It would be an exaggeration to claim that Fareham, Hampshire-based Saltus Group is a potential UK wealth management giant.

Launched in 2004 its investment management and financial planning arms currently oversee around £2 billion of client assets and generated turnover of £11.3 million for the year to 31 March 2020, according to its most recent annual accounts.

But it certainly has growth ambitions, with an appetite to expand through acquisition as well as organically.

So far during 2021 it has acquired St Albans-based Consilia Wealth Management and Fish Financial, another Hampshire-based firm, as well as br...