Edited byMatthew Davies Edited by Matthew Davies Published Jun 26, 2026 Since Hargreaves Lansdown was founded in 1981, we have had ten prime ministers, two serious inflation shocks, a financial crisis, referendums and a global pandemic. And the growth line may wobble, but it does not – over any sensible holding period – stop climbing. A hundred pounds left in the FTSE 250 at the end of 1985 is worth around £5,882* today. The same hundred in the FTSE 100 is worth roughly £3,409.