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My time with PCC Wealth has been a genuinely rewarding experience. Although I’ve chosen to step away from the role to pursue a different direction, I look back with appreciation for everything I learned and the people I met along the way.

I personally gained a lot of insight, both professionally and personally, during my time there. I have left with valuable skills and I remain grateful for the support I received and the connections I made.

The people I worked with are very knowledgeable, and I had the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with both colleagues and clients. I’m especially thankful for those connections, which I intend to maintain and support wherever possible.

While the role wasn’t the right long-term fit for me, I have no hesitation in recommending PCC Wealth to others who are driven, resilient, and looking to gain real exposure in the financial advisory world.

Thank you Andy Oliver, Andy Inglis, Kevin Birtles, Peter Smith, Miles and the rest of the PCC team. Wishing the team all the best moving forward.

I am so grateful to Miles and the team for supporting me with my complex case and guiding my financial decisions. Through every step, Miles has been enthusiastic, knowledgeable and readily available to provide clear and well thought out explanations for his views and to ensure that he gives me all the information I need to take MUCH smarter decisions than I could ever have made on my own or with my previous financial advisor and their company. In the last 5-6 months we have covered a number of complex topics and continue to complete the process of setting me up not only for now but also for many years to come. I have already seen an impressive financial improvement and I really am appreciative of the client-focused approach, the honesty and the care that Miles provides. I started as a skeptic, from previous negative experiences with another company, but now I am recommending Miles and PCC to everyone I know!

Very pleased and impressed by the personal service provided to me in my pension management which goes above and beyond. Close contact keeps me informed at every step enabling me to make informed decisions in an area of no experience. Priceless

I have been working with Kevin for 5 years and during this time he has helped me plan and develop a solid retirement plan and build on this year on year. His advice is sound, productive and focussed solely on my preferences and priorities. I would recommend Kevin's services to anyone.

We are all victims of a lack of knowledge but this company really sets itself apart from the rest in providing clear considered tailored advice based on the financial outcomes I requested rather than trying to sell plans that benefit them . Having worked in the banking industry in the uk I can honestly recommend this organisation for putting the clients first to develop beneficial financial strategies. Well done.

just started with PCC in Q1 this year. So far, the service has been very good with a dedicated and experienced advisor, Miles MacDonald. He has helped me to achieve more with my funds and I feel well looked after. I hope it will stay this way

I am living in German and have been a client of PCC wealth for some years now. I moved to PCC as Kevin Birtles offered me this possibility. Indeed with the previous Consultant firm I had the mis-fortune to change the contact person many times.

He has supported my investments with overall positive results through these times. Kevin has always kept a keen eye on the market and financial products, to ensure that my investments are in the right place, and advised me to make changes when needed. He has been ready to answer my questions even outside scheduled meeting.

I am also coming from a still different market of investments and it is not always so easy to discuss things in order to compare apples with apples. Kevin has always been ready to listen to my questions and doubts and able to discuss openly pros and cons of products.
I have just meet Peter Smith and I hope to be able to have similar or even more profitable experience with him.

Kevin is keen in providing guidance on how to transition my investments to be ready for the next phase of life.

Although I would wish from time to time to be kept more in touch with PCC (it is not so needed in the end as I am getting monthly statements of my investments and I am able to log into portals for most of these). It is great working with PCC, so thank you, Kevin, Peter and the PCC support team for this outstanding work!

I am living in German and have been a client of PCC wealth for many years now. Kevin Birtles, and more recently Peter Smith, have supported my investments with very positive results through these times. Kevin has always kept a keen eye on the market and financial products, unsure that my investments are in the right place, and advised me to make changes when needed. I find this very important as the financial market is constantly evolving with changing and new services being available. I am currently entering my last few years of working and looking forward to retirement. Kevin is very diligent in providing guidance on how to transition my investments to be ready for the new phase of life. It is great working with PCC, so thank you, Kevin, Peter and the PCC support team for this outstanding work!

We have been working with Kevin Birtles and the PCC Wealth team for over a year now, having sought out professional financial advice in order to manage our UK pensions with a view to consolidating them to a France Assurance Vie. Through the process we have always found Kevin and his support team to be proactive, friendly, highly knowledgeable and supportive of our needs. He has always answered out queries, clearly, precisely and with patience giving us confidence in achieving our financial goals. All the support team have been excellent too and we have no hesitation in recommending their services.

Kevin was very helpful and gave us some priceless advice. Looking forward to working with him more and getting our future more set.

What a pleasure it has been working with Seema to fulfil our Spanish dream.

From our first meeting we knew that Seema was invested in us and got to work immediately to find us exactly what we were looking for.

Seema is very knowledgeable of the area and committed to finding the perfect home away from home.

