Blackden Financial Reviews 

I approached Chris because I wanted to bring more structure and clarity to my finances and have a trusted adviser to work with over the long term. My experience has been excellent.

What I particularly value is that Chris genuinely seems to have his clients’ interests at heart. I have never felt that he was trying to push a particular product or generate fees. Instead, he takes the time to understand my circumstances, priorities and longer-term goals before providing thoughtful and practical advice.

Chris is knowledgeable, highly professional and very pleasant to work with. He has helped me bring structure to a relatively complex financial situation and gives me a real sense that I have a trusted partner to discuss important financial decisions with.

I am very pleased to have found Chris and look forward to continuing to work with him over the long term.

We first approached Blackden Financial in 2018 while living in Geneva, looking ahead to a major life transition: selling our family home, retiring, and returning to the UK after 20 years abroad. They were the first independent advisors we encountered who truly took the time to understand our tentative plans before rushing to offer solutions. Instead, they listened first, then provided a highly tailored range of options for us to consider. Throughout our 8-year relationship, we review our portfolio at least twice a year and have been able to adjust our portfolio seamlessly whenever necessary. Thanks to their expert advice and insightful market predictions, our investments remain diverse, healthy and accessible when required. We trust them completely and cannot recommend Blackden Financial highly enough for their professionalism, support and expertise.

I have complete confidence in Christopher’s guidance. He understands my situation well and consistently offers thoughtful advice tailored to my needs. He also checks in regularly, welcomes even the simplest questions, and responds with patience and clarity.

We have had consistently good advice from Christopher on the course of action to navigate changing market conditions. He worked with us to set up a portfolio of investments that met our needs and has helped us manage it through regular review meetings and interim updates in response to major market events.

Blackden Financial helped me to sort out my portfolio of investments, which were not making any money. With their advice my portfolio is now making consistent returns. I admire their approach to investing which balances risk and return extremely well in my opinion.

Blackdenfinancial helped me get out of a series of risky and aggressive financial management situations, including the pressure exerted by some investment managers.

With Blackdenfinancial, I found a place where I was truly listened to and where my real needs—balancing investment performance with financial security—were genuinely taken into account.

The relationship has always been both pleasant and highly professional. Over the years, by following their advice, things have gone well, so far. This is thanks to their careful monitoring of changing market conditions and their ability to recommend timely adjustments whenever needed.

I have been a client of Blackden for over 15 years and have always been impressed with all aspects of the service offered. From the financial advice to the administration side everything has run very smoothly and over the years it has benefitted me personally with the investment performance achieved. Christopher is both innovative and knowledgeable in all aspects of financial planning and one can have trust in him and his Team.

My wife and I have worked with Chris Marriott and Blackden Financial for several years and have consistently been impressed by the quality of their advice and service.

Chris combines financial knowledge with a calm and thoughtful approach. He takes the time to understand individual circumstances and objectives, explains complex financial matters clearly, and provides advice that is both practical and well considered.

We particularly valued Blackden's support with investment management and both medium- and long-term financial planning. Communication has always been prompt and professional, and I have complete confidence that my interests are being looked after.

I would not hesitate to recommend Chris and the team at Blackden Financial to anyone seeking trustworthy, knowledgeable and client-focused financial advice.

Claire, thorough, professional. Financial services these days is all about trust, Blackden financials very much do what they say on the tin. They have been extremely helpful and responsive with all my financial queries and assisted me in setting up different strategies to support me in the future.

Chris understands my horizons, my priorities and takes acoount of my experience hence my bias. His approach is well argued and documented (a real choice beteen investment tools is offered) though remains down to earth and clear. Execution is fast and reliable.

I have been a client of Blackden Finances since 2013, and have always felt confident with their personal services. There are regular reviews, advising on market climate and make changes when needed. I would recommend this excellent service to anyone

I’ve been a client of Blackden Financial for over five years, working closely with founder Chris Marriot. His advice has consistently been clear, well-informed and instrumental in helping me make sound, confident financial decisions. I’ve recommended him to several friends and colleagues without hesitation.

Chris is great at cutting through complexity and making the bigger financial picture easy to understand. Our portfolio reviews are always a highlight - concise, insightful and packed with practical guidance tailored to my situation.

Overall, I've found the Blackden team to be professional, responsive and genuinely invested in their clients’ success. Highly recommended.

I have been a client of Blackdenfinancial for over 10 years and I have really appreciated the personal contact and the sound advice. They provide a boutique, personalised service which sets them apart from the larger organisations.