Nucleus Financial Reviews 1,028

TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Evaluating 510 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness, professionalism, and positive attitude, making interactions pleasant and productive. Many people highlight the exceptional customer service, appreciating the personalized and understanding approach of the team. Reviewers frequently mention the efficiency and ease of their overall experience, with many impressed by the quick response times and smooth user experience. However, some customers also noted issues with the service, mentioning delays in completing forms and receiving payments. A few other people felt that response times were slow, and some experienced difficulties in contacting the company, with unanswered messages and long phone waits.

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Customer service

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Service

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Response time

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Customer communications

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I wanted to express , the help and assistance I received from 2 of the customer service team Hope and ishika for their help with some. Problems I was experiencing they were both extremely patient and... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I contacted nucleus Financial by phone. My call was answered promptly and 'Jennifer' talked me through gaining access to my accounts on-line. She made sure I had successfully logged in and advis... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having been dealing with Nucleus for several years now be it directly or through my financial advisor of who has recently been removed,I have found Nucleus colleagues such as Nikki and Hannah both... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm the Executor for my late mother in law's Estate. Inevitably there has been much financial admin to deal with. Some of the institutions involved seem to have been needlessly unhelpful. However I ha... See more

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Company details

  1. Non-Bank Financial Service
  2. Investment Service
  3. Retirement Scheme Provider

Written by the company

Nucleus Financial Platforms is one of the leading investment platform groups in the UK, we work with around 5,000 adviser firms to look after over £43bn of their clients’ money. We provide access to products like ISAs and pensions, and a wide range of investments including funds, equities and bonds. Our scale and profitability enable us to invest in products, price and service. This will ensure our platforms meet the needs of advisers in helping them make the retirement of their clients more rewarding. We understand that things like personal circumstances, life altering events, or health can sometimes mean our customers need some extra support from us. For more information on the support we can provide please visit https://nucleusfinancial.com/supporting-customers or speak to one of our team.

Helping to make retirement more rewarding

Written by the company

We have an overarching commitment to support advisers. By harnessing James Hay’s pensions expertise and Nucleus’ digital capability, we’re building the best retirement-focused adviser platform for larger adviser firms in the UK.

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3.8

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent.

Very professional ( and warm ) assistance from Hannah this morning. I am a new client and had some registration issues. Hannah was superbly helpful and attentive.

January 16, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hello Bill,

Thank you for leaving us a five-star review! We'll be sure to pass your compliments onto Hannah.

Kind regards
Lewis

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Expensive and opaque

The underlying assets in the fund I was recommended were unrecognisable; I had no idea what I was actually investing in. There was no initial presentation of how to register / login; there doesn't seem to be any easy way to assess investments. The charges are incredibly high. I thus just went for a holding investment in money market fund - this returned circa 2%; way lower than anything similar out there. I am considering sacking my IFA. Ridiculous

January 15, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hi James,

Thank you for sharing your concerns — I can appreciate how frustrating this experience must have been.

Nucleus are responsible only for safeguarding and administering your assets. We’re not authorised to give financial advice or comment on fund selection, performance, or the underlying assets within any investment.

Your financial adviser is the best point of contact for explaining the funds recommended to you, the expected returns, associated fees, and any supporting information you feel you were missing.

If there’s anything specific you need help with regarding accessing your account or viewing your holdings, please call us on 0131 226 9535 (Option 1) for our Client Contact Team who can assist you to register and view the account online.

Kind regards,
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

the operater was very clear and…

the operater was very clear and concise,she helped me with new login!

January 15, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hi Robert,

We're so pleased we were able to help you resolve the issue. Thank you very much for this five-star review!

Kind regards,
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

"Above and beyond...."

I'm the Executor for my late mother in law's Estate. Inevitably there has been much financial admin to deal with. Some of the institutions involved seem to have been needlessly unhelpful. However I have to say that dealing with Hannah today at Nucleus has been exactly the opposite. Hannah went "above and beyond" to help me with my query - ensuring that I had all the information that I needed and offered further assistance if required. Thank you Hannah/Nucleus.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Richard

We're so pleased to hear this. Thanks for taking to time to leave us a five-star review on it!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

People

People ! Its people who make a business and I have no
quarms in stating that Hannah dealt with my requests
efficiently , politely and in a satisfactory manner.
God help us should Nucleus changes to A1 staff !
Well done Hannah.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear John

We're so pleased to hear this. Thanks for taking to time to leave us a five-star review on it!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

fast and efficient assistance.

