{"id":2172,"date":"2013-07-16T19:14:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T19:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themify.me\/demo\/themes\/flat\/?page_id=2172"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:28:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:28:01","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-2172\" data-postid=\"2172\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-2172 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_z5oc600 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_3sj6100 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6hwt115   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Who we are<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_thet351 last\">\n                    <!-- module callout -->\n<div  class=\"module ui module-callout tb_tuko069 button-bottom-center light-green  rounded gradient\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"callout-inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-content tf_left\">\n        <h3 class=\"callout-heading\"><strong>Interested in any of these topics?<\/strong><\/h3>\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            For an informal, no obligation, chat with a consultant please call <h5> <strong> <span class=\"shortcode themify-icon \"><i class=\"themify-icon-icon\" ><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-fas-phone\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-fas-phone\" xlink:href=\"#tf-fas-phone\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span>(01793) 881602<\/strong> <\/h5> or email <p><strong><a href=\"mailto:contact@polestarfp.co.uk\">contact@polestarfp.co.uk<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n                    <div class=\"callout-button tf_right tf_textr\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/contact-us\/\" class=\"ui builder_button rounded gradient blue\">\n                <span class=\"tb_callout_text\">Contact Us via website<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <!-- \/callout-content -->\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module callout -->\n<!-- module template_part -->\n<div  class=\"module module-layout-part tb_31b80 \">\n    <div class=\"tb_layout_part_wrap tf_w\"><!--themify_builder_content-->\n    <div  class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-7213 themify_builder not_editable_builder in_the_loop\" data-postid=\"7213\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbmo319 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_fx7c320 first\">\n                    <!-- module widget -->\n<div  class=\"module module-widget tb_59ly3  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <div class=\"widget feature-posts\"><h2 class=\"widgettitle\">Recent Posts<\/h2><ul class=\"feature-posts-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/news\/what-can-financial-planning-do-for-you-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SBWM-Financial-planning-journey-1024x536-50x50.jpg\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" class=\"post-img wp-post-image wp-image-7437 lazyload\" title=\"SBWM-Financial-planning-journey\" alt=\"SBWM-Financial-planning-journey\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SBWM-Financial-planning-journey-1024x536-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SBWM-Financial-planning-journey-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sbwm.uk\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SBWM-Financial-planning-journey-1024x536-978x978.jpg 978w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 50px; 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