTANCY LTD UNIT 20 OPTIMA PARK THOMAS ROAD CRAYFORD KENT DA1 4QX Company No. 06674517 Status: Dissolved 27/03/2012 Date of Incorporation: 15/08/2008 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Company Type: Private Limited Company Nature of Business (SIC): 6023 - Other passenger land transport Accounting Reference Date: 31/08 Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/08/2009 (DORMANT) Next Accounts Due: Last Return Made Up To: 15/08/2010 Next Return Due: Mortgage: Number of charges: ( 0 outstanding / 0 satisfied / 0 part satisfied ) Last Members List: 15/08/2010 Previous Names: No previous name information has been recorded over the last 20 years. UK Establishment Details There are no UK Establishments associated with this company. Oversea Company Info There are no Oversea Details associated with this company. Even these have got a website - http://www.ikent.co.uk/profile/32163...rvices-UK-Ltd/ & they are painters & decorators

[fargon]

Re: Pensions - Assure Review Service??

Charitynjw - many thanks for the info. You're right - most companies have a website of sorts.

They may be genuine (albeit touting for business), but I just find it strange that nothing shows up on the internet about them - not even a mention on forums etc when I search their name in quotes....

[charitynjw]

Re: Pensions - Assure Review Service??

I couln't find Assured Review or Caital Consultancy on the Information Commissioner's Register of Data Controllers, either.

To search, enter company details here - http://www.ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search?EC=1