WF Trust Corporation is a dedicated trust corporation established by Walker Foster to provide clients with a secure, reliable way to appoint a professional trustee, executor, attorney or deputy to manage their affairs with confidence and continuity.

Created as part of Walker Foster’s offering of private client services and wills, trusts and estate planning expertise, WF Trust Corporation can be appointed in roles including:

• Trustee: to manage and administer trusts on behalf of beneficiaries
• Executor: to carry out the terms of a will after someone passes away
• Attorney for property and financial affairs: to look after financial matters if a client loses capacity
• Deputy for property and financial affairs: to act under the authority of the Court of Protection where no power of attorney exists

By appointing WF Trust Corporation, you gain the reassurance of an enduring professional entity that combines legal expertise, up-to-date knowledge and a personalised approach to every appointment.

Our experienced team of solicitors and trust specialists work closely with clients, families and professional advisers to provide clear guidance, proactive administration and practical solutions tailored to each unique situation.

The benefit of appointing a trust corporation is that it offers genuine peace of mind and effective succession planning. By choosing a corporate entity rather than an individual, you remove the need to name specific people within a firm. While appointing named individuals has often worked in practice, there can be issues when those individuals die, retire, lose capacity, move overseas or are otherwise unavailable.

WF Trust Corporation Limited has been created specifically to address these concerns and to provide an enduring professional service. The practical advantages of appointing WF Trust Corporation as your professional trustee include:

• Replacement trustees are never needed, as the Trust Corporation is a permanent entity that can continue acting indefinitely without interruption.
• The Trust Corporation is always available to sign and act, as one or more of its directors will usually be accessible, whereas individual partners are not always available when required.
• The directors of WF Trust Corporation include solicitors with specialist private client, trust and inheritance tax knowledge, administrating your trust with the highest level of expertise and care.
• An individual acting as trustee is personally responsible for managing the trust’s assets and liabilities, and may be more concerned about personal risk than about actively managing the trust. In contrast, a corporate trustee can focus fully on fulfilling the duties of trusteeship without the same personal exposure.
• The Trust Corporation acting as trustee owes a higher duty of care to beneficiaries than a lay trustee, providing additional reassurance that your trust will be handled with professionalism and diligence.
• The directors of a trust corporation will change over time, ensuring that there is a freshness of approach, current thinking and rigour applied to the appointment at all times.

By appointing WF Trust Corporation Limited, you secure the stability and experience of an enduring organisation, backed by Walker Foster’s long-established commitment to exceptional client service.