Reading
Crowe Financial Planning UK

Reading

Financial planning across the Thames Valley, with personal advice and ongoing support from one of our largest established teams.
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Financial planning that brings clarity to complex decisions, helping clients across our locations plan with confidence for their future, family and long-term wealth.


Reading is home to our registered office and one of our largest financial planning teams. From here, our financial planning consultants, technical specialists and colleagues work together to support clients across the region and across all our other locations.

This means clients benefit not only from personal advice, but also from the wider experience, continuity and day-to-day support of a well-established team.

Many of the individuals and families we work with in Reading and across the Thames Valley are making decisions shaped by successful careers, business interests, property, investments and changing family priorities. For some, this may involve planning around salary, bonuses or incentive-based income; for others, it may mean preparing for retirement, supporting children or grandchildren, or bringing together different aspects of their financial life in a more structured way.

Our team in Reading takes a considered and personal approach, helping clients make informed decisions that reflect their circumstances, goals and the people who matter to them. With our main client support hub based here, we provide ongoing support across all our locations, helping to ensure clients receive consistent support as their needs develop over time.

Reading office team


Phil Smithyes
Phil Smithyes
Managing DirectorReading
Mia Bleach
Mia Bleach
Client Support Manager
Jess Biggs
Jess Biggs
Client Support Coordinator
Miles Clarke
Miles Clarke
Director, Chartered Financial Planner
James Coldwell
James Coldwell
Associate Consultant
Tonya Fisher
Tonya Fisher
Strategic Relationship Senior ManagerReading
Chay Fox
Chay Fox
Operations Director, Financial PlanningReading
Chris Maguire
Chris Maguire
Senior Financial Planning ConsultantReading
Lucy Raines
Lucy Raines
Senior Client Support Coordinator
Dawn Simmonds
Dawn Simmonds
Senior Client Support Coordinator
Julie Smith
Julie Smith
Senior Client Support Coordinator
Jayne Tilbrook
Jayne Tilbrook
Transformation and Process Director, Financial PlanningReading
Claire Wilson
Claire Wilson
Client Support Coordinator

Find us at

5th Floor, R+ Building
2 Blagrave Street
Reading
RG1 1AZ, UK

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Death Benefit Nominations on Pensions
It is important to consider death benefit designations in your financial plan. Learn why they are invaluable to your situation.
Bare Trusts
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