Unfunded Trust
Shell structure — dormant until assets are transferred in.
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We do one thing well: act as fiduciary trustee. We do not sell investments, insurance, or banking products. We do not earn commissions from financial products. Our role is to administer trusts in accordance with the trust deed and the long term interests of the beneficiaries.
We serve as the corporate trustee of record for offshore foreign non-grantor trusts established under Kenyan law. Our responsibility is to hold, administer, and protect trust property in accordance with the trust deed while maintaining continuity across generations.
We manage the ongoing relationship between the trust and its beneficiaries, including onboarding, identity verification, communications, reporting, and distribution requests. This provides clarity, consistency, and accountability for all parties.
We coordinate with custodians, investment managers, legal counsel, accountants, and tax advisors to help ensure trust assets are properly held, documented, and administered according to the trust's objectives.
Where the trust deed grants discretion, distribution requests are evaluated against documented criteria, beneficiary needs, trust liquidity, and the long term interests of the trust. Decisions are recorded, minuted, and fully auditable.
We maintain trust records, statutory books, beneficiary statements, and trust accounts on an ongoing basis. Beneficiaries receive structured reporting through our secure beneficiary portal.
Unlike an individual trustee, a corporate trustee provides institutional continuity. The trust remains professionally administered despite changes in family circumstances, trustee personnel, or generations of beneficiaries.
Our role is not to predict markets or sell financial products. Our role is to provide governance, continuity, accountability, and fiduciary stewardship for families who intend their trusts to endure for generations.
DeBellotte Global
Three levels of offshore wealth structuring — know where you stand.
Shell structure — dormant until assets are transferred in.
Active structure with operating company — IRS jurisdiction remains.
Foreign-settled, foreign-funded — IRS jurisdiction eliminated at inception.
Important: A U.S.-Settled Offshore Trust cannot be converted into a Gold Standard structure. IRS jurisdictional attachment is permanent from the date of settlement. Gold Standard status must be established correctly from inception — foreign-settled and foreign-funded.
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