{"id":20,"date":"2026-06-30T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T16:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T14:43:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1317c08f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1317c08f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf3945e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bf3945e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d61f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d61f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258f778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"258f778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1890\" height=\"1890\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-98\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL.png 1890w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Plume-Colour-Strap-Logo-OL-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1890px) 100vw, 1890px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1ceeb7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1ceeb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5441cb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5441cb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience-led finance for growing businesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6321f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6321f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plume Finance was founded by Kim Aiken, an experienced finance professional who has spent more than 25 years supporting solopreneurs and SMEs with practical bookkeeping, payroll, and cashflow insight, so owners can grow without losing sleep over the numbers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525cf065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"525cf065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cEvery businesses needs a firm grasp on their finances. And that's what Plume gives them..\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKim Aiken, Founder, Plume Finance\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f76e30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f76e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778417ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"778417ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kim Aiken, FIAB BA(Hons)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-c7026b7-470bf52\" data-interaction-id=\"c7026b7\" id=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3135-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3135-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3135-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3135-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_3135.png 1024w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2722b25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2722b25a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plume Finance was founded by Kim Aiken, an experienced finance professional who has spent more than 25 years supporting solopreneurs and SMEs with practical bookkeeping, payroll, and cashflow insight, so owners can grow without losing sleep over the numbers.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2a093 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee2a093\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fd04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85fd04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Client Testimonials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a1990 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00a1990\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b69c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"a0b69c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Kim has always been helpful, knowledgeable and supportive as I started my own business and her professionalism in helping me navigate the financial side of things has been invaluable.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"591\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Toby_LR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-73\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Toby_LR.jpg 591w, https:\/\/staging.plumefinance.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Toby_LR-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Toby, Creative Clarity<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd9a9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"cdd9a9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">I've not met anyone as good at her craft as Kim at Plume Finance. 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