2025 Paraplanner Awards shortlists announced

30 June 2025

Professional Paraplanner is delighted to announce the Paraplanner of the Year Awards shortlists for the 2025 Awards.

 Our thanks to Scottish Widows who once again are Headline Sponsor of the Awards.

Each candidate had to submit a 500 word essay on a set topic and then face a panel of judges who probed deeper in to their roles, knowledge, skills, attitudes and outlooks as paraplanners.

The winners of the awards will be announced at the Awards Ceremony at the Merchant Taylor’s Hall in London on Thursday 17 July.

Queries re taking a table at the awards should be directed to [email protected]

We are looking forward to an exciting afternoon celebrating all that’s best in paraplanning and the paraplanning community.

Paraplanner of the Year (in-house)

Christopher Brown, Succession Wealth

Marlena Eltringham, BRI Wealth Management

Tom Hartley, Holden and Partners

Outsourced Paraplanner of the Year

Hannah Hirons, Navigatus

Angela Holdsworth, IFA Assistant

Stuart Stanford, Root Research Ltd

Stephanie Tennant, Accelerate Adviser Solutions Ltd

Paraplanner Team of the Year

Navigatus

The Adviser Support Hub (TASH)

Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning

 Paraplanner Team Leader of the Year

Matt Baird, Accelerate Adviser Solutions Ltd

Rachel Crowne, Succession Wealth

Poonam Patel, Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning

Luke Sparkes, The Adviser Support Hub (TASH)

 Investment Paraplanner of the Year

Reece Edwards, Hampshire Hill Group Limited

Mehul Patel, Succession Wealth

Kate Richardson, Blithe House Financial Management

 New Paraplanner of the Year

Haidy McGregor, Navigatus

Jessica Sykes, Brittanic Place Financial Management

Administrator of the Year

Tracey Grant, Kubera Wealth

Micheala Hawkins, Navigatus

Hana Jamil, Kubera Wealth

Emily Miles, Accelerate Adviser Solutions

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