Independent advice — no product commissions

London · UK and cross-border family interests

Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority

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Independent wealth advice for families and business owners

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A useful first conversation starts with your circumstances.

Tell us what you are looking to organise, whether that is investment oversight, a family decision or a business transition. We will respond directly and explain whether our work is likely to fit.

Submitting an enquiry does not create an advisory relationship, and we do not provide personal advice before agreeing scope and completing the appropriate checks.

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What the advice is built around

Investment decisions matter, but they rarely sit alone. We bring portfolio management into the wider context of family priorities, business ownership and the responsibilities that come with wealth.

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Understand the whole picture

We begin with objectives, liquidity needs, risk, family context and existing professional relationships, rather than starting with a product or portfolio template.

02

Manage investments with purpose

Discretionary portfolio management is aligned to an agreed mandate and reviewed against the role investments play in your wider financial arrangements.

03

Make structures work together

We consider tax-aware structuring across relevant jurisdictions and coordinate with your legal and tax advisers where specialist advice is needed.

04

Plan for decisions beyond today

Succession, intergenerational governance and philanthropy can be considered as connected questions, with family members involved at the right pace.

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Keep responsibilities clear

We set out the scope, fees and decision-making responsibilities before work begins. Where an issue sits outside our remit, we involve an appropriate specialist.

Advice shaped around the family

London-based, working with families and owner-managed businesses across the UK and internationally where their interests connect to the UK.

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Family office advisory

Consolidated oversight across investments, family priorities and external advisers. We help keep decisions connected without replacing your legal, tax or other regulated specialists.

Discretionary portfolio management

Investment decisions made within an agreed mandate, with risk, liquidity and reporting expectations established in advance.

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Tax-aware structuring

We identify planning questions and coordinate with qualified tax advisers; specialist tax advice remains with them.

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Succession and philanthropy

Support for intergenerational planning, family governance and the practical coordination of philanthropic aims.

A note on evidence

We do not publish client stories or performance claims. Each family’s position is different, and confidentiality matters. Our responsibilities and charging basis are set out directly before an engagement begins.

Regulatory status · current

Authorised and accountable

Ashcombe Private Office is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The firm’s permissions and status can be checked on the FCA Register.

Fees · agreed in advance

Clear charging

Fees are agreed for the work undertaken. We do not receive product commissions or sell financial products.

Scope · stated plainly

Specialist work stays specialist

Where legal, tax or other specialist advice is required, we coordinate with the relevant professional rather than presenting it as our own service.