Our background

Founded in Hove 1990

It all began back in 1990 when Richard Skerritt founded Skerritts from his home office. In the years that followed, the business earned a reputation with clients for the quality and strength of its service offering and went from strength to strength.

Through strategic efforts, Skerritts made eight acquisitions, further expanding its reach and capabilities. As the business flourished, the management team sought a partner to help scale operations across the UK, recognising the opportunities within a highly fragmented market.

Accelerating growth

In March 2021, Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity buy-and-build specialist completed an investment in Skerritts worth £55 million. This enabled the firm to develop and expand through organic and acquisitive growth, ultimately facilitating the launch of Shackleton in December 2024 as a unified, nationwide provider of trusted, fair, and affordable financial and investment advice.

Explore our timeline below to discover the acquisitions that have shaped our journey — each a co-founding firm of Shackleton.

Our co-founders.

See the full list of acquired firms, each of which is considered a co-founder of Shackleton.

  • 1990

  • 2022

  • 2023

  • 2024

  • 2025

Founded 1990

Skerritt Consultants

Hove

Acquired in April 2022

Geoffrey Craig Ltd

Tunbridge wells/Pembury

Acquired in August 2022

Bradbury Hamilton

London

Acquired in September 2022

PS Financial Advisers

Petersfield

Acquired in January 2023

Equinox Wealth

Kent

Acquired in March 2023

Mercier Allen

Horsham

Acquired in September 2023

Ambrose Fisher

Kent

Acquired in December 2023

Chadwick McLean

Chester

Acquired in June 2024

KMG Independent

Horley

Acquired in June 2024

Black Swan

London

Acquired in September 2024

Ellis Bates

Harrogate, Newcastle and Livingston

Acquired in November 2024

Save & Invest

Glasgow, Edinburgh and Perth

Acquired in November 2024

Fleming Financial

Plymouth, Bristol

Acquired in November 2024

Shorts Financial

Chesterfield

Acquired in November 2024

Robson Lister

Sutton Coldfield

Acquired in February 2025

Harrold Financial Planning

Norwich, Hingham

If you want to learn more details about the firms that have been acquired and that have united as Shackleton, please visit our Media & Press page where all our press releases are listed.

 

 

Our offices.

With our head office in London, see all our office locations below.

Head office, London

Shackleton Advisers Limited
40 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0BT.