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Kestrel Partners LLP

London, United KingdomSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 226573

Filed as KESTREL PARTNERS LLP

Kestrel Partners LLP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 2015, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026.

11 years
registered since 2015
$291,045,486
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Kestrel Partners LLP compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Kestrel Partners LLP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Kestrel Partners LLP located?

Kestrel Partners LLP's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV.

Is Kestrel Partners LLP registered with the SEC or a state?

Kestrel Partners LLP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2015. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 226573.

How much does Kestrel Partners LLP manage?

Kestrel Partners LLP reports $291,045,486 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated June 26, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Kestrel Partners LLP's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Kestrel Partners LLP: Regulatory assets under management: $453,447,571 in the October 2021 data and $291,045,486 in the October 2026 data, down 36%. Total employees: 15 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 Kestrel Partners LLP serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (7); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (4).

Which custodians does Kestrel Partners LLP use?

Kestrel Partners LLP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists BNY Mellon Securities Corporation and Northern Trust as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Kestrel Partners LLP 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/226573

What changed in Kestrel Partners LLP's recent Form ADV filings?

In the July 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 5. Regulatory assets under management went from $399,728,503 to $291,045,486 (-27%). 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
  • Performance-based fees

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

See the firm's brochure (dated June 26, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$291,045,486

$291,045,486 as of October 2026, filing dated June 26, 2026.

Discretionary: $291,045,486.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 7 Assets $2,231,942 (1%)
High net worth individuals
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,020,890 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 4 Assets $226,748,552 (78%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $60,379,194 (21%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $664,908 (0%)

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
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2015 (11 years)
Employees
Total: 11. Performing investment advisory functions: 5.
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
Not reported.

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
$453M 2021 $413M 2022 $409M 2023 $454M 2024 $400M 2025 $291M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$291,045,48611June 26, 2026
October 2025$399,728,50312June 25, 2025
October 2024$453,999,64511June 18, 2024
October 2023$409,418,32114June 29, 2023
October 2022$413,236,53514July 29, 2022
October 2021$453,447,57115June 30, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $453,447,571 in the October 2021 data and $291,045,486 in the October 2026 data, down 36%.

Total employees: 15 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
  1. July 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 5.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $399,728,503 to $291,045,486 (-27%).
    • 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
kestrelpartners.com

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

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