Trusted Business Financial Advisors
Collingbourne Wealth Management are Chartered financial advisers who help individuals, families, and business owners build clear, practical plans for retirement, investments, and inheritance, with a free, no-obligation first consultation.
Business Planning
Running a business brings financial complexity that personal finances rarely match, from cash flow and reserves to protecting yourself and eventually stepping back. Good advice at the right time can materially change your outcomes, whether you’re growing, consolidating, or planning your exit.
The Challenge
Many business owners are so focused on running the company that personal and business financial planning slips down the priority list, until a decision point, like a sale, retirement, or unexpected event, forces the issue. By then, options can be limited.
Our Approach
We work closely with business owners to build financial strategies around your specific objectives, whether that’s improving profitability, protecting the business against risk, planning succession, or preparing for a future sale. It’s practical, commercially minded advice, not generic guidance.
What’s Covered
Our business planning advice covers director and shareholder protection, pension planning for business owners, tax-efficient profit extraction, succession and exit planning, and structuring your personal finances alongside the business.
Our Credentials
Collingbourne has advised business owners across Winchester and Hampshire for over twenty years, drawing on Martin Strutt’s background as Managing Director of financial services for a top-50 accountancy practice, alongside our team’s Chartered and Certified Financial Planner qualifications.
Get in Touch
Whatever stage your business is at, a clearer financial strategy starts with a conversation. Book your free, no-obligation consultation with our advisers today.
Reviews
“Martin became our financial adviser as my husband Tony prepared to retire from his directorship at Marsh. Since we lost Tony in 2014, Martin’s advice and support has been exceptional. I have no hesitation in recommending him and his team at Collingbourne”
Olive Bolton
“I first met Martin when seeking advice on how best to manage our finances from the latter stages of self-employment to a retirement of plausible “comfort and security”. My wife and I will be forever grateful for the unstinting help and wise counsel Martin has provided for the past twenty years. On all things financial, he remains our first port of call.”
Ted Aves
“After selling our business we reinvested the proceeds of our lifetime’s work with Collingbourne, who also took to looking after our pension funds. Their expert personal attention has successfully guided us and our family for well over two decades and Martin has always been available when needed. We cannot speak too highly of him and his personnel.”
Gerald and June Pulman
Meet the team
Martin Strutt
Martin Strutt
Martin has twenty years of experience in helping successful business owners and their families to protect and enjoy financial freedom. Before co-founding Collingbourne in 2005 he worked for leading financial services companies in sales and training roles and as Managing Director of financial services in the City of London for a top 50 accountancy practice. He is a Chartered Financial Planner, a Certified Financial Planner (CFPTM), a Chartered Wealth Manager and holds the CFA Society’s Investment Management Certificate. Outside work his main interests are sailing, painting and drawing.
Kim Lydon
Kim Lydon
Kim co-founded Collingbourne in 2005 and was responsible for running the office, administration and accounts. She now works for Collingbourne part time, but remains a shareholding director as well as managing our accounts and the preparation of our FCA regulatory returns. For a number of years she served as Director of Staffing on the board of an academy and is still involved with the academy’s principal school as a Trustee. Her personal interests include spending time with her family, bridge, reading, knitting and cooking.
David Hanby
David Hanby
David joined Collingbourne in 2010 and is responsible for our personal financial planning strategies. He is also responsible for our investment research and feeds into the Evidence Based Investment Solutions (EBIS) investment committee. He is a Chartered Financial Planner, Certified Financial Planner (CFPTM), holds the CFA Society’s Investment Management Certificate and has a First-Class Degree in Economics from Newcastle University. At home he has a young family and enjoys playing football, hiking and skiing when he gets the chance.
Kirsty Dewey
Kirsty Dewey
Kirsty joined Collingbourne in 2018 and is our Office Manager. She began her career in financial services in 1999 and has worked for several blue chip organisations. Her role is to ensure the smooth running of Collingbourne behind the scenes. We recruited Kirsty to complement our existing strengths and she demonstrates a talent for coordinating our diverse back-office functions and following through to completion. Outside the office Kirsty enjoys a busy family life.
Tom Saunders
Tom Saunders
Tom previously worked in technology consultancy. He holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering with Distinction and is studying towards the Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning. Meanwhile Tom is assisting with the administration and supporting Martin and David in delivering our financial planning service. Outside work, Tom enjoys walking with his wife and their Labrador, as well as playing rugby, golf and tennis.
Our Accreditations
CISI Accredited
Accredited Financial Planning Firms must demonstrate excellence in everything they do and are recognised as some of the most trusted financial planning firms in the UK. They deliver a comprehensive financial planning service, helping clients achieve their life goals.
Chartered Financial Planning
This is awarded to financial advice firms who make a public commitment to aligned ethics and values, provide knowledgeable advice backed up by qualifications and continued professional development. It is another formal recognition of our ongoing commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.
EBIS Member
We meet three times a year to share financial planning best practices and the latest investment research, supported by external independent consultants. New members must show they put clients’ interests first and commit to adopting the group’s evidence-based investment philosophy.
Contact us today
Book a free no-obligation consultation with our financial advisors, and get clarity on your next step, whether that’s retirement, investments, or planning your estate.
Phone:
01962 360000
Email:
enquiry@collingbourne.com
Address:
45 Southgate Street, Winchester, SO23 9EH