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J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Sarasota, FL, registered since 1998, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. located?
J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.'s principal office is in Sarasota, FL, according to its Form ADV.
Is J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?
J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108058.
How much does J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. manage?
J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. reports $1,371,158,033 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $783,326,590 in the October 2021 data and $1,371,158,033 in the October 2026 data, up 75%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (478); high net worth individuals (350); corporations or other businesses not listed above (7).
Which custodians does J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. use?
J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.'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 J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), 11.D(3) (another regulator's finding of causing a business's authorization to be denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), and 11.D(5) (another regulator's denial, suspension, or revocation of a registration or license, bar, or restriction). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108058
What changed in J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Registered or notice-filed in DE. 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated July 9, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,371,158,033 as of October 2026, filing dated July 9, 2026.
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.DA 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
- 1998 (28 years)
- Employees
- Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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
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25 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 114 Reports 4 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(3) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was a cause of an investment-related business having its authorization to do business denied, suspended, revoked, or restricted?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $1,371,158,033 | 11 | July 9, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $1,201,403,982 | 11 | June 23, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $1,111,599,268 | 9 | August 6, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $740,302,322 | 8 | April 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $956,380,954 | 8 | August 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $783,326,590 | 8 | September 3, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $783,326,590 in the October 2021 data and $1,371,158,033 in the October 2026 data, up 75%.
Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 11 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- August 2026
- Registered or notice-filed in DE.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Regulatory assets under management went from $1,201,403,982 to $1,371,158,033 (+14%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AL.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- January 2026
- No longer registered or notice-filed in AL, DE, ME, WA.
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.ISource: 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. J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. (CRD 108058): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/j-l-bainbridge-and-co-inc-sarasota-fl-108058