Andrew Glover

Director

Andrew’s career began in 1988 in the field of general insurance. He subsequently ran his own financial services business within a major independent estate agency. This experience gave him invaluable insight into the mortgage and protection needs of a wide range of clients. He relishes the challenge of finding the right solutions to clients’ problems, and now focuses on giving advice on residential mortgages, the various ways of securing mortgage debt and protecting a family’s lifestyle against life’s unexpected and unwelcome events.

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys family holidays, visiting his parents in Spain and playing golf with Duncan (he’s a 1 handicap).

M. 07989 347575

T: 07989 347575 E: [email protected]

Duncan Hodgson

Director

Duncan has worked in financial services for over 15 years. He has particular expertise in mortgages, protection, pensions and investments. When working with clients, he takes a comprehensive view of their finances; by taking into account the bigger picture, he’s able to make recommendations that take full account of his clients’ personal circumstances and are bespoke to their needs.

When he’s not helping clients with their mortgage and protection plans, he enjoys spending time with his young family. He’s a keen gym-goer, committed (through thick and thin) Arsenal supporter, and a dedicated golfer with a scratch handicap.

M. 07734 592930

T: 07734 592930 E: [email protected]

Claire Grove

Senior Paraplanner

Claire has worked in financial services since 1998 and is a qualified adviser. She moved in to an administration role in 2011 after having her son. She joined Purely Financial Planning in July 2015, following the birth of her daughter in September 2014. Claire and the team know first-hand how exciting (but also slightly nerve wracking) buying a property can be, and pride themselves on providing a high level of customer service. They believe in keeping clients updated on progress every step of the way, as being in regular contact can do much to reduce their stress levels.

T: 01932 627999 E: [email protected]

Amanda Watson

Estate Planner

Amanda has worked in financial services for 20 years, Qualified in Mortgage advice, Equity Release and Estate Planning, she has now turned her attentions primarily to helping clients protect their assets.

Amanda is passionate about ensuring that her clients futures are prepared for, by the way of having a will, trust, or power of attorney, and making sure that each person has their own tailor-made package. She strongly believes in making things easy for clients to understand and provides a plain English commentary with every will written.

In her spare time, Amanda enjoys spending time with her family, supporting her children in their ballroom dancing and gymnastic ventures, she’s also a lifelong Arsenal supporter and enjoys live music.

Ben Rosser

Mortgage & Protection Advisor

Ben has worked in financial services since 2018 as a mortgage and protection adviser within a Surrey based estate agent. His ability to build great customer relationships whilst giving truly bespoke advice quickly made him progress and he has joined Purely Financial in 2023 to help provide specialist advice in these areas.

Prior to working in financial services Ben spent 15 years as a golf professional and still loves playing the game socially. Aside from this, Ben has a young family that he loves to spend time with outside of work. He also enjoys football, is a volunteer coach with his son’s team and is, for his sins, an avid Manchester Utd fan.

Lindsay Bond

Head of Administration

Lindsay joined the Purely Financial Planning team in 2016. She’s an experienced administrator with a wealth of financial services knowledge, having joined the industry back in 1997. She worked with Claire at a previous employer, and shares her enthusiasm and commitment to providing attentive customer care.

Sharon Ammon

Administrator

Sharon has worked in the world of mortgages for over 30yrs, she has seen every side of the business from advice through to underwriting and administration. She adds these decades of experience along with wonderful interpersonal skills to the client support side of the business.

A hugely social person and keen walker, Sharon brings energy and fun to the office and helps bring things to life for clients.