Tax year end key dates and deadlines 2025/2026

View all the key dates for the current tax year, submission options and important deadlines for our pensions and ISA servicing teams.

  • Tax year end cut-off dates

    Income Release withdrawals: received by 6pm on Monday 23 March 2026.
    Pensions and ISA applications: received by 6pm on Thursday 2 April 2026.

Personal pensions

How to make a single contribution, increase regular contributions, or make a transfer payment on behalf of a Pension Portfolio client.

 

For plans set up before 2 December 2024:

Securely upload application forms and supporting documents using our personal pensions submission portal.

Or send completed forms to:

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Royal London House
Alderley Park
Congleton Road
Nether Alderley
Macclesfield
SK10 4EL

For plans set up after 2 December 2024, or new applications:
Instantly apply via our online service.

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Bank transfers

If you’d like to make a bank transfer, please check when the plan started for the right bank details. Please include the client’s plan number and surname as the reference.

For plans set up before 2 December 2024:

Account name: Royal London
Sort code: 01-10-01
Account number: 63580586

For plans set up after 2 December 2024:

Account name: Royal London
Sort code: 01-10-01
Account no: 72432039

Cheques

Please make sure your client’s name, date of birth and plan number is written on the back of the cheque.

 

Income Release

How to request an income payment on behalf of an Income Release client.

To guarantee payment in the 2025/2026 tax year, we must receive your request by 6pm on Monday 23 March 2026.

How to request an income payment:

Please also be aware of postal delivery times.

 

If your client wants to take a taxable income payment immediately after setting up a new Pension Portfolio with Income Release plan, or if your client's switching on the Income Release facility, we must receive your request by 6pm on Monday 23 March 2026. If we receive the payment(s) after this date, the income payment may not be paid in the 2025/2026 tax year.

To guarantee regular income before tax year end, please submit the request at least 8 working days before the first payment date.

 
How to request an income payment:
  • Upload documents
    Use our personal pensions submission portal to upload and securely submit application forms and any supporting documents.
  • Post
    Income Release Servicing team
    Alderley Park
    Congleton Road
    Nether Alderley
    Macclesfield
    SK10 4EL

Please also be aware of postal delivery times.

 

Stocks and Shares ISA

How to make a single contribution, increase regular contributions, or make a transfer payment on behalf of an ISA client.

You can make a single contribution, increase regular contributions or transfer an ISA to Royal London quickly and easily online.

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Bank transfers

If you’d like to make a bank transfer, please include the client’s plan number and surname as the reference.

Account name: Royal London
Sort code: 01-10-01
Account no: 72432039

Cheques

Please make sure your client’s name, date of birth and plan number is written on the back of the cheque.

Workplace pensions

How to make a single contribution on behalf of an existing workplace pension customer.

Securely upload application forms and supporting documents using our workplace pension submission portal.

Or send completed forms to:

Group Pensions
Royal London House
Alderley Park
Congleton Road
Nether Alderley
Macclesfield
SK10 4EL

Bank transfers

If you’d like to make a bank transfer, please include the customer's plan number and surname as the reference.

Account name: Royal London
Sort code: 01-10-01
Account number: 63580586

Cheques

Please make sure the customer's name, date of birth and plan number is written on the back of the cheque.

ProfitShare - don’t miss the 31 March deadline

Any new money your clients add into an existing pension or Stocks and Shares ISA (which was in force by 31/12/25) before 6pm on Tuesday 31 March 2026 will be included in our calculations for any 2026 ProfitShare award.

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