Succession planning: Securing the future of your family business
TaxEnsure your family business thrives with effective succession planning. Learn strategies for preparing successors, navigating challenges, and mitigating inheritance taxes.
As your wealth grows, so does the complexity of managing your personal tax position. From self-assessment to succession planning, our team provides proactive advice and support to protect your assets, optimise your tax efficiency and meet all compliance obligations.
Whether you’re a business owner, investor or high-net-worth individual, our team takes the time to understand your full financial picture. We then deliver tailored, practical solutions that align with your personal and family goals. By combining long-term strategic thinking with hands-on compliance services, we help you stay on top of today’s responsibilities while planning for tomorrow.

Holding assets in the right structure is essential to minimising unnecessary tax exposure, both now and in future. We provide strategic advice that considers your complete financial position and future goals.
Our support includes:
There’s no “one size fits all” solution, so we build bespoke strategies to safeguard your wealth and support your long-term intentions.
We help you manage the personal tax implications of business and investment income. Our team advises on:
Whether you need to support your lifestyle or reinvest in your ventures, we ensure your income is structured to minimise tax without compromising your financial goals.
Succession and disposal planning are key to preserving family wealth. We help you develop flexible strategies that account for different future scenarios and make the most of available reliefs.
Our support includes:
With early engagement, we can help reduce your exposure to capital taxes and ensure your intentions are fulfilled efficiently.
Trusts can be a powerful vehicle for managing and protecting family wealth, when set up and maintained correctly.
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Our team supports families and trustees with clear, practical advice tailored to each client’s personal goals and responsibilities.
Filing personal tax returns can be stressful, particularly for high earners or those with complex tax affairs. We handle the process for you while providing proactive advice throughout the year.
Our compliance service includes:
We simplify your obligations while helping you make informed decisions that protect your wealth and peace of mind.
We manage compliance for all partnership structures, including LLPs and corporate partnerships. Our team ensures timely and accurate filings, and supports partners with their individual tax obligations, reducing administrative burden and improving accuracy across the group.
Trusts come with specific self-assessment and registration requirements. We assist with:
Our trust compliance team handles the details so you can focus on your long-term goals.

We combine deep technical knowledge with a personal, relationship-led approach to tax planning. Whether you need strategic structuring advice or practical help with returns, our team is here to simplify your personal tax journey and preserve what matters to you.
With Grant Thornton, our clients receive:
Contact our private client team to take control of your tax position and plan with confidence.
Ensure your family business thrives with effective succession planning. Learn strategies for preparing successors, navigating challenges, and mitigating inheritance taxes.
A number of important reliefs from inheritance tax are soon to be restricted for those owning land outside the UK.
Ahead of this year’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor noted that tax cuts will be ‘virtually impossible’ given the current state of the UK economy and the country’s current debt levels.
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