Financial Planning to help you meet your life goals

Blackwood Financial Planning help individuals and families make the most of their financial circumstances to achieve financial security and peace of mind which comes from knowing they have sound plans in place.

Blackwood is a new firm with an enviable pedigree. The founders have decades of experience in educating and empowering people to understand and take control of their financial planning.

Our team have presented thousands of financial education events in the workplace throughout the UK in both the private and public sector since the 1980s.

This means we understand the often complex financial arrangements of workers and retirees, and we seek to explain where you are now and how best to meet your objectives.

We purposely don’t declare ourselves as wealth managers as we prefer to help ordinary people with their planning and do not have a minimum investment criteria.

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Our Services

We offer a range of services to help you and your family secure your financial future.

Retirement Planning

We work with you to shape a retirement plan that supports the lifestyle you want, not just the numbers.

Saving & Investments

We help your money work harder with a clear, balanced approach to saving and investing.

Cash Flow Modelling

Cash Flow Modelling takes account of your circumstances and arrangements and models in a clear visual form a plan to help ensure your financial plans are realistic and achievable.

Estate Planning

We can help you plan and achieve the peace of mind you can gain from knowing your legacy has been planned in a optimised way to ensure your wishes are practical, achievable and tax efficient.

Protection

Sadly ill-health and premature death can leave a severe negative impact on your financial plans. We consider how you may best protect your goals using life cover, income protection and critical illness cover.

Something else?

If you have a more specific request or have a question regarding a very specific set of circumstances, our highly experienced team will be able to help.

Expert Advice

Insights

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You and your family

About You

See how we can help you plan for a secure financial future for you and your family. 

Seven Steps to Success

Our Process

We have a seven-step process in delivering our financial planning service to you.

Our Pedigree

Our team are highly experienced in delivering the best customer service to our clients. 

About you

You may be retired, approaching retirement or simply planning for the next chapters of your life. You may just like to make the most of your savings/investments, are considering protection and estate planning. 

Get in touch

John Chadwick

Founder and Financial Advisor

John launched Blackwood Financial Planning Ltd in 2026 with the objective of building a team of advisers and support staff to provide financial advice to individuals throughout the UK. We are called Blackwood because John lives in North Wales his house name is Coed Duon which is Welsh for Blackwood!

John started his career teaching Physics and Maths in Oxford and although he moved into a business role after two years of teaching, he realised that even though people may lack confidence and knowledge in a subject, they can learn complex ideas with the right support.

Ever since moving to the role of financial adviser John has been passionate about financial education in the workplace. He believes in equipping people with knowledge of financial matters so they can make informed decisions to help them plan.

John has 35 years’ experience as a regulated financial adviser and achieved the qualification status of Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Alongside his Financial Adviser role with Blackwood Financial Planning, John launched Planned Future Wellbeing in 2014 and since then they have delivered hundreds of personal finance training events to employees of Universities, Civil Service Departments, Local Authorities and the Private Sector.

John is a (long suffering!) Man Utd supporter and in his spare time he enjoys motor homing in the UK and Europe.