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The Nicholls Stevens Team

Managing Director
Nicholls Stevens is run by its Managing Director, Carole Nicholls.
Carole is qualified as a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society (PFS) and
is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). She is a Chartered
and Certified Financial Planner and authorised to give pension transfer
advice. She has served as a National President of the Personal Finance
Society and as a Director of the Professional Body. Carole has written a
number of books on the topic of financial planning and frequently lectures
on the subject. She has been a finalist in the Woman IFA of the year
award and winner of a number of Money Management Awards:
Inheritance Tax Planner of the year in 2013, 2016 and 2018 and ‘At
Retirement Adviser of the Year’ in 2016. Nicholls Stevens Financial
Services have appeared in the New Model Adviser Annual Survey as one
of the Top 100 IFAs in the UK numerous times over the past 5 years.

MEET THE TEAM
When you become a Nicholls Stevens client we expect that you will work closely with our well trained
administration team who are here to help you with day to day queries

Directors

Philippa Hann Non-Executive Director – Philippa is an equity partner of a large national firm of lawyers
and fully qualified

Hannah Nicholls Non-Executive Director – fully qualified

Peter Thomas Non-Executive Director – fully qualified

Sam Cardy Operations Director – fully qualified

New Client Team

Shelley Martin Office Manager, Carole’s PA and member of the management team

Lauren Cater Lauren carries out research and prepares recommendation reports for new clients

Lee Nutland Head of implementation of all new investments and dealing. He is assisted by Maddy

Existing Business Team

Sam Cardy Sam is the operations Director, head of the existing business team and a member of the
management team. The existing business team pick up on all queries and prepare client
valuations and reports including CGT and tax information for Trustees and clients’ tax
advisers. This is the hub of technical information for clients. He is assisted by Alex, Nikki,
Vicki, Samantha & Matt. Sam, Vicki and Matt are all authorised to give financial advice.
Vicki also deals with our mortgage and Probate work. Ellie also works in Sam’s team and
you will most likely speak with her on the telephone
Pension Schemes

Carol Rowson Head of Pensions Department

Other Roles

Victoria Fletcher Victoria is a member of the management team carries out all the fund research work in
collaboration with Carole

Charlotte Nicholls Charlotte is company secretary and a member of the management team. She runs all the
Defined Benefit Pension Schemes, including the Secretary to the Trustees role. She is also
responsible for the administration of Tax Returns, Powers of Attorney, Will writing and
our special services of ‘Money and Asset care.’

Matt Haynes Matt is responsible for employee training and co-ordinator of client communications.