Philip English

Philip English is the Chairman and founder of Philip T English International Financial Services Limited, a company he established in the belief that individuals and families needed an organisation that could sensitively and confidentially deal with all their financial needs. He conceived the company on the business model of a Harley Street practice – perceiving the need for his clients to ‘enter one door’ through which they could gain access to experts in every field of finance, from tax planning and investments to the writing of Wills and the formation of Trusts.

Today, the company is one of the longest established in the financial advisory industry and remains unique in the totally personal and holistic approach it offers its clients.

Although Philip worked in the financial sector for over 35 years, it is his rather unexpected background in science and theology which has shaped much of the work he undertakes today. His first degree from Durham University is in anthropology and psychology, and he later studied theology, also at Durham. He was ordained in 1962, and spent 10 years working as a priest with the Church of England, in Dioceses in Birmingham and in Hong Kong.

Philip left full time employment of the Church, joining Sun Life of Canada and so launching his financial services career, and in 1972 founded the company. Since then, Philip became the keystone around which the company has flourished, jealously guarding the firm’s long-term reputation for personal service and excellence.