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 hire no one, you pay a monthly fee.
London · Paris · Brussels · Monaco
A management house for founders and owners.
We handle the paperwork of companies that have no one to do it: invoicing, chasing payments, filing, preparing the books, tracking deadlines. We also manage property and help companies set up abroad.
- Countries
- France, Belgium, UK, Serbia
- Working languages
- French and English
- Hospitality
- 10 years front office, four star and boutique
- Commitment
- Monthly retainer, no lock in
In plain words
What we do, said simply
We manage property for its owners
Leases, tenants, inventories, works, short stays, concierge service. You own the building or the flat, we take care of everything that comes with it, in Belgium, France and on the Côte d'Azur.
We help companies set up in another country
A real business address, registration formalities, mail collected and scanned, and introductions to a local accountant and lawyer who speak your language.
Three practices, one idea: what you have neither the time nor the wish to keep up with, we keep up with for you, under your control.
The group
Two entities, one address for you
Parent company
Acton Brothers London
The entity that holds the mandates, contracts with clients and owns the engagements. It signs, invoices and answers for the quality of the work delivered.
- Day to day support for companies
- Management mandates and engagement tracking
- Private and corporate event coordination
Operating subsidiary
Djeeling Group
The group's operating arm on the ground: hospitality, property and company set up. Physical presence in Wallonia, Normandy, on the Côte d'Azur and in Belgrade.
- Hospitality consulting and property openings
- Letting management, concierge and short stay
- Registered address services and setting up abroad
What we do
Three practices, run by the same team
Day to day support for companies
For the founder still filing invoices on a Sunday night.
- Client invoicing, chasing and payment follow up
- Bookkeeping preparation and liaison with your accountant
- Contracts, deadlines, insurance and filing obligations
- Bilingual executive support: diary, travel, correspondence
Full handover or occasional back up, from a few hours a week.
Hospitality and property management
For the owner or operator who wants the asset properly run.
- Openings, repositioning and front office procedures
- Letting management and management mandates in Wallonia
- Residential concierge and short stay letting
- Investor dossiers and acquisition projects
Ten years of front office in boutique and four star hotels in London and Paris.
Registered address and setting up
For the French speaking entrepreneur settling outside their home country.
- Commercial address in the chosen country, with a real physical presence
- Mail reception, scanning and forwarding
- Support with registration and local formalities
- Introductions to French speaking local accountants and lawyers
In Belgrade, where we keep an office, the address is our own and the mail is collected on site. Compliance first: we work on the legitimacy of the set up, not on aggressive optimisation.
Who you deal with
A team, one point of contact
You will not be speaking to a call centre, and you will not be dealing with a one man band either. Jean-Christian Girerd runs Acton Brothers London and its subsidiary Djeeling Group, with a team and local contacts at each of our four bases. Ten years of front office in boutique and four star hotels, in London then Paris, taught him what a properly run service demands.
Every engagement is also backed by qualified legal and financial professionals, lawyers, accountants and tax advisers, selected in the relevant country. We never act in their place: we choose them, we coordinate them and we spare you the running of it.
You keep one point of contact, who knows your file from end to end, in French or in English.
Where we are
Four bases, one team that travels
Registered seat
London
Acton Brothers London registration and contracting with international clients.
85 Great Portland Street
London W1W 7LT
United Kingdom
Head office
Paris
Operating base and client meetings. French files and group coordination.
Property
Brussels
Management mandates and leases in Wallonia, owner and municipal relations.
Concierge
Monaco
Private clients in the principality and on the Côte d'Azur: residences, stays and owners' household management.
How it works
From first contact to the first month handled
01
Scoping call
Thirty minutes, no charge. We look at what eats your time, what is overdue and what has to be taken over first.
02
Written proposal
Scope, deliverables, cadence and monthly fee. Within 48 hours, with no commitment on your side.
03
Handover
One point of contact, a written monthly review and shared access. You keep the decisions, we hold the execution.
Contact
Tell us what is weighing you down
Answer within one business day, in French or in English.
Your mail application should open with the message below. If it does not, copy the text and send it to jcgm@actonbrotherslondon.com.
Phone
+33 7 45 21 73 06
Registered office
Acton Brothers London
85 Great Portland Street, London W1W 7LT, United Kingdom
Principal
Jean-Christian Girerd
President, Acton Brothers London and Djeeling Group
Availability
Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm Paris time