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Links to Imperial Tobacco Group and Fund Adminstration

IMPAC has a good relationship with the ITPF's sponsoring company Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. Should you wish to visit their website go to: www.imperial-tobacco.com

Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund Office:

Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund
P O Box 735
Winterstoke Road
Bristol
BS99 1UP
Tele. 0117 9530000
Fax. 0117 9632860

Email addresses:

Pension Manager & Secretary to The Board of Trustees - mike.paige@uk.imptob.com

Pension Benefits Section - wendy.gibbens@uk.imptob.com   jon.tilley@uk.imptob.com

Pension Payments Section - jean.mcgurk@uk.imptob.com  angela.bartlett@uk.imptob.com  geoff.skuse@uk.imptob.com


For income Tax matters relating to Imperial Tobacco Pensions contact the Inland Revenue Office (ref. 794/BIT3) on 0845 3021483.
Traditionally, any pension fund and it's members of Companies acquired by Imperial Tobacco Group, have been amalgamated into the Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund (ITPF). Given below is that list of Company Pension Funds:

The Canons Marsh Tobacco Bonds Pension Fund
The Finlay/Bewlay Pension Fund
The Robert Fletcher Pension Fund
The Imperial Foods Pension Scheme
The Imperial Retirement Benefits Scheme
The Imperial Distributors Pension Fund
The Rizla UK Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme
The St Anne Board Mill Company Pension Fund

FUND ADMINISTRATION:

Prior to the acquisition of the Company (ITG) by Hanson in 1986 ITG absorbed the cost of administering the Imperial Tobacco Pension Fund. Hanson's business philosophy saw things quite differently. Soon after 1986 the Company ceased to meet the cost of administering the Fund and these costs were met from the Fund's assets. Although the Company is now once again a separate entity this philosophy has not been reversed and the Fund still meets it's own running costs.

These costs are published in the detailed Annual Fund Report and total in excess of £1.5 million per annum. They include all office overheads including salaries, publishing costs, external fund investment costs and Trustee Board costs.

The Company do meet the costs arising from the twice yearly Pension Fund Consultative Committee (PFCC) meetings.

Links to other associations

We are not alone!

IMPAC IS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONERS’ ALLIANCE (OPA)
www.opalliance.org.uk

Websites of other Members of Occupational Pensioner Organisations:

 

The below list provides direct links to other websites that may be useful. There is no order of priority but the first 2 in the list give direct access to your MP

useful for those letters on important issues.

If you know of a website that you think may be useful to IMPAC members please contact IMPAC.
 

  • Contact your MP by e-mail (if he/she has an e-mail address, of course! If not use the Fax service below.)
  • Fax your MP for free (also tells you about your MP)
  • They Work For You Your MP's details and recent speeches.
  • Financial Assistance Scheme - Government help for people who have lost out on their occupational pension because their pension scheme was under-funded when it's wound up.
  • Silversurfers UK - a portal for the over 50s, covering all interests.
  • Seniors Network UK - all pension issues, contact links, mini-websites (including one for OPA), discussion forums
  • Isitfair - Devon Pensioners' Action Forum campaigning for reform of the Council Tax
  • Pensioners' Guide - help and advice provided by the Department of Work and Pensions
  • Entitledto - calculator for benefit payments, including the new Pension Credit
  • Friends Re-united - make contact with friends from your old school, college or work place
  • University of the Third Age - you're never too old to learn something
  • SAGA - Holidays, good insurance rates for pensioners, etc
  • Age Concern - a charity which campaigns on behalf of senior citizens
  • Heyday - backed by Age Concern it campaigns against age discrimination, particularly against employment rights being curtailed after the age of 65.
  • Help the Aged - a charity which provides practical support to those pensioners in need
  • Hairnet - provides computer and internet training schemes for the over 50s
  • Senior Concessions - helps senior citizens find the many discounts and other concessions on travel, entertainment, dining out etc available to them
  • Third Age Employment Network - works for better opportunities for mature people to continue to learn, work and earn for as long as they want, or need, to do so
  • Office of National Statistics – a government office providing statistical data on inflation etc. Provider of RPI etc.
  • Imperial Tobacco Group – Our parent company.
  • Department of Works and Pensions – DWP is the provider of state pensions and benefits.
  • AMICUS – AMICUS is the trade union the represents most ITG employees and negotiate with ITG for salary and wage increases. AMICUS represents employees at PFCC Meetings.