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Meet the Team
The advisers and support team you'll actually deal with — local, named, and here for the long term.

Andy Barlow
Mortgage & Protection Adviser
Cert CII (MP)
Andy has worked in financial services since 2003, starting out as an adviser with a high-street bank before joining the group in 2014. Since then he's built deep, practical knowledge across mortgages and financial protection, and is currently working towards becoming a Diploma-qualified financial planner. Outside work, most of Andy's time goes to his wife and three children, and he turns out for a local Sunday-league football side.

Paul Gidley
Mortgage & Protection Adviser
Cert CII (MP)
Paul has over 25 years in financial services, latterly as a mortgage and protection adviser with an IFA and a business development manager for a life and health insurer. He joined the group in October 2018 and is focused on giving clients the best possible service across both their mortgage and protection needs. Away from work he's married with two sons, manages Royton Town in the Manchester Premier League, and is a keen golfer still chasing a scratch handicap.

Naomi Gill
Client Support
Naomi has worked in customer-service roles in the financial sector since 2015 and has built up strong knowledge of protection, funeral plans, wills and trusts. She's a main point of contact for clients, working alongside our advisers to answer queries quickly and keep existing clients supported. Away from work she lives with her partner and son. They enjoy eating out, long walks and time with friends and family.

Jon Turner
Mortgage & Protection Adviser
Cert CII (MP)
Jon has worked in financial services since 1997, first advising for major insurers and later with high-street banks. Alongside advising clients on mortgages and protection, he runs the business day to day, with the aim of keeping clients' goals at the centre of how the firm works. Away from the office he's married with four children — who take up most of his free time — and he keeps active and does regular charity work.

Joanne Whittaker
Mortgage Administrator
Jo has worked in financial services since 2002, including a spell in the mortgage team of a local solicitor, where she handled the legal side of clients' mortgages and source-of-funds checks. At TLD she makes sure every application is accurate and submitted in line with our regulatory requirements. Outside work she has two children — her son has flown the nest and her daughter is in high school — and she enjoys walking her miniature dachshund and eating out with family and friends.

Tim Widdowson
Protection Adviser · Director
Dip PFS
Tim has advised on personal financial planning since 1999 and enjoys helping people from all walks of life put the right protection in place. He's married with three sons, and when he's away from the office he's usually out walking or hiking — often in the Peak District or Scotland — and has trekked the Alps around Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn. He also cycles and runs, with a number of 10Ks and half marathons behind him.
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