Family Business

With a 300 year history of working with family businesses, Coutts has a special understanding of the enormous contribution companies of this kind make to the economy and society. At the same time, we understand that family firms could do with more guidance tackling the unique challenges they face, as they pass from one generation to the next.

Our aim is to help families ask the right questions at the right time, avoid some of the most common pitfalls and consider some of the possible solutions for their family business.

Coutts Prize for Family
Business 2009/10


How better to help family business owners learn from each other than by seeking out and celebrating the very best in the field? Under our annual awards scheme, we are looking to identify the best managed medium and large family businesses in England and Wales.


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Advisory Services for Family
Business Owners


Our dedicated family business team is committed to providing bespoke advice on how to manage issues such as ownership succession, leadership development, family conflict, and the creation of family constitutions.



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Publications and Articles

Our aim is to keep family business owners informed and aware by providing a collection of articles, thought-pieces, research and case studies written by our family business team and other select advisors.


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Coutts Forums for Family
Business Owners

Through an ongoing series of discussions and workshops, held in London and around the country, we provide family business owners with education and networking opportunities.


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Family Business Film

   
Experienced family business owners, including Anton Mosimann OBE, talk about what family business means to them.

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