AdvisorCensus by AdvisorSEO Max

AdvisorCensus / Financial advisors / Connecticut / Bridgeport / Colchester Investment Counsel LLC

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC

Ridgefield, CTSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 126805

Filed as COLCHESTER INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Ridgefield, CT, registered since 2022, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026.

4 years
registered since 2022
$128,851,449
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Colchester Investment Counsel LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Colchester Investment Counsel LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

What does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC's brochure say about its fees?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 states: Up to $1,000,000: 1% a year; $1,000,000 to $3,000,000: 0.875% a year; Above $3,000,000: see the brochure. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement.

Where is Colchester Investment Counsel LLC located?

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC's principal office is in Ridgefield, CT, according to its Form ADV.

Is Colchester Investment Counsel LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 126805.

How much does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC manage?

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC reports $128,851,449 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 17, 2026 (99% discretionary).

How have Colchester Investment Counsel LLC's assets and staff changed since 2022?

In the Form ADV data for Colchester Investment Counsel LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $121,732,605 in the October 2022 data and $128,851,449 in the October 2026 data, up 6%. Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (38); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (20).

Which custodians does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC use?

Colchester Investment Counsel LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/126805

Does Colchester Investment Counsel LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026 says: "A minimum of $1 million in assets under management is required, although Colchester reserves the right to waive this requirement."

What changed in Colchester Investment Counsel LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $115,474,433 to $128,851,449 (+12%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A
AssetsAnnual rate
Up to $1,000,0001%
$1,000,000 to $3,000,0000.875%
Above $3,000,000See the brochure
The brochure's wording
The annual fee for investment management services is based upon a percentage of assets under management according to the following schedule: First $1 Million 1.00 percent per annum Next $2 Million 0.875 percent per annum

Account minimum: $1,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
A minimum of $1 million in assets under management is required, although Colchester reserves the right to waive this requirement.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 17, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$128,851,449

$128,851,449 as of October 2026, filing dated March 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $127,510,746.Non-discretionary: $1,340,703.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 20 Assets $6,889,019 (5%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 38 Assets $121,962,430 (95%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2022 (4 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
3 states or jurisdictions
CTFLNY

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$122M 2022 $105M 2023 $108M 2024 $115M 2025 $129M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$128,851,4493March 17, 2026
October 2025$115,474,4333March 24, 2025
October 2024$107,591,8083March 21, 2024
October 2023$104,674,7542April 6, 2023
October 2022$121,732,6052March 22, 2022

Regulatory assets under management: $121,732,605 in the October 2022 data and $128,851,449 in the October 2026 data, up 6%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2022 and 3 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $115,474,433 to $128,851,449 (+12%).
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
colchesteric.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

Cite this page

AdvisorCensus. Colchester Investment Counsel LLC (CRD 126805): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/colchester-investment-counsel-llc-ridgefield-ct-126805