

WHO ARE ADVO?
Who are advo
We are an award-winning advisory providing centralised management and advice with our own technology platforms for HR, Payroll, and Employee Benefit & wellbeing solutions.
Designed and priced with SME’s in mind, linked or standalone, our technology platforms and services are delivered by our highly qualified and experienced advisors.
What we do
advo provides an outsourced payroll & HR service, with fully qualified consultants who protect & guide employers through employment law and HMRC regulations. advo provides FCA regulated reviews, advice and recommendations across a suite of employee benefits including health, risk, well-being and lifestyle benefits.
advo-one, our unique online portal, underpins and connects all three services - providing access to employee and employer 24/7 from any device.
advo-one includes benefits information, company documentation, perks & total reward statements, online payslips, absence management reporting and the ability for employees to book and track holiday.
A great employee engagement tool whilst centralising employer data, saving time and increasing efficiency with employee administration.
Our history
Established for over 25 years advo has grown rapidly as an organisation...
Starting life as an Employee Benefits intermediary, advo recognised the need for increased efficiency within essential employer support services. The addition of Payroll and HR has resulted in advo being able to offer one solution for all three services. As an Investors-in-People Gold employer, we practice what we preach.
Managers & Directors

Alison Gill
Head of HR

Alison Gill
Head of HR
Alison is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Personnel and Development and has worked in senior positions within the HR profession for 25+ years.
Her broad range of experience has been gained working both in-house for large corporations and SME’s and as an external consultant advising a myriad of businesses in a wide range of industries.

Colin Boxall
Executive Director

Colin Boxall
Executive Director
Colin has a wealth of sector experience and a prominent industry profile.
As Executive Director and shareholder he has a broad remit reaching into every part of the group to ensure advo’s smooth running and continued growth.

Ellie Sultana
Employee Benefits Manager

Ellie Sultana
Employee Benefits Manager
Ellie joined advo in 2016 and has worked in a number of roles within the Employee Benefits department since.
Her extensive experience and success across departmental roles makes her ideal to lead a team of Account Managers, responsible for delivering expert advice and service to our SME and mid-Corporate clients across healthcare, risk and wellness products.

Gill Mateo
Operations Director

Gill Mateo
Operations Director
Gill provides a wealth of experience, predominately in health insurance – attaining a Diploma from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
She is responsible for the induction insurance training for the Employee Benefits Team, and as Head of Compliance she conducts regular audits and compliance training to the whole company.
A high point of her career was successfully achieving the accreditation of ISO 27001 for advo (in February 2020 with the IT Director).

Jenny Durling
Account Support Manager

Jenny Durling
Account Support Manager
Jenny has a wealth of experience with the administration team across the full range of clients we service. Her combination of accuracy and customer service makes her the ideal advonian to lead the Account Support team to go over and above for all our clients.
Customer service and administration are vital to the day to day running for all our EB clients, and the team managed by Jenny are key in the relationships we aim to build with all our clients.

Kevin Crew
IT Director

Kevin Crew
IT Director
With 20+ years of IT experience working across multiple industries and sectors, Kevin brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to advo. His in-depth knowledge of IT security, application development and user interfaces along with this teams experience enables a relevant, flexible and dynamic structure to support advo, its partners and clients.

Larry Bulmer
CEO

Larry Bulmer
CEO
Founder of advo group ltd established in 1997, Larry underpins the visions and strategies of the group.
Highly regarded within the industry, Larry has an open door policy with ideas & opinions at all levels being considered and valued.

Lisa Wichlacz
Payroll Manager (NW)

Lisa Wichlacz
Payroll Manager (NW)
Lisa came to advo in 2021, and is based in the North of the country.
Lisa is both ATT and CIPP qualified, including Employee Benefits in kind for completing P11D's. With 18 years of experience covering industry payrolls to Bureau portfolios and everything in between, Lisa is perfectly placed to manage our team of payroll experts based in the North of the country.

Lucy Irvine
Head of Employee Benefits

Lucy Irvine
Head of Employee Benefits
Lucy has a wealth of experience across the range of advo services and has fulfilled various Management roles within advo, meaning she has an excellent understanding of how advo works.
Lucy’s role oversees the Employee Benefits Account Management, Account Support and Private Client teams, driving forward the strategic growth of the department.

Lucy Pearce
Commercial Director

Lucy Pearce
Commercial Director
With many years business experience, Lucy’s knowledge and abilities are fundamental to advo’s continued success.
Lucy’s role is to lead advo’s connected proposition bringing together the payroll, hr and employee benefits teams ensuring expert advice and use of advo’s connected technology.

Nic Draycott
Client Services Manager

Nic Draycott
Client Services Manager
Nic has a meticulous personality with a keen eye for detail, making her perfect to head up our Hub Admin team.
Service delivery is key to advo’s offering and the team managed by Nic are essential to the accuracy of data management across the advo services.

Simon Friday
Private Clients Manager

Simon Friday
Private Clients Manager
Simon joined advo in 2018 as an Account Manager for our SME clients and previously worked in insurance managing a team across a range of consumer products and services.
Simon’s experience makes him perfectly placed to manage the Private Clients team providing expert advice and solutions for our smaller SME and individual customers, where the needs may differ to those of our Corporate clients.

Sonia Quin
Payroll Manager (S)

Sonia Quin
Payroll Manager (S)
Sonia is responsible for a team of Payroll experts and in turn the delivery of our outsourced Payroll processing service. Sonia has 20+ years’ experience to draw on from her career working in the Payroll sector. Sonia is fully qualified to ACIPP level and therefore well placed to drive forward our Payroll team in the South.