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Clare Houghton

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Business Development Manager at Mercia Ventures

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

About

Clare Houghton is a Business Development Manager at Mercia, where she supports financial advisers looking to offer tax-efficient investments to their clients. She previously worked as an Independent Financial Adviser at HSBC and later Lighthouse Group, and has more recent experience in business development within the EIS space.

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Experience

  1. Mercia Asset Management PLCKey Account Managercurrent2025 — present
  2. Mercia Asset Management PLCBusiness Development Managercurrent2021 — presentHenley-In-Arden, England, United Kingdom
  3. Kingswood GroupBusiness Development Manager2020 — 2021United Kingdom
  4. IngeniousInvestment Manager2018 — 202015 Golden Square , London
  5. Lighthouse Carrwood LtdIndependent Financial Adviser2013 — 2017
  6. MHA MacIntyre HudsonIndependent Financial Advisor2013 — 2017Greater Leicester Area
  7. HSBCIndependent financial adviser1995 — 2013

Education

  1. Wolverhampton Girls High School

Skills & more

Wealth Management16Income Protection13Inheritance Tax Planning13Pensions11Financial Advisory9High Net Worth Individuals9Investments10Financial Services8Portfolio Management5Strategic Financial Planning6Wealth6Investment Advisory4
+6 moreSIPPPersonal Financial PlanningRetirement PlanningProtectionCritical IllnessFinancial Planning

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kingswood Group1

Richard Avery-WrightFounding Partner and CEO at 1818 Venture Capital

Also worked at MHA MacIntyre Hudson6

Matt HarrisonGeneral Counsel at Episode1Michael MuradPartner and Director at Pi LabsHelen NortonPartner at AirTree VenturesTallat MahmoodPartner at SmartFinTara GroenigSenior Manager at Moore Family Office GroupKaterina KanterakiInvestor at Genesis Ventures

Also worked at HSBC317

Matt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesDamien DidierInvestor at DaphniRichard LeeInvestor at MedicxiAdvika JalanResearch Analyst at MMC Ventures

+ 311 more

Colleagues at Mercia Ventures

Abbie Talbot
Investment Manager - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Fearnley
Investment Director (SME) - Frontier Development Capital at Mercia Ventures
Adam Lovell
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Adam Watts
Investment Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alex Cox
Finance Business Partner at Mercia Ventures
Alex Gwyther
Investment Director at Mercia Ventures
Alice Grieve
Compliance Manager at Mercia Ventures
Alison Dwyer
Head of Marketing & Communications at Mercia Ventures