Who we are

Cathi started the business after hearing the same frustrations from clients and colleagues about their existing compliance support.  She is also Owner & Director of The Verve Group, which includes Apricity’s sister company, Para-Sols.

Cathi has been in financial services since leaving university and holds both chartered and certified financial planner status, and is a fellow of the Personal Finance Society.

As well as holding Fellowship status with the PFS, Cathi also has Pension Specialist and Supervisor qualifications.

Natalie is in charge of our internal values and staff engagement, as well as developing and promoting Apricity.

She has a creative background in marketing and communications, culture change and generally, all things engagement. She oversees the strategic-level marketing and client engagement but the core of her role lies in managing change as we grow and expand, ensuring we stay true to our vision. This includes coaching our staff to identify their learning and development needs and our internal leadership development programme.

Kim has spent the past 3 years working alongside Cathi & Natalie at our sister company Para-Sols. She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance and has gained the Cert CII (FS) qualification.

She has a great relationship with all of our clients and is your point of call for any queries.

If you want to know more about us, she’s your girl!

Paul came to us after spending nearly 20 years in Financial Services, mostly in an advisory role. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the team, and is on hand to help with team management, as well as internal & external training.

Paul holds a Diploma in Financial Services, CF8, MAQ, and J07. (Paul is also currently completing the Pension Specialist qualification).

Hannah was our first recruit for Apricity through our in-house recruitment program  – The Grad Scheme. Hannah has a degree in law and after initially applying for our sister company Para-Sols, her skills in interpreting and translating legislation shone through and she joined Apricity in a compliance support role.

Hannah holds a Law Degree and is currently completing her Diploma in Financial Planning.

Jas is the voice of our social media, coming up with fresh content and helping advisers discover Apricity and our fresh approach to compliance.

As well as supporting the client relations team on a day to day basis, Jas helps prepare our event exhibitions, as well as supporting the delivery of our own CPD events calendar.

She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Creative Enterprise.

James assists with client relations on a daily basis. He ensures that we maintain good relationships with all of our clients, whilst also generating new business ideas and sales strategies.

He holds a BA (Hons) degree in History and has worked in client relations since leaving university.

Naomi has an extensive background in event management and creative thinking. She is responsible for coming up with new marketing strategies and prepares us for our many exhibitions each year. She also coordinates our busy calendar of CPD events, ensuring that clients get the most out of their membership with interactive learning opportunities.

She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Events Management and has worked in the industry for over seven years.

Grant works across both Apricity and our sister company, Para-Sols. He has extensive knowledge of the industry and is our go-to for all things technical.

Grant has an Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning and holds Chartered status. He is also an associate of the Personal Finance Society.

Tom came to us after spending nearly 10 years in a variety of compliance roles, including Financial Crime (anti money laundering, counter terrorist financing and bribery and corruption). He has experience in complaint remediation at the Financial Ombudsmen Service and brings a variety of skills to the team. Tom is here to identify new and emerging regulatory trends, so you don’t have too!

Tom holds advanced certificates in Anti Money Laundering and in Managing Sanctions Risk and a certificate in securities and investments.