Private advisory for Founders, Family & Legacy
+44 (0) 7584 282 314
London, United Kingdom
About van Geest
A private advisory firm built on experience, trust and long-term relationships.
OUR PURPOSE
We help founders and families
grow, protect and transition
wealth across generations.
van Geest provides strategic advisory services across business, wealth and legacy. Our role is to bring clarity to complexity, drawing on deep experience, commercial insight and a long term perspective to help you make the right decisions for today and for generations to come.
Whether you are growing a business, preparing for succession, managing wealth or navigating an inheritance, we provide discreet, relationship led guidance you can rely on.
OUR CORE PRINCIPLES
Trust
Built on honesty, discretion and long-term relationships.
Governance & Discipline
Structure over emotion. Strong governance, clear processes and disciplined long-term planning help families make confident decisions that preserve wealth, maintain alignment and support future generations.
Stewardship
This is the foundation to preserve and grow wealth across generations. Focusing on capital preservation, downside protection and disciplined decision making.
Alignment
A true family office exists solely to serve the long-term interests of the family, with independent, transparent guidance.
About Ross van Geest
Ross brings decades of entrepreneurial, financial and strategic experience across business, private advisory and family wealth.
Having founded, grown and advised businesses across multiple sectors, his experience combines commercial insight with practical operational understanding and long-term strategic thinking.
Over the years, Ross has worked closely with founders, family businesses and entrepreneurial families navigating growth, succession, inherited assets and complex long- term decisions.
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Ross’s perspective is grounded in real-world commercial experience helping clients navigate both opportunity and complexity with practical, thoughtful guidance.
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​​His approach is calm, relationship-led and highly discreet, focused on helping clients protect what has been built while creating long-term value for future generations.
