Meet the Team

ABS is a financial planning services firm based in Portswood, Southampton, specialising in providing a friendly yet professional service to private clients and small businesses.

Contact us for a free consultation or call 023 8033 3099

Graham Shields

Advisor/Director

Graham has been working in the financial services industry since 1975 and was made a director of ABS in 1994, attaining his Diploma in Financial Planning in 2012. He was a Trustee of Autism Hampshire from 1990 – 2023 and continues to run a social group as a volunteer. Married with five grown up children and seven grandchildren, six of whom live in Italy.

Piers Clarkson

Advisor/Director

Piers has been working in the financial services industry with ABS since 2001 following in his mother’s (Andrea) and his grandmother’s footsteps.  He attained his Diploma in Financial Planning in 2006 and was made a director of ABS in 2019.Piers is a single father with three grown up children, and a mad cat! He lives in Southampton and his hobbies include DIY, golf, cycling and maintaining old BMW’s.

Andrea Sutcliffe

Director, formerly a Advisor

Andrea has been working in the industry as a qualified adviser from 1986 until January 2013.

She continues to help her son Piers with their clients, and with the compliance and administration of the company.

With most of her five grandchildren now young adults, Andrea has enjoyed extra time on the fairways.

Jane Sandy

Paraplanner

Jane started working for Graham and Ruth (Andrea’s mum) at the age of 19 and has worked for them ever since – with a few breaks while having children.She gained her LIFB Level 3 Certificate in Paraplanning and Financial Administration in 2019 which means she is well qualified to support us and make sure our clients are in safe hands.She is married with two grown up sons and a daughter and lives in a 17th century converted mill house on the River Test.

Trudy Flintoft

Administration Assistant

Trudy is Jane’s sister and our administration assistant and has been working with ABS since 2012.Trudy is mainly responsible for keeping our client records up to date and helping with general day to day admin duties.She is married with two grown up girls and enjoys her walks by the sea or in the New Forest.

Get in touch

To enquire about a service, initial consultation or just for more information, contact the ABS Financial Planning team.

023 8033 3099

184 Portswood Road,
Portswood, Southampton,
SO17 2NJ

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023 8033 3099

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184 Portswood Road, 

Portswood, Southampton
SO17 2NJ

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