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20 Phonebox Magazine | March 2025How we help...Retirement IncomeTax planningTailored StrategyOngoing adviceY O U R F U T U R E I N F O C U S01234 713131info@janesmithfinancial.com | www.janesmithfinancial.comJane Smith Financial Planning Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Trusts and Tax Planning are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England and Wales. Registration Number 4371002. Registered O%u0080ice: 7 Osier Way, Olney O%u0080ice Park, Olney, Buckinghamshire. MK46 5FPCarry on living life to the full knowing you have enough income to see you through.Enjoying RetirementIt%u2019s almost impossible to keep up with your finances when you lead a busy retirement lifestyle. Each day is taken up by enjoying your hobbies or spending time with family, and that%u2019s exactly how you like it.We won%u2019t ask you to give up your precious time to focus on your finances. Instead, we%u2019ll do the hard work for you so you can carry on enjoying life knowing you have enough income to see you through any ups and downs and that your investments are working how they should.Find out moreFor more than ten years, every visit to uswas another year ticked o%u00ad towards Steveand Amanda%u2019s much-anticipated retirement. Together, they%u2019ve been able to revel in their love of travel and indulge in, as Amanda puts it, some very nice holidays. For them, the most important part of their relationship with us is the fact that we really, truly listen.Steve and Amanda AtkinsonNew charity shop aims high Ailsa%u2019s Aim opened its new community hub in Olney last month. The cancer and neo-natal support charity was looking for premises in Olney and was delighted to fi nd a former hairdresser becoming vacant in the town%u2019s Stanley Court.Guests, including Olney Mayor Debbie Whitworth and Councillor Richard Hillier, joined in for the grand opening when visitors could inspect the new site while enjoying prosecco, snacks and special cakes.%u201cWe had to move offi ces anyway,%u201d said Sara Whatley, who founded Ailsa%u2019s Aim with her husband Niven after she was diagnosed with cancer in 2019.%u201cWe have been in Olney and always wanted to stay in the town. We were looking at expanding, and the best way to service more of the local community was to open a cost-of-living shop as well.%u201dThe charity has partnerships with retailers such as John Lewis, Avon and Dunelm, who donate goods that they can sell at a reduced cost. The money raised from that goes straight back to the charity, which can buy more stock, especially for care packs assembled and distributed to people with a cancer diagnosis or a baby in neo-natal care.Last year Ailsa%u2019s Aim helped 7,000 families %u2013 their biggest year ever %u2013 and expect to surpass that in 2025. %u201cIt has grown so much in fi ve years %u2013 way beyond anything that I could have ever anticipated,%u201d said Sara. %u201cWe have a big group of people who have supported us. Everyone has been brilliant.%u201dMore details on Ailsa%u2019s Aim are here: www.ailsasaim.co.uk.