1st Chartered is a financial planning firm specialising in comprehensive, holistic financial planning that helps clients to achieve financial freedom. We are one of the most highly qualified financial planning companies in the North West and have been accredited with Corporate Chartered Financial Planner Status and Accredited Financial Planning Firm title by the IFP. Sylvia Bentham, the Managing Director, has also been accredited with ISO 22222, the British Standard for financial planners along with the International standard “Certified Financial Planner” Status We help clients identify “Their Number”. That is the amount of money required to achieve and maintain their desired lifestyle without the fear of ever running out of money – or dying with too much!