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Using our team as the registered office for your Private Trust company (PTC) is a solution laden with benefits for ultra-high-net-worth families. We are a leader in both the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, administering our clients’ private trust companies above and beyond the required standard of care.

We work directly with you to fulfil your financial goals and ensure the best vehicle for your assets. A private trust company can help with succession planning, mitigate against tax liabilities, protect your family’s assets from government interference, and preserve the confidentiality of your holdings. Whatever you hope to achieve with a private trust company, we can help you get there.

Company Formation

Establish your entity seamlessly with our end-to-end company formation services, ensuring compliance from day one.

Registered Office

Registered office services are offered in key international jurisdictions.

Corporate Governance

Enhance organisational integrity with a robust corporate governance framework designed to support accountability, transparency, and long-term business performance, whilst mitigating regulatory risk.

Director Services

We offer director services to companies in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. Our professional directors have a strong track record of executing complex, successful corporate strategies on behalf of our clients.

Nominee Shareholder

We can offer the nominee shareholder of your BVI, Cayman or Cyprus company.

Board Support

Strengthen board effectiveness with structured support, documentation, and governance oversight delivered by experienced professionals.

Company Secretarial

Maintain statutory compliance and streamline corporate administration with our expert company secretarial support.

Due Diligence Services

Our experts support clients in meeting customer due diligence (CDD) obligations under applicable legislation and in strengthening risk management for entities that fall outside formal legislative scope.

Principal Registrar Services

We act as the Principal Registrar for Cayman-incorporated entities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, maintaining accurate registers, processing share movements, and supporting compliance with listing requirements. This service provides a secure, efficient, and fully integrated solution and ensures seamless management of your company’s shareholder records and share transfers.

Digital Assets Services

For clients in the evolving digital assets space, we offer a range of services and assist with providing structures fit for your business needs.

Liquidation

Navigate voluntary solvent liquidation processes with confidence through our winding-up services; we will assist with every step in the process.

Leverage our five decades of professional corporate services experience by taking advantage of value-added solutions that ensure your goals are met.

With more than 50 years supporting global enterprises, we understand what businesses need to operate smoothly across borders. Our experience gives clients clear answers, consistent support, and reliable outcomes.

Ascentium Fiduciary is an established global leader providing international clients with solutions for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance, financial services regulation, sanctions, tax information exchange and other areas relating to financial services. As licensed registered agent, registered office and company secretarial services providers, we support clients in meeting local regulatory expectations across multiple jurisdictions.

Ascentium Fiduciary provides an integrated, flexible, and personalised end-to-end service globally, delivered by agile thinking experts who have a deep understanding of their clients’ needs and unparalleled jurisdictional insight. We offer tailored support for company or partnership registration and ongoing entity management, ensuring structures remain compliant and fit for purpose.

Our size, collegial environment, and flexible team structure allow us to work across departments and offices. We do the work in the location that is most suitable to you, and we are able to provide time zone and language-appropriate service to clients around the world. Ascentium Fiduciary has in-depth expertise in the most significant international business centres in the world.

Corporate services encompass the administrative, regulatory, and governance functions required to establish, manage, and maintain an entity. These include entity formation, registered office and registered agent services, accounting, company secretarial support, compliance solutions and directorships.
Businesses of all sizes rely on corporate services to remain compliant, protect corporate integrity, meet regulatory obligations, and enable smooth operations, especially when operating across multiple jurisdictions or entering new markets.

Ascentium Fiduciary supports family offices, investment funds, multinational corporations, NGOs, SMEs, startups, and state-owned enterprises seeking a trusted partner to manage their corporate responsibilities efficiently and with clarity.

We manage every step of the formation process, from working with your global legal and tax advisors to select the right jurisdiction to preparing documentation, completing regulatory filings, obtaining licences, and establishing a compliant structure. Our team ensures the process is clear, efficient, and aligned with your long-term goals.

The best jurisdiction depends on your business model, regulatory requirements, and international activities. The BVI, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Nevis, Singapore, and the UK each offer distinct benefits. Along with your global legal and tax advisors, our team guides you through assessing these options to determine the most suitable jurisdiction for your structure.

Corporate services ensure your organisation remains compliant, well-structured, and properly governed. They support accurate reporting, protect stakeholders, simplify administration, and create a reliable foundation for growth across borders, allowing the business to focus on its core functions and outsourcing non-core activities to experts.

We combine international reach, local knowledge, and decades of regulatory expertise. Our clients gain access to global capability, consistent service standards, and specialists who understand complex cross-border structures better than providers limited to a single jurisdiction.

Private Trust Company