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David Cathcart
David Cathcart , Managing Director
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. daviddca-fp.co.uk
David has over thirty years experience in the profession, including working within the Banking sector with Lloyds TSB and the Investment Bank Brown Shipley. He has also held senior positions with Consulting Actuaries HSBC and Sedgewick Noble Lowndes.

In addition David spent a number of years as Senior Investment Manager at Discretionary Fund Managers & Stockbrokers, Investec before finally deciding to set up DC&A.

David regularly presents seminars for Merseyside Pension Fund, and previously the Financial Services Authority and the British Chamber of Commerce. He has also appeared a number of times on the BBC's budget programme.

David is married to Kay and they have two daughters, Amelia & Melissa and in his spare time the ex Great Britain Rugby League international is an enthusiastic if not terribly successful fisherman.
Kathi Leggett, Client Administrator
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. kathryndca-fp.co.uk
Cieran Culligan, Paraplanner
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. cierandca-fp.co.uk


Kay Cathcart, Client Administrator
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. kaydca-fp.co.uk
Kay has worked at DC&A since its inception. primarily in the PR, Customer Services and Marketing side of the business. As DC&A is a family firm, she can also add administration and hospitality to her many talents.

Having had a varied career in Catering and Education, Kay brings a wealth of knowledge and eperience to the role. She is a qualified Chef, Restaurant Manager as well as a qualified Counsellor. This has helped her have an understanding and empathy with some of the many situations our clients find themselves.

Kay has been married to David for over 30 years and they have two daughters, Amelia and Melissa. Melissa has recently graduated from the prestigious Futureworks Film and TV School and at present is developing the Marketing and Social Media side of the business.
Lynn Fairclough, Accounts Administrator
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. lynndca-fp.co.uk
Lynn undertakes the administration and accounts functions for DC&A, having previously worked in the Telecoms sector for ten years.

Prior to that, Lynn lived in South Africa for nineteen years and has worked in various administration roles. She spent three years working in reception and administration for an engineering company and ten years working in the Patent Department of a Patent Attorneys in Pretoria, before returning to the UK.

Lynn spends her spare time gardening and walking in the Lakes with her husband Keith. When time permits, she also visits her daughter Nicola, who now works as a Nurse in Canberra, Australia.
David Howe
David Howe, Consultant (Non Advisory)
Tel. 01744 451 877
Email. infodca-fp.co.uk
David worked in the legal profession for 20 years before leaving in 1979 to set up his own independent insurance brokerage.

In 1988 he joined the Medical Insurance Agency (MIA) in Nottingham and has been advising Doctors and Dentists ever since. During his time in Liverpool he was heavily involved with Vocational Training Courses for Dentists for the Mersey Deanery of Liverpool University. He has also conducted numerous seminars for the Medical and Dental professions. David also assists many practitioners with practice finance under the NHS Cost Rent Scheme.

David is one of the Financial Services Authority most experienced presenters, providing financial education seminars on their behalf to the employees of many large Public Limited Companies and Government Departments.

In his personal life David is married to Judith and they have two married daughters and have just become grandparents for the first time to baby Jacob. David has also served as a Councilor for Nottingham City Council and has been Chairman of the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce and the A30 Action Group.