Corporate maintenance for family businesses: ensuring structure and continuity

Managing the legal and organizational structure is crucial for family businesses to ensure stability and continuity. Good corporate maintenance ensures that governance functions properly, that rules and procedures are clear, and that the business is ready for the future, even during generational change.

Governance and ownership in family businesses

In family businesses, ownership, control, and management are often intertwined. This makes it important to make clear agreements about the division of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making. A solid governance structure, such as a supervisory board or a family charter, is essential to keep these relationships clear, especially when transferring leadership.

Legal and tax structure

A well-organized legal structure prevents problems with business succession and ensures that ownership and control are distributed efficiently. The tax structure plays a major role in this. Choosing the right entities and agreements regarding taxes is essential to maximize tax benefits and minimize risks.

Continuity and structure

When multiple generations are involved in a family business, the structure can quickly become complex. Corporate maintenance helps prevent conflicts by creating a clear structure and processes for decision-making, ownership relationships, and succession. HVK Stevens provides clarity, always with attention to relationships, roles, and responsibilities.

Corporate maintenance: the added value of independent management and external advice

Many family businesses choose to coordinate corporate maintenance with external advisors. HVK Stevens provides independent management and ensures that the legal, tax, and governance aspects are clearly aligned. In this way, we create efficient business operations and strengthen risk management, in line with the structure and ambitions of your family business.