Our Story

Making the benefits of investing accessible to all

On the 30th January 1989, in what was an old Pharmacy on Cadogan Street in Chelsea, we opened the doors of our first branch.

With nothing more than a handful of close friends and family to call our clients, we set out with a simple enduring belief, that we would make the benefits of investing available to all.
30 years later and whilst much has changed, we are proud to admit that the heart of our philosophy and practice has remained the same. Having been voted Wealth Manager of the Year on more than one occasion by both our clients, and the readers of the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle we are proven to deliver the highest standards of professional and impartial advice to our clients, helping them to achieve financial peace of mind, whatever their circumstances.

As an independently-owned business, we have made a point of growing organically and with care, never looking to mergers or acquisitions as a quick source of growth, but instead cultivating our relationships and building talent from within. That way we can be sure not only our staff, but all of our clients also share our core values and we can prioritise uncompromised client service.

We hope that these website pages will offer you a little more information about what it is we offer and what you can expect as a client of Killik & Co as well as a little history about our journey thus far.

Paul Killik, Founding Partner and SEO

30th January 1989
Killik & Co opened our first office in Cadogan Street, Chelsea, bringing investment opportunities to individuals, many of whom had never used stock markets before. This was helped, in part, by the mass privatisations of the late 1980s and 1990s.
1989 saw us become the first Private Client Broker to offer Nigel Lawson’s revamped PEP, the precursor to the ISA.
Killik & Co became the first Private Client Broker in the UK to adopt the US custodian model. This abolished the requirement for private investors to deal solely in share certificates.
Killik & Co were the first firm to offer postal-based share selling as a service to readers of Today and then The Sun, for the Abbey National demutualisation and subsequent privatisations.
Killik & Co were one of the first Private Client Brokers to offer SIPPs (Self Invested Personal Pensions).
Killik & Co moved our Head Office to 46 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, with our original offices remaining as the Chelsea Branch.
Killik & Co’s campaign, along with another firm, for equal voting rights for beneficial shareholders, succeeds.
Paul Killik succeeded in his campaign for a retail bond market with the opening of the ORB (Order book for Retail Bonds) by the London Stock Exchange.
Killik Explains Video and Podcast series launches with Tim Bennett: a mark of our on-going commitment to financial education.

COLWMA, City of London Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Best ISA provider

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Editor’s Award for Services to private Investors – Paul Killik

Winner, Best Full Sipp Provider

Winner, Wealth Manager of the Year

Winner, Best Discretionary/Advisory Wealth Manager

Winner, Best Wealth Manager for Trusts

Paul Killik awarded Financial Times and Investor’s Chronicle Editor’s Award for Services to Private Investors

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Wealth Manager of the Year

Winner, Best Discretionary/Advisory Wealth Manager

Winner, Best Full Sipp Provider

Winner
, Best Wealth Manager for Inheritance Tax and Succession Planning

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Best Wealth Manager for Trusts

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Wealth Manager of the Year

Winner, Best Full SIPP Provider

Winner, Best Discretionary / Advisory Wealth Management

Winner, Best Wealth Manager for Tax and Trust Advice

COLWMA, Wealth Management Award

Winner, Innovation in Wealth Management

Winner, Education initiative

Killik & Co launched House of Killik: Northcote Road in Battersea, London.

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Best Full SIPP Provider

Winner, Best Discretionary / Advisory Wealth Management

COLWMA, Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Best Junior ISA Provider

Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Wealth Manager of the Year

Winner, Best Discretionary / Advisory Wealth Management

Winner, Best Full SIPP Provider

Top Rated Tax Planning

 

COLWMA, Investment and Wealth Management Awards

Winner, Family Office of the Year

Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Celebration of Investment Awards

Readers Choice Investor Champion of the year

Investor Champion: Pension Drawdown

Investor Champion: Tax Planning

Investors Chronicle & Financial Times Celebration of Investment Awards

Tax Planning Adviser of the Year
Full SIPP Provider of the Year
Stockbroking Customer of the Year

Shares Awards

 Best Wealth Manager 

Opened House of Killik Esher

COLWMA investment and Welath Management awards

 Best Advisory Service