Founded
in 1816, in the Long Room of Custom House
in Lower Thames Street, London, the
Customs Fund was set up by Customs
Officers for Customs Officers. Their aim was
to financially protect their families by providing
annuity and lump sum benefits on the death
of a Customs Officer. The principle of this
service is still in place 190 years on and
has grown to include all civil servants and
people who serve the public.
The Customs Fund became part of National
Friendly in 2004.
With the retention of experienced and professional
staff, this has allowed us to continue providing
first-rate service and products to the members
of HM Revenue & Customs and their families,
as well as a wide variety of other civil servants.
National Friendly was formed
in 1868, initially to help people save for
healthcare. Established 80 years before the
NHS, we now have over 130 years’ experience
in caring for our members.
We’re a Friendly Society and a mutual,
which means we have no shareholders to pay
dividends to, and our surplus profits go towards
improving our products and services.
Our ultimate purpose is to provide benefits
to our members and we pride ourselves on the
high standard of service we’re able
to offer. |
