We keep companies running day to day
Invoices go out, clients are chased, documents are filed, the accountant receives a clean file and no deadline is missed. You pay a fixed monthly retainer and you get your evenings back.
London · Paris · Brussels · Monaco
We take on day to day company administration, settling-in support for private clients, residence concierge and housekeeping, registered addresses abroad, and confidential introductions.The same team, wherever we are.
A thirty minute first conversation, then a quote within 48 hours.
In plain terms
Invoices go out, clients are chased, documents are filed, the accountant receives a clean file and no deadline is missed. You pay a fixed monthly retainer and you get your evenings back.
Those arriving in France, Belgium or Monaco: residence permit, town hall, social security, bank, school. Those already settled: concierge service and household management, coordination of contractors, a presence on site when they are away.
A real business address, registration formalities, mail collected and scanned, and introductions to a local accountant and lawyer who speak your language.
A few prestige houses and apartments change hands away from public listings, between owners, families and advisers. We introduce one to the other, discreetly, and the transaction goes to a licensed professional.
One idea behind every practice: what you have neither the time nor the inclination to keep up with, we keep up with for you, under your control. A deliberately small number of files, so each one stays closely held and quietly run.
Our practices
For the director whose time is worth more than their paperwork.
A monthly retainer, on a three month commitment. We hold a limited number of files.
For the family or employee arriving and meeting French or Belgian officialdom for the first time.
We prepare the files and we go with you. Points of law are handled by partner lawyers, whom we bring in when the file calls for it.
For the owner who is not there all year round.
We act for the owner and the family, year round or for a season. For a hotel or a seasonal rental, see our hotel support in Antibes.
For the owner who keeps their house away from public listings, and for the buyer looking for something rare.
Our part is the introduction and the discretion around it. The transaction itself is conducted by a licensed property professional, whom we introduce you to.
For the French-speaking entrepreneur settling outside their home country.
In Belgrade, where we keep an office, the address is our own and the mail is collected on site. Compliance first: we only support set-ups that rest on real activity in the chosen country. Tax questions are for the local advisers we introduce you to.
Several of these often overlap within a single file. Tell us about your situation.
Request a quoteA reply within one working day. We take on a limited number of files each quarter.
Who you deal with
Jean-Christian Girerd runs Acton Brothers Ltd and its subsidiary Djeeling Group, with a team and local contacts in each of our cities. He works between London, Paris and Brussels, in French and in English.
Every engagement is backed by lawyers, accountants and tax advisers selected in the relevant country. We choose them, we coordinate them, and we take the managing of them off your hands.
Discretion is part of the service: a file stays between us and the advisers it calls for, and nothing leaves that circle.
Where we are
Registered office
Acton Brothers Ltd registration and contracting with international clients.
5th Floor
167-169 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PF
United Kingdom
Management
Operating base and client meetings. Handling of French files and group coordination.
Expatriates
Support for new arrivals in Belgium: town hall registration, residence, social security and everyday formalities.
Concierge
Concierge service and household management for families settled in the Principality and on the Côte d’Azur, and follow-up of their administrative formalities.
How it works
01
Thirty minutes, no charge. We look at what eats your time, what is overdue and what has to be taken over first.
02
Scope, deliverables, rhythm and monthly retainer. Within 48 hours, after a scoping conversation.
03
One point of contact, a monthly review and shared access. You make the decisions, we carry them out.
Contact
Tell us what you need. We come back to you within one working day for a thirty-minute call, then your quote follows within 48 hours.
Your mail application should open with the message below. If it does not, copy the text and send it to jcgm@actonbrotherslondon.com.
Acton Brothers Ltd
5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF, United Kingdom
Jean-Christian Girerd
Founder, Acton Brothers Ltd and Djeeling Group
Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm (Paris time)