Personal record · Kent, UK

ConnorWilloughby.

Investor, builder, and someone who learned about money the hard way.

26
Years old
III
Asset classes
'24
Investing since
Horizon
In my own words

A life in plain English.

Not a brand. Not a fund. Just a life, documented honestly.

I'm Connor, a 26-year-old from South London, now based in Kent.

I grew up in Coulsdon, moved to Kent at fifteen, and have been figuring things out ever since. My relationship with money has been complicated. I've been in debt more times than I care to count, and each time I came out of it knowing something I didn't know before.

I started investing properly in 2024, when I stopped seeing money as something that happened to me and started treating it as something I could understand. I hold positions across three asset classes. None of this makes me wealthy. It makes me more informed than I was yesterday.

Alongside investing, I build things. You can find that work at cnnr.dev and read whatever's on my mind at connorwilloughby.com.

"I built wallst.me because nobody explained any of this to me when I needed it most. I learned the hard way. You don't have to."
Personal details
Full nameConnor Willoughby
Date of birth16 August 1999
Age26
Born inCroydon, South London
Grew up inCoulsdon → Kent
Now basedKent, UK
Started investing2024
Asset classesIII
Investment horizonLong-term
FCA regulatedNo, personal only
Life & Career

A personal chronicle.

Drag to explore. Every milestone, in order.

1999
Life · Birth
Born at Mayday Hospital, Croydon.
2002
Education
Started at Smitham Primary, Coulsdon.
2009
Education
Joined Bensham Manor School, Croydon.
2012
Life · London
Attended the London 2012 Paralympics with his Youth Club.
2014
Relocation
Left South London. Moved to Kent.
2014
Education · Kent
Joined Bradfields Academy, Chatham.
2015
Volunteering
First role at Scope Disability charity.
2017
First Job
Potwasher at The Abbey Hotel.
2019
Work
Groundsman at Goldenleas Holiday Park.
2021
Work
Operative at Cook Kitchen.
2022
Work
Operative at David Wood Foods.
2024
Investing begins
Began on Trading 212.
2024
Private Markets
Private investing via Crowdcube.
2025
Expanding
Expanded to Republic Europe.
2026
Building
Launched wallst.me, free financial education for all.
A saying I live by

"A man with money believes he is rich. A man who understands money knows he is not."

Connor Willoughby

This came from experience, from debt, loss, and from slowly learning that real financial intelligence isn't a number in your account. It's a way of seeing.

Capital record

Three classes of personal investment.

A personal archive, not a fund. These are my actual positions, documented for transparency.

Class I
Private Equity
Private Companies
Pre-IPO equity held through nominee ownership and custodial structures on Crowdcube & Republic Europe.
Class II
Public Equity
Public Companies
Listed equities across LSE, NYSE, NASDAQ and other regulated exchanges. Long-horizon personal positions.
Class III
Innovation Support
Backed Projects
Early-stage innovation support across robotics, hardware, design and consumer technology via reward-based crowdfunding.
Find me online

Social & elsewhere.

Disclosure

Personal digital archive maintained for personal record-keeping only. Not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Not a Financial Promotion under Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. No capital is sought from third parties. All investments carry risk, including possible total loss of capital.