Dallington

What Dallington does

Dallington Associates Ltd. is a London-based specialist consultancy founded in 2016 by Jessica McGawley, focused on supporting the "Rising Generation" of young people growing up in families of significant wealth or family enterprise. Its core offerings include The Mentoring Programme (one-to-one mentorship for key life transitions), The Rising-Gen Programme (facilitated group workshops for siblings and cousins preparing for shared family responsibilities), and The Parent Programme (parenting guidance in the context of wealth), supplemented by psychotherapy, family sessions and mediation, academic support, wilderness adventures, and recovery support. The firm's intellectual property centres on the proprietary SOAR Model (a registered trademark covering Self-Awareness, Opportunity, Alliance, and Resilience) and an in-house curriculum developed over the past decade, designed to address the human and developmental dynamics that traditional wealth advisers (legal, financial, tax, governance) typically overlook.

The business operates as a relationship-driven professional services firm with a sales-led GTM built on referrals from family offices, legal counsel, and trusted advisers rather than broad marketing. Revenue is generated through hourly billing for mentorship, psychotherapy, and family sessions, alongside retainer arrangements at 3-month, 6-month, and annual terms that emphasise long-term engagements over transactional work. Services are delivered in person at the Dallington Townhouse in Bloomsbury, off-site at client locations, and online globally, with a small core team of two senior consultants (a Principal Consultant and a Counselling Psychologist) plus a small support team and a trusted network of affiliated psychologists, educators, and family office professionals. The client base comprises HNW families, their rising-generation members, and the advisers who serve them, with the firm operating as a private, bootstrapped limited company holding BACP organisational membership and ICO registration.

Name

Dallington

Legal name

Dallington Associates Ltd.

Website

https://dallington.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dallington Associates Ltd. is a London-based specialist consultancy founded in 2016 that provides mentoring, psychotherapy, family mediation, and educational support to the Rising Generation of wealthy families and their parents, delivered through a proprietary SOAR Model and in-house curriculum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Advisory Services / Wealth Psychology Consulting

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG), School Counseling & Guidance Services (Academic/Social-Emotional) (EDAJALAF), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Family advisory services
• Wealth psychology consulting
• Rising generation mentoring
• Family business consulting
• Psychotherapy for families

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Hourly Rate: Hourly rate billing for mentorship, psychotherapy, family sessions, and advisory services. Emergency out-of-hours work is invoiced at an hourly rate.
2. Retainer Services: Retainer arrangements offered at 3-month, 6-month, or annual terms for ongoing continuous support to families and mentees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Dallington is a specialist consultancy that provides mentoring, psychotherapy, family mediation, and educational advisory services for the Rising Generation of wealthy families and their parents. Core offerings include three structured programmes (The Mentoring Programme for individual young adults, The Rising-Gen Programme for siblings and cousins, and The Parent Programme for parents) supported by adjunct services such as psychotherapy, family sessions, academic support, wilderness adventures, and recovery support. All services are delivered by a small in-house team and a trusted network of psychologists, educators, and family office professionals, underpinned by the proprietary SOAR Model and in-house curriculum.

Product overview

Dallington is a specialist consultancy practice providing interconnected services for families navigating significant wealth and family enterprise dynamics. The core offerings include The Mentoring Programme (one-to-one individual mentorship), The Rising-Gen Programme (sibling and cousin group workshops for future shared responsibilities), and The Parent Programme (parenting support in the context of wealth). Supporting services include Psychotherapy, Family Sessions & Mediation, Academic Support, Wilderness Adventures, and Recovery Support. All services are grounded in the proprietary SOAR Model © framework and the bespoke Dallington Curriculum developed in-house over the past decade. The company operates as a traditional consultancy practice rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Mentoring Programme One-to-one mentorship for young adults navigating key transitions such as leaving education, joining a family business, or defining an independent direction. Focuses on self-awareness, decision-making, relationships, and future planning.
• The Rising-Gen Programme Prepares siblings and cousins in enterprise-owning families for future shared responsibilities. Combines facilitated group workshops with targeted individual support, focusing on roles, expectations, communication, and collaborative working across the family system.
• The Parent Programme Designed for parents raising children and teenagers in the context of significant wealth. Addresses boundaries, financial awareness, gifting and trusts, reputation management, and family communication.
• Psychotherapy Empowers mentees with awareness of patterns, behaviours and habits that limit them. Enables control over emotions, boundaries, coping mechanisms and mental health; delivered by a BACP-supervised clinical psychologist.
• Family Sessions & Mediation Helps families listen and understand each other better, resolve difficult or long-standing issues, and find greater harmony in their relationships.
• Academic Support Educational consultancy including school and university applications, admissions advisory, interview preparation, study and revision sessions, neurodivergent support, and accompanied open days.
• Wilderness Adventures Outdoor adventure experiences designed to help mentees grow, learn about themselves, become more resilient, and find courage in the face of uncertainty.
• Recovery Support For mentees returning from treatment programmes for mental or physical health, integrating with their treatment plan to help them return to education or work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mentorship programme helping mentees achieve greater independence, self-confidence, emotional balance, personal achievement, better relationships, improved communication, organisation, and problem-solving
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mossbourne Victoria Park AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDallington provides a comprehensive mentoring programme, free of charge, to one Year 11 student annually at this Hackney school. This bursary partnership demonstrates Dallington's commitment to supporting education and the local community beyond their commercial work.
• Trusted Network of Psychologists, Educators, and Family Office ProfessionalscoreOthersDallington works closely with a trusted network of psychologists, educators, and family office professionals to provide comprehensive support to families. The company also engages advisory board members as specialist knowledge resources for professional, creative, medical, financial and other areas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• GenSpring Family Offices: Multi-family office (now part of BNY Mellon Wealth) explicitly serving HNW families with rising-generation engagement and family dynamics support — directly comparable client base and next-gen orientation.
• The Family Business Consulting Group: Specialist consultancy advising family enterprises on succession, governance, and next-generation development — directly comparable to Dallington's rising-generation focus, though with broader US/CAN footprint and more institutional corporate structure.
• Ascent Private Capital Management: Ultra-HNW family office providing bespoke family governance and next-generation advisory — comparable target market and rising-gen focus, though primarily US-based.
• Glenmede: US wealth manager serving HNW families with explicit next-generation education and family-engagement programmes — closely comparable in target audience (HNW families) and rising-gen development emphasis.
• Pitcairn: US multi-family office with a dedicated NextGen programme serving HNW rising-generation members across identity, stewardship, and leadership — most directly comparable peer in terms of audience and developmental focus.

Broad incumbents

• BNY Mellon Wealth Management: Major wealth manager offering HNW family-office services including next-generation engagement — comparable end market but adjacent rather than specialist in human dynamics and psychological support.
• KPMG Private Enterprise: Big-Four family-business advisory practice serving family enterprises with governance, succession, and next-generation programmes — comparable audience but bundled within a much broader professional services portfolio.
• Cambridge Associates: Global investment advisor for HNW families and foundations — serves the same wealth-holding families but focuses on investment advice rather than rising-generation human-dynamics work.

Others

• Family Office Exchange (FOX): Industry membership platform and research body for family offices — comparable ecosystem but operates as a network/publisher rather than direct advisory practitioner.

Regional players

• BanyanFamily Business Advisors: Boutique family business advisory firm focused on family enterprise and next-generation support — comparable specialist positioning though US-focused and not directly competing in UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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