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Our Specialisms

See how our expertise and pedigree can help you and your family make better financial decisions. 

Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

We help you understand the true value of your DB pension and what it means for your long-term security.
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Private Sector Pension Schemes

We make your workplace and private pensions clearer, so you know exactly what you’re building towards.
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Retirement Planning

We work with you to shape a retirement plan that supports the lifestyle you want, not just the numbers.
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Saving & Investments

We help your money work harder with a clear, balanced approach to saving and investing.
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Protection & Estate Planning

We put plans in place to protect you and your family, today and for the future.
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John Chadwick

Founder and Financial Advisor

John launched Blackwood Financial Planning Ltd in 2026 with the objective of building a team of advisers and support staff to provide financial advice to individuals throughout the UK. We are called Blackwood because John lives in North Wales his house name is Coed Duon which is Welsh for Blackwood!

John started his career teaching Physics and Maths in Oxford and although he moved into a business role after two years of teaching, he realised that even though people may lack confidence and knowledge in a subject, they can learn complex ideas with the right support.

Ever since moving to the role of financial adviser John has been passionate about financial education in the workplace. He believes in equipping people with knowledge of financial matters so they can make informed decisions to help them plan.

John has 35 years’ experience as a regulated financial adviser and achieved the qualification status of Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Alongside his Financial Adviser role with Blackwood Financial Planning, John launched Planned Future Wellbeing in 2014 and since then they have delivered hundreds of personal finance training events to employees of Universities, Civil Service Departments, Local Authorities and the Private Sector.

John is a (long suffering!) Man Utd supporter and in his spare time he enjoys motor homing in the UK and Europe.