At Lovegrove, we want to help everybody make the right financial decisions.
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19/12/2025
You are all wonderful and we hope you have a relaxing, warm, and very merry Christmas.
Sneak a mince pie or a Terry’s chocolate orange in for us. We’ve heard the mint ones are good.
We’ll see you again in the new year when we open on 5th January!
🎄🦃🎁🥧☃️
16/12/2025
It’s almost Christmas, and if money’s worrying you, chat with one of your mates.
Talking openly about money can help improve your finances and your relationships – and your first conversation doesn’t have to be with a financial adviser.
You can start small 👣 with a simple chat to a friend or partner.
You’re not asking them to help, just to listen. Like you would for them.
Or if you want a supportive professional ear, send us a message or visit our website to see how we can help you get on top of things.
👋 We’re financial advisers, owned by Stu Mills, and based in Bournemouth. We’ve chosen to be a Partner Practice of St. James’s Place as they provide valued services, products, and regulation that all financial advisers need.
Lovegrove Financial Solutions Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority). The 'St. James's Place Partnership' and the titles 'Partner' and 'Partner Practice' are marketing terms used to describe St. James's Place representatives.
SJP Approved 21/11/2025
12/12/2025
Christmas jumper day here at Lovegrove HQ!
11/12/2025
A huge thank you to Skinny Malinkys for hosting our Christmas party last night!
And thank you to everyone who came along, we had a blast and we hope you did too.
Merry Christmas!
11/12/2025
☀️☀️ Ahhhh what a great summer we had - look at that blue sky and everyone in short sleeves. This is a pic from the blessing of the Swanage Lifeboat Station on its 150th anniversary, held at the end of Lifeboat Week back in August.
The week was a big fundraiser for the Swanage station, helping them to continue to save lives along the Dorset coast.
We donated a barrel of beer and David, the chairman, wrote and shared these pics, letting us know the barrel was ‘completely consumed’ and they managed to raise over £29,000!
How good!
We 🧡 the Lifeboats and their dedicated crew and volunteers.
04/12/2025
It's Christmas! I'm rather proud of this year's window display. Not sure we'll ever be on the same level as next door - Christchurch Foot Clinic have a fabulous display all year round. Almost worth coming to see us, just to have a look at it!
Our office hours this Christmas will be as follows:
Office closes 5pm on 19th December and reopens 9.30am on 5th Jan.
We will be checking emails and voicemails periodically during this time, but we will be taking time off to spend with friends and family, so response times may be much slower than usual. We appreciate your support 💚❤️
04/12/2025
Celebrate the UK’s 5.45 million small businesses this Saturday!
The artwork for this year’s campaign is gorgeous – we couldn’t look past this one 🩵🧁
The campaign is all about celebrating The Nation’s Favourite Businesses. Encouraging people to support businesses in their communities and ‘shop local'.
We’ll be marking the occasion by picking up some cake at one of our fab bakeries nearby and having a nose around the bookshop on our high street (a tad predictable of us, we know) so come and join us!
25/11/2025
From enjoying grand plans to grandkids, how much money you need to enjoy your retirement is unique to you.
Knowing ‘your number’ is a wonderful feeling, and more often than not, expert financial advice will help you land on that number more easily than DIY-ing it.
Lovegrove Financial Solutions Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority). The ‘St. James’s Place Partnership’ and the titles ‘Partner’ and ‘Partner Practice’ are marketing terms used to describe St. James’s Place representatives.
SJP Approved 23/10/2025
20/11/2025
🕰️ Lots has changed since the millennium. Imagine life without Google maps or online food delivery.
We’re happy to have helped Liz navigate the mortgage-world 25 years on from her last experience.
If we can make your life a bit easier, and help you feel more financially confident, then we know we’re doing our job 🩵.
Thanks for the kind review, Liz!
18/11/2025
Financial advice means you’ve got someone in your corner helping you to:
✔️ Make full use of your pension and ISA allowances
✔️ Put protection in place for the things and loved ones that need it
✔️ Set up regular investments
✔️ Organise accountability meetings
And most of all, empowering you to feel confident about your future.
Although this case study relates to a real-life example, where we have helped our clients by providing solutions to their financial problems, the names and figures have been changed for confidentiality purposes.
The value of your investment can go down as well as up. You could get back less than you invested.
Lovegrove Financial Solutions Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority). The ‘St. James’s Place Partnership’ and the titles ‘Partner’ and ‘Partner Practice’ are marketing terms used to describe St. James’s Place representatives.
SJP Approved 23/10/2025
13/11/2025
If your last mortgage was when everyone was gearing up for Y2K, you’ll know how much has changed since then 😉.
We’re available for a helping hand if you need it 👋.
Important info:
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
We offer a comprehensive range of first charge mortgages from across the market that are made available to mortgage intermediaries for which we are paid a procuration fee by the lender.
Lovegrove Financial Solutions Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James's Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the Group’s wealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the Group’s website http://www.sjp.co.uk/products.
SJP Approved - 29/10/2025
11/11/2025
Dog dad to Sam 🐶, and human dad to a vet👩🏻⚕️and a Disney princess👸🏼. (We’re serious, ask him about his daughters).
Stu founded Lovegrove Financial in 2018 after a long career with LV= and over 25 years experience in financial services. He really does love a spreadsheet. 🤓
But mostly, he loves helping people engage positively in financial planning.
There’s a reason we talk about having coffee and a chat so often – Stu believes that financial advice should be inclusive and judgement free. He wants to de-mystify all the stuffy language and stereotypes, and help people feel clear and confident about their financial future.
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Headed up by Stuart Mills, Lovegrove Financial Solutions is based in Southbourne, Bournemouth and offers financial services across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire.
Stuart has over 20 years financial industry experience and Lovegrove is built on his passion to help local communities engage positively in financial planning.
He’d love to help you make better financial decisions and build a plan for your money - it all starts with a coffee, and a chat.
Here’s what Lovegrove can do for you…
Retirement Planning
Investment Planning
Mortgage and Protection Planning (Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.)
Inheritance and Estate Planning
Lovegrove Financial Solutions is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James's Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority).
The value of an investment with St. James’s Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds selected and may fall as well as rise. You may get back less than the amount invested.