FIDUCIARY
Private Trust Companies (PTCs)
Family-Controlled Trust Management
For families who want a more active role in managing their trusts, Bellerive offers the expertise to establish and operate Private Trust Companies (PTCs) – bespoke entities created to act as trustees for one or more family trusts. Rather than appointing an external institutional trustee, a PTC enables the family to serve as directors of their own trustee company, sitting alongside Bellerive professionals to shape decisions and governance.
This structure blends personal insight with fiduciary rigour – embedding family values while maintaining compliance, continuity, and administrative strength.
How It Works
Bellerive can incorporate a PTC in Guernsey or Alderney and support its operations for the relevant family’s trusts. Family members and trusted advisors often sit on the board, joined by Bellerive professionals, combining family insight with fiduciary oversight.
Administration is managed from the Channel Islands, supporting local substance and regulatory expectations.
Why Families Choose a PTC
PTCs can support continuity, control and structured governance—particularly where a family business or concentrated assets are involved—and can facilitate an orderly transition to the next generation.
The structure also supports smooth generational transitions by enabling younger members to gradually step into leadership roles alongside seasoned directors.
Bellerive provides full support: incorporation, licensing, on-island management, regulatory filings, bookkeeping, and fiduciary guidance. We ensure the structure runs smoothly while allowing families to focus on what matters most – making thoughtful, values-driven decisions.
A PTC offers the best of both worlds: the control of a family-run trustee, backed by the experience, infrastructure, and governance of a seasoned fiduciary partner. Bellerive makes it seamless.
Bellerive support
We can provide incorporation, ongoing administration, regulatory filings, bookkeeping, on‑island management and fiduciary guidance.
