Our team

Heritage is a small team, and that is deliberate. You deal with the same adviser each time, someone who knows your circumstances and can pick up where you left off. Between us we cover pensions, investments, mortgages, protection and later-life planning.

Firm principal

Jon Hutchins, Firm principal

Jon Hutchins

DipPFS, Cert CII (MP & ER)

Jon founded Heritage in 2000 after six years with Prudential, and has worked in financial services since 1994. He holds the Chartered Insurance Institute Diploma in Regulated Financial Advice, is a member of the Personal Finance Society, and is fully qualified in mortgage and equity release advice. He has grown the firm organically, and many of its clients have been with him from the start.

Independent financial advisers

Simon Heap, Independent financial adviser

Simon Heap

DipPFS, Cert CII (MP & ER)

Simon joined Heritage in 2021, bringing a depth of knowledge in pensions, investments and inheritance tax planning. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a BA in Financial Services in 2000 and has since worked at firms including Reuters, St James’s Place Wealth Management and Succession Group. He moved into independent advice so he could recommend from the whole of the market rather than a restricted range.

Edward Jardine, Independent financial adviser

Edward Jardine

DipPFS, Cert CII (MP & ER)

Ed’s first career was in the Royal Marines, followed by eight years running his own small business. He has now spent over twenty years giving financial advice, and values working somewhere he can give genuinely unrestricted recommendations.

Adam Reading, Independent financial adviser

Adam Reading

DipPFS, Cert CII (MP & ER)

Adam specialises in pensions, investments and equity release, and is also qualified in mortgages, protection and general insurance. He advises on the whole of the market to find the right product for each client.

Independent mortgage and protection advisers

Bryan Pooley, Independent mortgage and protection adviser

Bryan Pooley

CeMAP

Bryan specialises in mortgages, protection and general insurance, with further expertise in equity release, second charge lending and bridging loans. He advises on residential and buy to let mortgages across the whole of the market.

Colin Williams, Independent mortgage and protection adviser

Colin Williams

CeMAP, CeFA Protection

Colin has been with Heritage since 2017. He deals with people on a personal level better than almost anyone, and currently specialises in the protection market, advising both individuals and companies on what cover they actually need. He is also registered to advise on residential and buy to let mortgages.

Lizz Reading, Independent mortgage and protection adviser

Lizz Reading

Certs CII (MP & ER)

Lizz advises across mortgages, protection planning and equity release. She has worked in financial services for over sixteen years and puts integrity at the centre of her work, making sure clients understand the advice and that the right solution is actually carried through.

Office manager and paraplanner

Phil Buck, Office manager and paraplanner

Phil Buck

Certs CII (MP)

Phil manages the office at Heritage and keeps the advice process running behind the scenes, from first enquiry through to the paperwork that follows a recommendation.

Matt Chandler

Matt has been with Heritage for many years and most long standing clients will have spoken to him at some point. He holds a degree and a range of financial services qualifications gained over his career, looks after compliance for the firm, and is always on hand to answer questions about existing policies.

Speak to one of us

If you are not sure who you need, call the office on 01823 322 222 and we will point you to the right person. There is no charge for an initial conversation.

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