About Us

Having been employed within the Financial Services sector since 1990, I decided that after 22 years of working for large organisations, it would benefit my clients greatly if I worked alone and free to deliver a top quality service.

I set up Purple Patch primarily because I want to ensure that top quality independent financial advice remains accessible to everybody who needs it, not just the people which my industry refers to as “High Net Worth” clients.

It is my belief that there should be far less emphasis on “net worth”, since it is my job to make sure that your money works as hard as it possibly can for your benefit, regardless of your status.

My range of experience falls between setting up pension schemes for large global corporations, to small ISAs for private individuals.

Actually, it’s not “About Us”, it’s about my customers, because everyone is different. That is why my advice is truly personal. You don’t have to take my word for it, here are some of my customers’ words:

  • “We decided on Russell Vidler to be our adviser as he knew us well, not only as our adviser, but also as people.” – Mr & Mrs Pickley, Hertfordshire
  • “I have found the utmost satisfaction with the level of his services.” – Mr Hopley, Kent
  • “We have always been impressed with your efficiency and professionalism and above all, your expert, up-to-date knowledge of the financial markets. You were always careful and thorough to update us with information about our portfolio and sensitive to our financial needs, meeting with us regularly, which we had not experienced before.” – Mr & Mrs Paul, Salford
  • “The level of service and advice received , we have always thought, was with our financial well-being at heart.” Mr & Mrs Brown, Cheshire.