ESSEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

C32
CRD 127549·SEC 801-62242·ESSEX, CT
AUM
$4.17B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$41.7M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$12.5M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$100.1M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
ESSEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CRD
127549
SEC file #
801-62242
EIN
371565070
DBA names

Economics

AUM
$4.17B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$2.85B → $4.17B▲ +46%
Client mix
Individuals Other1,885
Individuals High Net Worth895
Pension Profit Sharing Plans108
Charitable Organizations60
Corporations15

Operations

Employees (total)
46
Advisory staff (per ADV)
42
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
34 advisors → 42 advisors▲ +24%
Primary office
ESSEX CT
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
Fidelitylow confidence
Services offered
Financial planningPortfolio mgmt — individualsPortfolio mgmt — businessesPension consulting
Fee basis
% of AUMHourly chargesFixed fees

Filings

Latest ADV filing
12/24/2025
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
3
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
ESSEX BANK
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
12
Control Persons
ESSEX BANK
ARNOLD, DIANE, HADLEY
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
ESSEXFINANCIALSERVICES.NET
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2003-03-04T21:49:16Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
23
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
Yes
Form 5500 Plan Count
3
Form 5500 Total Compensation
100,632
Form 5500 Compensation Trajectory 3y
2025100,632
Form 5500 Plan Count Trajectory 3y
20253
Schedule C Total Compensation
100,632
Schedule C Service Provider Rows
3

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001443661
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
5
Edgar First Filing Date
2008-08-18
Edgar Last Filing Date
2011-03-15
Edgar Form D Count
4
Edgar Form D Offerings
2011-03-152011-03-15 · 0001443661-11-000001
2010-09-272010-09-27 · 0001443661-10-000005

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (16)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
7
Bc Firm Active IA Count
33
Bc Firm IAR Count
33
Custodian Candidates
Full
Fidelity4
Pershing4
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
805 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOORNew York, NY 10022
Business
805 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOORNew York, NY 10022
Edgar EIN
371565070
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2011-03-15 · 0001443661-11-000001
D/A2010-09-27 · 0001443661-10-000005
Firm Has Custody
Yes
Mailing Office Differs
No
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-03-04T21:49:16Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-09-29T15:39:33Z
Rdap Nameservers
Conrad.ns.cloudflare.comJen.ns.cloudflare.com
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Transfer Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
No