Clifton Asset Management, the Bristol-based business funding and wealth management firm, has proved it is one of the country’s top employers by retaining the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Gold status.
And, despite a large boost in staff numbers since it was previously awarded the status, it has kept it with an increased assessment score.
Clifton first received the coveted Gold Award in 2010 – a status only conferred on 3.5% of all IIP-registered companies.
At the time the organisation employed 65 people. Since then, the company and its pensionledfunding.com resource, has gone from strength-to-strength, buoyed by the growth in the alternative lending sector as the UK’s small businesses seek funding in a challenging economy.
Today Clifton employs almost 100 staff and remains determined to continue raising its standards as a leading employer in the sector. The 2013 Gold Award included assessment of 10 separate areas of the business along with face-to-face interviews with a third of the staff by independent IIP assessor Barbara Marsh.
It also took in details of GROW – Clifton’s staff development, incentive and corporate and social responsibility programme.
Clifton Asset Management chairman Adam Tavener said the award was affirmation of the company’s values.
“We are thrilled that as we grow, our continuing investment in our people is recognised, along with our understanding that our people are key to our future success,” he said.
“But maintaining Gold status doesn’t mean resting on our laurels. As part of the review we were keen to understand areas where we could improve further. Over the next year or more we will be looking to enhance our staff and clients’ experience.”
IIP-registered companies make up more than a third of the UK’s employers.
