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PensionBee pension review: charges, reviews and verdict

App-first pension consolidation with one pot and one clear fee

4.6 on Trustpilot (Excellent)Charges verified July 2026

The short version

PensionBee took the most painful job in UK personal finance, finding and combining old pensions, and made it an app onboarding flow. Transfers are handled for you, the fee is a single number, and drawdown is built in.

You pay for that simplicity. The default Global Leaders plan at 0.70% is roughly triple the cost of holding a global tracker in a cheap SIPP. Whether that premium is worth it depends on whether you would actually do the consolidation yourself. For many people, the honest answer is no, and PensionBee is the difference between sorted and never done.

Best for: People with scattered old workplace pots who want them combined into one simple plan.

PensionBee pension charges

Annual charge0.50% to 0.95% depending on plan, halved on the portion above £100k
Workplace scheme chargeNot applicable (personal pension)
Fund chargesIncluded in the single annual charge
Contribution chargeNone
Transfers inFree, and PensionBee does the legwork of finding old pots
DrawdownIncluded from age 55 (57 from 2028), no drawdown fees
  • Plans range 0.50% to 0.95%: Tracker 0.50%, Preserve 0.50%, Global Leaders 0.70% (default if you are under 50), Climate 0.75%, 4Plus 0.85%, Shariah 0.95%.
  • Average transaction costs of around 0.04% apply, standard across the industry.

Verified July 2026 against PensionBee's published information. Workplace scheme terms vary, so check your own scheme documents.

What the reviews say

PensionBee scores 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot (Excellent) from over 10,000 reviews, 81% five-star.

The highest-rated pension provider on the Origo Pension Transfer Index. Reviewers repeatedly mention painless transfers and an app that finally makes their pension make sense.

The main pushback is price: 0.70% on the default plan is more than a DIY SIPP holding a cheap tracker.

Pros and cons

Where it wins

  • Genuinely effortless consolidation of old pensions
  • One all-in fee, halved above £100k
  • Excellent app with live balance and projections
  • Strong drawdown experience with no extra fees

Where it loses

  • 0.70% default plan costs more than DIY alternatives
  • A handful of plans rather than open fund choice
  • No workplace scheme, so contributions from employers need setting up manually

Other providers to consider

AvivaThe UK's largest insurer, covering workplace and personal pensionsRoyal LondonMutual insurer that shares profits with pension membersScottish WidowsLloyds Banking Group's pension arm, integrated with Lloyds and Halifax bankingNestThe government-backed auto-enrolment scheme covering a third of UK workersStandard LifeOne of the UK's oldest insurers, now part of Standard Life plc (formerly Phoenix Group)

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Pension transfers can be irreversible. This page is information, not financial advice.