Bjorn Andersen, an energic Norwegian who has now been with leading London broker Galbraiths for 20 years, is proud of the company’s achievements over its 175-year history.

And the chief executive claims the firm is now “quite possibly stronger than ever”.

As the company is private, he declined to reveal financial figures, but he stressed that Galbraiths is profitable. The firm has yet to report its 2019 financial result to the UK Companies House, but delivered a profit of £386,000 ($500,000) in 2018 on £11.3m