About Us
MEET OUR ADVISERS AND SEE OUR TESTIMONIALS
Our Advisors
Mark Downing
Dip PFS Cert II
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Mark began his career in the financial services industry in 1997, he worked for Prudential for 4 years then joined National Westminster Bank. He became an independent financial adviser in 2002, and formed The Money Map as a partner and Head of Accounts in 2009 to the present day.
Mark’s previous roles include managerial duties and presenting financial seminars nationally.
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Mark advises to retail and corporate clients on estate preservation and trust planning, investments, pensions, mortgages, and protection. He strongly believes in working hard on behalf of his clients, with regular reviews and has an open line for any required contact.
Mark is married with two boys, and enjoys various sports, keeping fit, and travelling.
Mark Prodywus
Dip PFS, BSc Insurance & Investments
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Mark began his career in the financial Services industry in 1997 joining Skipton Financial Services. He became an independent financial adviser in 2000 and formed The Money Map as a partner in 2009 to this present day.
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Mark’s previous roles include the development of professional connections, developing new advisers to a professional standard and he has presented financial seminars nationally.
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Mark advises to retail and corporate clients on estate preservation and trust planning, investments, pensions and protection. His main passion is working with clients to achieve their financial objectives and goals in a manner that they can understand. Mark builds strong long term relationships, embedded value and a commitment to give his clients the service they deserve.
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Mark is married with three children. He enjoys socialising, playing sport especially Rugby. He also does Ukrainian dancing to keep in line with traditions from his grandparent’s heritage.
Steven Proctor
Dip PFS Cert II (MP)
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Steven began his career in the financial services industry in 1988, when he joined Royal Life. He became an independent financial adviser in 2000, and formed The Money Map as a partner and Head of Compliance in 2009 to the present day.
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Steven’s previous roles include managerial duties, developing new advisers to a professional standard, and he has presented financial seminars nationally. Steven has also written financial Q&As for a national newspaper group.
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Steven advises to retail and corporate clients on estate preservation and trust planning, investments, pensions, mortgages, and protection. He strongly believes in dealing with all clients with the same care, accuracy, and attention that he would expect himself.
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Steven has four children and the majority of his spare time is occupied with their rugby and horse riding activities.
Darrell Barnes
Dip PFS, Cert CII
Darrell began his career in the financial services industry in 2002, when he joined Co-operative Insurance Services. He became an independent financial adviser in 2005 and formed The Money Map as a partner in 2009 to the present day.
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Darrell advises to retail and corporate clients on estate preservation and trust planning, investments, pensions, mortgages, and protection.
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He prides himself on a clear and concise, jargon-free approach to financial planning, which results in tailor-made solutions that complement his clients’ financial objectives. His priority is commitment to ongoing service and regular reviews, seeing these as vitally important foundations to build a strong client-adviser relationship.
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Darrell is married with two grown-up children. He enjoys most sports, especially football and motor racing. He also enjoys listening to various music genres and attending gigs and festivals with his family.
Testimonials
Our Story
The Money Map was first founded in 2009 with the aim to provide cost effective and trustworthy advice to anyone who needs it. Since then, the company has grown to assist over 1000 clients all over the UK. With client’s as far south as Portsmouth and as north as Stornoway, we travel and utilise online meeting-methods to make sure everyone gets the help they need.
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Since our start date, we have continued to develop, learn, and grow as technologies, rules and legislation is always changing. We take pride in our work and will continue to look forward to the years to come, always embracing our ethos of providing: Clear, Concise, Cost Effective Advice.
See where our clients are located across the United Kingdom.
This can be carried out as a face to face meeting, by virtual meeting (Zoom/Teams etc), email or telephone.