Our Story
Barnaby Cecil was founded on a simple belief: the best financial planning starts with understanding the person, not the portfolio.
Tom Skinner and Emma Walker built the firm around the two niches they know deeply — NHS consultants and senior tech executives — and a process, WealthMap®, that transforms how clients understand and design their financial futures.
The name Barnaby Cecil belongs to the middle names of Tom’s two son's, Otto and Charlie — a reminder that the best financial planning has always been about building something worth passing on.
In early 2026, Tom rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, solo.
Tom Skinner
Tom founded Barnaby Cecil after 20 years advising NHS consultants and senior tech executives on the financial decisions that define their lives.
He created the WealthMap® process and now leads the firm as Managing Director — focused on the relationships and partnerships that will take Barnaby Cecil into its next chapter.
Emma Walker
Emma co-founded Barnaby Cecil and has been the technical and analytical heart of the firm from day one.
She holds a Masters in Finance and Investment from Coventry University and leads the delivery of every WealthMap® engagement — bringing the precision, warmth and continuity that clients consistently describe as the reason they stay.
Emma is the first call for new clients and the consistent presence throughout your planning journey. Tom founded Barnaby Cecil after 20 years advising NHS consultants and senior tech executives on the financial decisions that define their lives.
He created the WealthMap® process and now leads the firm as Managing Director — focused on the relationships and partnerships that will take Barnaby Cecil into its next chapter.
Richard Allum
Richard and The Paraplanners team provide us with technical support, analysis and power up our abilities as a financial planning service.
When you have completed the award winning WealthMap® programme, Richard and his team support Tom to provide you with a beautiful and informative report, detailing your next steps to achieve each of your personal financial goals.
Richard is a former Board member of the Institute of Financial Planning.
Nicki Hinton-Jones CFA
Nicki and the Timeline team helped us originally to build the Navigate® investment portfolio range, available exclusively to Barnaby Cecil clients.
We use the Navigate® portolios to execute your personal financial strategy, built and designed in our WealthMap® planning sessions together.
Through state-of-the-art technology, Timeline continue to provide Barnaby Cecil with ongoing support, contemporary academic research and continual fund and platform due diligence.
A highly qualified and independent team, the service they provide means our unique investment philosophy translates into a world-class discretionary wealth service to our clients.
Nicki holds the much coveted Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) international qualification.
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Megan Dimmick
Megan oversees the day-to-day running of Barnaby Cecil, bringing together the people, systems and processes that support our financial planning service.
She works closely with the team to keep client work moving and ensure the details are taken care of. Her focus is on making every interaction with Barnaby Cecil feel organised, personal and straightforward.
Akmaral Parnell
Akmaral helps Barnaby Cecil reach more of the people and families we are best placed to support. She leads our marketing, content and communications, sharing our thinking with doctors in private practice and US-connected professionals living in the UK.
Her focus is on building meaningful relationships and helping prospective clients understand how our approach could support the lives they want to lead.
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George Cooper
George works to make sure all the technical aspects of Barnaby Cecil come together to offer the best digital experience to customers and prospects.
After a short career in film and television, George realised he was a better strategist than creative. As such he now spends his time bringing together the pieces to build great web experiences and campaigns.
George likes traveling and (pre-pandemic) was often found behind a laptop in various locations around the world.
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