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Financial planning built on trust and clarity.

We are not a faceless institution. We are experienced professionals who listen, understand, and guide you towards lasting financial security.

FCA

Appointed Representative

25+ Years

Combined Experience

Independent

Whole of Market

133

Active clients as of September 2026

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Accreditations and memberships

Independent recognition of our professional qualifications, chartered standards, consumer-duty commitment, and regional business membership.

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Your Financial Health Check

See where you stand across retirement, protection, and savings — in around five minutes.

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Free · No Obligation

Welcome to Your Financial Health Check

A quick, structured way to see exactly where your finances stand — and what to focus on next.

Takes around 5 minutes to complete

What you'll receive

  • Retirement Readiness Score

    See at a glance whether you're on track to retire comfortably at your target age.

  • Protection Gap Analysis

    Identify life, critical illness and income protection shortfalls before they become a problem.

  • Personalised Action Plan

    A prioritised list of the steps most likely to improve your long-term financial position.

  • Plain-English Recommendations

    No jargon — just clear guidance on where to focus your attention, tailored to your answers.

Expertise

Comprehensive financial planning for your life.

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Pensions & Retirement

Consolidate your pots, optimise your contributions, and plan a sustainable drawdown strategy for a comfortable retirement.

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Investments & Wealth

Risk-assessed portfolio management designed to protect your capital against inflation and grow your wealth sustainably.

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Personal Protection

Safeguard your family's future against the unexpected with comprehensive life, critical illness, and income protection cover.

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Business Protection

Key person insurance, shareholder protection, and relevant life policies to ensure your business survives any crisis.

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Inheritance Tax Planning

Legal and effective strategies to mitigate IHT liabilities, ensuring more of your hard-earned wealth passes to your loved ones.

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Why Us

Advice you can trust, from people who care.

We believe financial planning should be a conversation, not a transaction. Our goal is to give you peace of mind and clarity about your future.

Truly Independent

We are not tied to any single provider. We search the whole market to find the best solutions for your specific needs.

FCA Regulated

As a regulated firm, we are bound by strict codes of conduct. Your interests always come first, by law and by our own ethos.

Long-Term Relationships

We don't just set up a plan and disappear. We review, adjust, and walk alongside you as your life and goals evolve.

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Client Commitment

Your Annual Review — Included as Standard

Every client receives a structured annual review at no additional charge. We proactively assess your position each year and deliver a written report covering every aspect of your financial plan — so nothing drifts, and nothing surprises you.

  • Pension Position

    Current fund value, projected retirement income, and contribution analysis benchmarked against your target retirement age.

  • Protection Review

    Every policy checked against your current circumstances, with a whole-of-market comparison to ensure you still hold the best available cover.

  • Financial Health Update

    Net worth, savings rate, and debt position assessed against your stated financial goals and timeline.

  • Action Plan

    A clear, prioritised list of recommended changes or new opportunities for the year ahead — written in plain English.

Annual Financial Review Report

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Pension Position
On Track
Protection Cover
Reviewed
Financial Health
Improving
Action Plan
3 Recommendations

Next review due: 12 months from onboarding

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5.0

What our clients say

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Karen

Local Guide · 13 reviews

9 months ago

We were introduced to Alex by a family friend, I'm glad we were. We had been putting off planing our future finances for a while, we didn't know where to start. Alex visited us at home at a mutual convenient time. We explained our situation to him and he put a plan together explaining everything in detail. We understood everything he was telling us and put us at ease. We are now in a much better position with all our finances, pension and more thanks to Alex. Our money is now working for us and we are in a much better place. He also keeps in touch with us on a regular basis, which is great for us as we need a good kick every now and then. Thanks Alex.

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Liam Swaby

7 reviews · 1 photo

9 months ago

Alex is a brilliant financial advisor. Helped me understand more becoming self employed and what to do. Put my pension into a better place and has been helping sort income protection out for me, even with 100 hurdles in the way! He was in constant contact making sure I knew what was currently happening and what was happening next.

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Marie Greaves

3 reviews · 6 photos

8 months ago

We've used Alex to sort out our pensions and insurances after starting our own company. He's done a brilliant job for us. He is very knowledgeable and ensures he gives accurate advice that's best for us. We would highly recommend Alex as a financial advisor. My husband isn't always the easiest to get hold of for appointments given the nature of his job but Alex has been very flexible with arranging appointments to suit us best.

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Steph Manning

2 reviews

a year ago

We had been recommended Alex by a friend, he came to visit us at home so we could go through all our pensions, investments, life insurance and income protection policies, something we had been meaning to do for the last few years but not found the time or known where to start with it all! He was very thorough and had a great knowledge in all financial areas and it was so nice to have someone finally who explained everything to us in a very understandable way. He has advised us of how our money can work better for us and help to put us in a much better financial position for our future and retirement. Alex now does regular reviews with us and keeps us up to date on all our financial planning requirements. Would highly recommend!

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Annabella Emsley

3 reviews

a year ago

Alex has been amazing throughout reviewing our pensions, life insurances & income protection policies. He's explained in great detail each of our options, taking our personal circumstances into consideration. It's great to know our investments will now be reviewed regularly by someone we can finally trust.

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