Having somehow forgotten my username, I was delighted at the response from the Nucleus team in providing assistance, thanks Jennifer.

January 14, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Brendan

Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We're glad Jennifer was able to support you during your call!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got the help I required excellent…

Got the help I required excellent service

January 13, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Dave

We're so pleased to hear this. Thanks for taking to time to leave us a five-star review on it!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a shambles - James Hey or Nucleus?

I am a new customer, caught in the middle of the James Hey migration CHAOS. All Nucleus correspondence (both letters and emails) have a contact number that takes you to James Hey!!! Neither organisation, James Hey or Nucleus (when you finally find them) have any record of my pension. Seriously concerned!

January 12, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Mr Rayner

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We’re very sorry to hear about the difficulties you’ve experienced. This isn't the experience we want for our customers, and we understand how concerning this must be for you.

You've since spoken with our colleague Ian but, we'll ask him to contact you again directly for any further queries or concerns you may have. Through this engagement with Ian, I hope we're able to restore your confidence in us.

Many thanks
Angela

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

I had need to urgently contact Nucleus today with something which was really time critical.
Tina was super helpful and very proactive in contacting the relevant in house team in order to try and reverse an action we had requested in error.
My thanks to Tina who's manner was very calming and the whole team involved at Nucleus for sorting this immediately.
Greatly appreciated.

January 12, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hello,

Thank you so much for leaving this five-star review. We really appreciate your feedback and will pass on the kind words to Tina!

Kind regards,
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nucleus carried out our instructions…

Nucleus carried out our instructions promptly and efficiently.

December 16, 2025
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hello,

Thanks for leaving us this five-star review! We really appreciate you taking the time to do so.

Kind Regards
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nicole

Nicole - Nothing seemed too much trouble regarding the questions i was asking and the advice i was given . superb
Also dealt with Shelby on a previous occasion , here again superb service
Both a credit to the company

December 17, 2025
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hi Graham,

We’re really pleased to hear that Nicole was able to answer all your questions and provide great advice, and that Shelby also offered superb service previously.

We’ll be sure to pass your kind words on to them.

Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback!

Kind Regards,
Lewis

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It took you 6 years after the death of…

It took you 6 years after the death of the policy holder to contact their next of kin. At every stage in proceedings you have requested information, only to come back to request further information that you neglected to ask for to start with, but without which you have been unable to proceed with the claim. Your communication has been inconsistent.

December 12, 2025
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hi Simon,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience hasn’t been positive, particularly regarding the timescale and communication.
There is an ongoing complaint for this case and I've passed this on to the team who are currently reviewing the details. Once everything is reviewed, they will be in touch with a comprehensive response.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on 0131 226 9535 (option 1) for our Client Contact Team.

Thanks
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I contacted nucleus Financial by…

Today I contacted nucleus Financial by phone. My call was answered promptly and 'Jennifer' talked me through gaining access to my accounts on-line. She made sure I had successfully logged in and advised me how to find the information I needed. A pleasure to deal with. Many thanks

January 9, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hello Anne,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We're delighted to hear you had such a positive experience dealing with Jennifer and will be sure to pass this on.

Kind Regards,
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Christopher was very helpful when I…

Christopher was very helpful when I contacted Nucleus with regards to my request. Everything was handled very quickly with all queries answered and no problems raised.

January 9, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Hi Helen,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us this five-star review! It's great to hear Christopher was able to help you so quickly and answer any questions. We'll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Kind Regards,
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful and understanding

December 18, 2025
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Paul,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a five-star review, we really appreciate it!

Kind regards
Lewis

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

My enqiry was dealt efficiently by Hannah who was not only helpful, but great fun!

January 8, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear John

We're so pleased to hear this. Thanks for taking to time to leave us a five-star review on it!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great help from Christopher in…

A great help from Christopher in helping me to login for the 1st time as a new Nucleus user. Talking me though the login process and providing me with a temporary password to be able to view my account was gratefully appreciated

January 8, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Phillip

Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We're glad Christopher was able to support you during your call!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted information and help

I wanted information and help.
Christopher was knowledgeable and put my wish into action.
Very satisfied 😊

January 7, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Siby

We're so pleased to hear this. Thanks for taking to time to leave us a five-star review on it!

Kind regards
Darran

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jennifer was very professional

Jennifer was very professional, patience and polite, and resolved my problem with courtesy and ease .
Thank you

January 7, 2026
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Reply from Nucleus Financial

Dear Frank

Thanks so much for leaving us a review. We're glad Jennifer was able to support you during your call and resolve your query.

Kind regards
Darran

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