Repayments on Mothercare schemes face Russian delay

Mothercare signed a deal for a revised schedule of contributions in 2020

Hope William-Smith
clock • 2 min read
Repayments on Mothercare schemes face Russian delay

Mothercare has told the trustees of the Mothercare UK defined benefit (DB) schemes that it will be unable to make the first instalment of the deficit repayment contributions due this month due to “reduced cash generation” as the result of the suspension of its Russian business.

A pre-close trading update from Mothercare today (11 April) said the pension deficit had reduced from the £124.6m recorded at the last full actuarial valuation of the Mothercare UK schemes in March...

To continue reading this article...

Join Professional Pensions

Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
  • Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders

Are you a trustee, investment consultant or in-house pension and benefit scheme professional? You can apply for full complimentary access here

Join now

 

Already a Professional Pensions
member?

Login

More on Defined Benefit

Smaller DB schemes face greater exposure to climate risk, Broadstone finds

Smaller DB schemes face greater exposure to climate risk, Broadstone finds

Simplified investment strategies mean smaller schemes face nearly twice the risk of negative performance

Holly Roach
clock 07 October 2025 • 1 min read
Tender Watch: Co-op appoints First Actuarial

Tender Watch: Co-op appoints First Actuarial

Some administrators of Somerfield scheme to move to First Actuarial Manchester office

Professional Pensions
clock 29 September 2025 • 1 min read
Just four firms manage 80% of £1.1trn pension scheme assets

Just four firms manage 80% of £1.1trn pension scheme assets

LCP finds over half of new professional trustee appointments went to four firms since April last year

Jasmine Urquhart
clock 17 September 2025 • 3 min read
Trustpilot