Receiving a lump sum

Faced with the opportunity, pressure, and emotions of a lump sum, we help you make calm, composed decisions.

Lump sums can bring difficult emotions and overwhelming decisions

Receiving a lump sum can feel like a turning point, but it can also bring pressure to act quickly. Whether the money comes from inheritance, a business sale, redundancy, divorce, compensation, or another major event, the decisions you make now could shape your future.

Should you invest, repay debt, support family, reduce tax, save for retirement, or simply pause? It’s difficult to think clearly, know what to do first, and avoid making quick decisions you may later regret.

Are you

Wanting to make mindful decisions about the money you’ve received?

Seeking advice on how to use a settlement to protect your future security?

Worried helping your family could compromise your own future?

In need of breathing space before making lasting, long-term financial choices?

Wondering what comes next, and how to plan, following a business sale?

Overwhelmed by the decision to invest, save, spend, gift, or repay debt?

Scared you’ll make an expensive mistake when thinking about tax and timing?

Looking to use a lump sum to support your life now, instead of leaving it sitting somewhere?

See how we can help

Turn sudden wealth into steady direction

Before making recommendations, we help you step back and understand what this money needs to do for you. That could mean securing your income, supporting retirement, investing for growth, gifting to family, reducing debt, protecting against tax, or keeping funds accessible for future plans.

We’ll look at your wider financial life, not just the lump sum itself, so you can make decisions that support your wider goals, values, responsibilities, and long-term security. Together, we help you make positive, pressure-free steps towards using your money with purpose.

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High standards mean happy clients

Reviews, results, and reactions that show how people feel about working with us, in their own words.

    
 
 
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   Spencer Chester 
 68 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Conor has been and is very motivated to ensure the best results for his clients.
He and his team keep an eye on current affairs and the impacts these may or may not have and advise accordingly.
Most of all Conor is very 'Trustworthy' such a rare commodity in the world today.
  
 
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   Rob Weall 
 84 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Took the time to understand our needs and goals to present options for us to take forward.  Having been sceptical of this as an industry I am now a convert and enjoying the benefits of the advise and guidance.
  
 
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   Kirsty Woods 
 88 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Really pleased with the professionalism, advice and personal financial goal plan.
  
 
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   Faaez Samadi 
 383 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent service, really help you make the right decisions. Friendly, professional and always available if you want to talk anything through. Have a great knack of explaining everything, and simplifying things in a way that leaves you informed and confident that they are working hard for your best interests.
  
 
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   Mark Cook 
 2095 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Conor provides good, honest advice. On more than one occasion he has advised me to stick with my current provider when he could have encouraged me to switch so he made money. That's why I trust his advice.
  
 
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   philippa Shadrach 
 2105 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. As a recently divorced woman I needed help with my financial affairs and Conor was recommended by my accountant. I believe he has helped me find the best solutions to my issues and has at all times been prompt, attentive, helpful, clear, efficient, patient, responsive and personable. I could not recommend him highly enough and have suggested him already to my children and friends
  
 
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   Matthew Rigby 
 2105 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Fantastic Company! Would highly recommend
  
 
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   kelly brawn 
 2624 days ago
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Conor has been instrumental in helping my relative sort out his pension after taking an unplanned early retirement.

After trying for two years by himself and trying other professionals he couldn't get access to his pension and was being told different things and being fobbed off constantly, everything was too much hassle.

My relative didn't trust anyone to help and after reading reviews from some friends I contacted Conor.

Conor asked me about my relative, his concerns and what his hopes where so he knew what to expect on his first meeting. Nothing was too much trouble even meeting at a neutral location to make my relative feel at ease. Conor had taken everything I had said and knew in advance how apprehensive my relative was. I would say within 10 minutes my relative was so much happier, an hour later, email written and paperwork requested to pension holders and my relative was a changed person he knew what he was entitled to and that the money he thought was missing (and was told) wasnt and was in fact there.

It didn't stop there though. Conor has since helped my relative two more times, the second time the pension company even though correctly filled in by Conor and my relative they declined the request saying the option they had written in their letter could not be selected as an option. (we were all confused by that one!)

Lastly Conor and my relative got together to go through more updated paperwork they had sent through, all forms filled in again together and now phone calls with pension holders have been had and things are moving to get to the resolution which Conor set out to achieve.

What I am trying to say is pensions are confusing along with savings, bonds and finances in general, to have someone like Conor take the time to know you, know what you want makes such a difference, he also talks in a language which is understandable to those like my relative and even myself who find it all overwhelming.

I am looking forward to Conor sorting my finances out in the not too distance future, what he has done for my relative though will make sure he is now secure until he hits official retirement and means a less worry and he can enjoy himself.

Thank you.

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