Paul Harrold began his career in financial services in 1977 in partnership with his wife, Pauline Harrold. They went on to form Harrold Financial Planning in 1988. They were subsequently joined by Neil Warne in 1993 and Robyn Lovatt in 2001. Harrold Financial Planning Limited was formed in April 2008 with Paul, Neil and Robyn as equal shareholders and directors.
In February 2014 Paul and Pauline then sold their shares to Neil and Robyn due to Paul's impending retirement (aged 66)!
In January 2015 Paul retired completely from financial services and Neil and Robyn took over full ownership and control of HFP.
March 2016 saw another step up with the opening of a new office in Norwich for the convenience of clients old and new. Head Office remained in Hingham.
Due to continued expansion HFP moved head office to new larger premises in Hingham at 3 Dereham Road (two doors away from the office on the corner of the Fairland) in January 2018. You can see photos of the office in the Office Gallery section.
In January 2020 HFP acquired a local (based in Norwich), well established and trusted company called Clarkson Gray Financial Planning Limited (CGFP).
Since 2022, HFP have partnered with with Brooks Macdonald to enhance the management of our bespoke investment portfolios. Brooks Macdonald are specialists in investment management, and currently manage circa £15.7bn of clients assets, and are a multi award winning investment house with have a long history of working in partnership with businesses like HFP. They are financially strong, have excellent regulatory relationships and share the same passion as us, to provide excellent service of lasting lifetime value to clients. Their large team of 70+ investment professionals aim to generate and implement the best possible investment ideas for strong, risk-adjusted returns.