Seema is very personable and we enjoyed spending time with her viewing properties and discussing each step of the purchasing process.
We didn’t realise that Seema would be with us for the entire journey. From finding the property to helping us complete a snag list with the developer after getting the keys and everything in between. Seema was there every step of the way.
Seema kept in regular contact with us, the developer and our lawyer to ensure everything was going as smoothly as possible.

We have no regrets at all and highly recommend Seema.

Thank you Seema x

I have been with a managing partner of this company as the financial adviser for several years now (since 2015), even before he started this consultancy company. Contrary to previous advisers from the company in which he previously worked (Devere), he has always been honest and has managed in this years to recover from the losses incurred by trusting the advice of allegedly safe investments made by previous advisers.

Impressive Knowledge and Service

We have dealt with Seema at PCC and were impressed with her knowledge of where to buy and how to transition our services and part of our life to Spain!

She also introduced us to a very competitive foreign currency broker and was a seamless transaction.

Seema is friendly, imparts useful information, happy to help outside of a business relationship and is a genuinely really lovely person to have dealt with.

Thank you Seema

I have been a client of Kevin Birtles during the last 8 years and have always been advised of investment decisions in a professional and savvy manner. Three years ago Kevin played an absolute masterstroke during one of our consultations advising me of new build property investment specifically in Manchester and Berlin. I went forward with the guidance and now have a long term property project in Berlin which this year is already showing a 10% market value increase on my investment. Thank you Kevin/PCC, outstanding guidance as usual !

Seema Karia, great professional. She
understood my whis and needs since the beginning, showing me very accurate options.
Absolutely trustable.

The business was done very quick and very professional. The case manager was always on hand responding quickly and courteously to all my inquiries. I recommend the services of this company.

I continue to be the very satisfied recipient of outstanding financial advice, service and support from Kevin Birtles, founding partner of PPC Wealth Management.

I have been a client of Kevin Birtles for over eight years and my confidence in him as my personal financial adviser is reflected in my decision stay with him when he left his previous company to jointly found PCC over two years ago.

Also worthy of note is Kevin’s diligent assistant at PCC - Rachel Curran.

Choosing a personal financial adviser is not a trivial decision to be taken lightly, so to anyone looking for a completely reliable, professional and trustworthy expert in this field I unhesitatingly recommend Kevin to be right at the top of your shortlist.

We initially made contact with Kevin Birtles with regards to some advise with a pension based in the UK. However after recent parental bereavement and the daunting thought of being over taxed/double taxed/not fully understanding the system and in truth really struggling to juggle everything we really needed help in many different areas. Kevin offered his proffesional advise and was A1A from our very first communication.
Being based around 6 hours away from his office we initially had regular Zoom meetings, phone calls and email correspondance. Once we had various things in place Kevin and his very competent assistant Rachel Curran actually made the long journey to visit us in person, in our own home! Very professional but with a lovely personal touch we chatted through all the necessary and after they left we both felt very much at ease and very confident that we had chosen the right people to manage our finances. Both Rachel and Kevin have their clients best interests at heart and make regular contact with us all the while keeping a close eye on our investments. Thank you for your excellent service and we look forward to dealing with you for many years to come. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Unfortunately I am updating my review. I entrusted my money with Private Client Consultancy (PCC) from 2022 to 2024. As an expat living abroad, I wanted to start building a pension to secure my future. At the time, I was 27 and more trusting than I am now.

I initially committed to a €300 monthly premium, investing a total of €5,700 by the end of 2023. PCC advised me to invest in ATOM, but after two years, I received an email informing me that ATOM was ceasing trading. They then informed me that my funds would be moved to Providence Life Limited.

Concerned about this, I checked Providence Life Limited’s reviews on Trustpilot and found multiple similar experiences—lack of transparency, high fees, and poor fund performance. Seeing these red flags, I decided to terminate my investment rather than risk further losses, even though I knew I would take a financial hit.

During my investment period, I also had to pause contributions for a year, yet PCC continued charging a 1.5% management fee, along with other hidden costs that were never clearly explained. Even though I wasn’t contributing, fees were still deducted, and I never received a transparent cost breakdown.

When I finally decided to exit, despite having contributed €5,800, I only received €2,200 back after cancellation fees and other deductions. Losing more than half of my investment just to hidden fees and penalties was extremely disappointing.

PCC might be suitable for those who can afford long-term commitments without financial constraints, but for anyone needing flexibility or clarity in financial planning, I strongly advise caution. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend PCC—their lack of transparency and excessive charges made this a regrettable investment decision for me.

They called me soon after I left my details in their Facebook page. They were really efficient, helpful and professional. Although my case was unsuccessful, I will recommend them to my family and friends. I was fully informed at all times. They made the whole process easy and made me feel very comfortable.