Financial Planning Services

Chris Gill

Mike Barrow

We are a financial planning business focused on developing, implementing, and monitoring bespoke long-term plans for individuals and their families, including business owners planning to exit or capitalise on their businesses.

Above all, we aim to provide our clients with the certainty that they can enjoy life fully now and well into the future. At Sterling Finance IFA, we take a holistic approach to financial planning, leaving no stone unturned to ensure our clients receive comprehensive services. We work closely with our professional partners to keep our clients one step ahead, giving them the peace of mind that their finances and investments are managed efficiently and aligned with their objectives.

Lifestyle, Retirement Planning and Investments

Regardless of the life stage you have reached, it is important to receive expert and professional advice on your pension plans and investments. Whether you need to set up or review existing retirement planning strategies for yourself or your employees, or lifestyle planning for you and your family, we have ways to help you make the most of your opportunities.

Tax, Trust and Estate Planning

You spend your life working hard to build your wealth, but without careful planning, a large proportion of your estate could be used to pay an inheritance tax bill.

With careful planning and consideration of tax implications, Sterling Finance IFA, the Financial Planning team can produce a structured financial plan to reduce your inheritance tax, whilst maintaining flexibility and control of your assets.

We can advice on:

Gift rules including; Potentially Exempt Transfers and Chargeable Lifetime Transfers

Inheritance Tax Planning

Trusts

Gift and Loan Arrangements

Spousal By-Pass

Family Protection Trusts

Discounted Gift Trusts

Personal Protection

Many people forget to protect what is most important in their lives: their family and themselves. Although it can be a difficult conversation, at Sterling Finance IFA, we understand the importance of protecting you and your loved ones in the event of challenging situations. We specialise in creating bespoke protection plans to ensure you have a safety net in place to cover various eventualities.

Business Protection

The most valuable asset to any business is its people; without them, a company’s survival can be at serious risk. Our fresh approach to business protection will help safeguard you and your business should the worst happen. Through a review of your current arrangements and our relationships with providers, we will recommend the most appropriate mix of products to protect your business and your employees.

Sterling Finance IFA is a trading style of Cheetham Jackson JV LLP, which is an appointed representative of Cheetham Jackson Limited, regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is an agency for arbitrating on unresolved complaints between regulated firms and their clients. Full details of the FOS can be found on its website at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk.

To speak to our accountants about your business, call us on 0161 339 4989 for a free, no-obligation chat.