5 Safest Dividend Stocks in the UK

2. Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LSE:HL.L)

British financial services company Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LSE:HL.L) is a part of the SPDR S&P UK Dividend Aristocrats ETF. Hargreaves Lansdown’s management during the company’s Q4 earnings call touched up the topic of dividends:

“The tough external environment impacted net new business in the period, but clients have used our diversified service to continue to save during this time, driving £1.6 billion of net inflows. And this, together with market movements drove AUA to £127.1 billion, up 2.7% since our full year results. The diversity of our business model is reflected in our financial performance with record revenue hitting £350 million, up 20% on 2021 and profit hitting £198 million, also a record for a first half, and our interim dividend has risen by 3%.”