hl . industry financial services founded 1981 ; 35 years ago 1981 headquarters one college square bristol uk key people michael evans chairman ian gorham ceo peter hargreaves former ceo stephen lansdown former chairman products isa sipp annuities income drawdown revenue 395.1 million 2015 1 operating income 198.0 million 2015 1 net income 157.3 million 2015 1 number of employees circa 950 website www.hl.co.uk hargreaves lansdown plc is a financial service company based in bristol that sells funds and shares and related products via its website and through the post to retail investors in the united kingdom . the company is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was founded on 1 july 1981 2 by peter hargreaves and stephen lansdown who had initially traded from a bedroom . 3 hargreaves lansdown initially provided personal advice to clients on unit trusts and tax planning matters . 4 now the company has grown to be one of the largest in bristol located at one college square harbourside . 5 in 2004 the company was fined 2 million for failing to warn customers of changes to a portfolio of zero shares in the first fine relating solely to split capital trusts . 6 the company was first listed on the london stock exchange in may 2007 with the company s two founders then holding combined stakes equivalent to 80 % in the business . 7 in april 2009 lansdown sold a stake of 4.7 % for a sum of 47.2 million to put towards the cost of building bristol city fc s new football stadium reducing his stake to 22.9 % . 8 operations edit vantage is the in house investment platform which enables investors to hold different types of investments together in one place with one valuation and dealing service . available products under the vantage brand include isa sipp and a fund & share dealing account . the company also operates four multi manager unit trusts each of which in turn own a share in a number of underlying funds . 9 the group also provides financial advisory stockbroking and annuity broking services to private investors and advice to companies on group pension schemes . the company also offers a currency service enabling investors to access exchange rates and send money abroad . 10 as of 30 june 2015 the company had 55.2 billion of assets under management . 11 references edit a b c consolidated income statement . hargreaves lansdown . retrieved 15 march 2015 . public and ceremonial events office . peter hargreaves and stephen lansdown doctor of laws . university of bristol 16 february 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 19 . ringshaw grant 25 february 2007 . 9m pay packet for investment chief . the sunday times . uk . retrieved 4 may 2010 . about us . hargreaves lansdown . retrieved 15 march 2015 . map & reviews of hargreaves lansdown bristol . retrieved 15 march 2015 . 2m bill for hargreaves . investment week . 14 june 2004 . retrieved 15 march 2015 . asset manager plans 600m float . bbc news . 27 january 2007 . leroux marcus 16 april 2009 . share sale puts 47m in the back of bristol city s net . the times . uk . retrieved 16 april 2009 . hl multi manager funds managed by our team of experts . hargreaves lansdown . retrieved 15 march 2015 . hl today . hargreaves lansdown . retrieved 15 march 2015 . hargreaves lansdown investor relations retrieved 2016 02 05 external links edit official website v t e ftse 100 companies of the united kingdom ftse 250 3i admiral group anglo american antofagasta ashtead group associated british foods astrazeneca aviva bae systems bhp billiton bp babcock international barclays barratt developments british american tobacco british land bt group bunzl burberry capita carnival centrica coca cola hbc compass group crh croda international dcc diageo direct line group dixons carphone easyjet experian fresnillo gkn glaxosmithkline glencore hammerson hargreaves lansdown hikma pharmaceuticals hsbc imperial 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