Butler Service Company
To contact our Butler service company, please call +442032900142 or email: info@bespokebureau.com
When you need a discreet, highly trained professional to elevate service at home or while travelling, Bespoke Bureau’s butler company London delivers. We place world-class butlers across London, the UK, and worldwide. On a permanent or temporary basis and often at short notice.
What does a butler do?
A professional butler ensures the home runs beautifully. First, they provide formal and informal service with impeccable etiquette. Additionally, they coordinate household staff, rotas, and vendors. Furthermore, they maintain accounts, purchasing, inventories, and household manuals. In addition, they manage wardrobe and valet tasks. Such as packing for travel, pressing and steaming garments, and caring for shoes. Finally, they prepare for guests and special events, greet arrivals, organise event staff, and make sure everything runs smoothly from start to finish.
Because every family is different, a butler will tailor their approach. Consequently, standards remain high while your preferences are consistently anticipated.
Why use a Butler service company for recruitment?
You could search on your own. However, partnering with us is faster, safer, and far less stressful.
- To begin with, we pre-vet and reference-check candidates, so you only meet the best.
- Moreover, we shortlist profiles with 5+ years’ experience in similar households.
- As a result, you move quickly from brief to interviews, trials, and offer.
- Finally, we manage the heavy lifting so you can focus on what matters
Excellent recruitment consultants at the Butler service company
You’ll work with experienced consultants who are salary-based rather than commission-led. Therefore, you won’t be pushed into decisions. Instead, your consultant refines the brief, guides your choice, and keeps your timeline central. Above all, your privacy and standards come first.
We also place superb Filipina housekeepers, nannies, and carers and can build full household teams around your butler.
Our Butler service company offers candidates that are:
Our candidates are seasoned professionals. Notably, many are formally trained. Additionally, everyone is interviewed and thoroughly vetted with references checked. Often, they are bilingual and accustomed to international travel. Crucially, they are discreet, flexible, and relentlessly service-driven.
We will find you the best butler available. Our Butlers serve:
We place butlers in a range of environments. For example, private households and estates, luxury hotels, palaces and royal households, private members’ clubs, and yachts. Likewise, many roles involve travel across multiple residences.
Our Butler service company offers:
- Permanent or temporary butlers
- Event and holiday butlers
- Male and female butlers
- Butler/valets and travelling butlers
- Qualified and bilingual profiles
Our selection process (why it’s different)
Impressively, our network is largely referral-led. In fact, most candidates come recommended by VIP clients and have worked with us before. Because of this, we accept only the top tier and require 5+ years’ relevant experience. Moreover, we encourage up-to-date DBS checks and verify references rigorously. Thus, you meet only candidates worthy of your time.
What does a butler cost?
UK: typically £55,000–£85,000 gross per annum for top talent.
Overseas placements: usually higher, with £65,000+ a common starting point; exceptional profiles may command £100,000+ depending on scope, travel, and complexity.
(We’ll advise on market-appropriate compensation based on duties, travel frequency, staff oversight, and property portfolio.)
Butler Agency – unrivalled placement guarantee
We’re confident in our matches. Therefore, if a permanent hire from us does not work out within 12 months, we will support you with a replacement under our guarantee terms. In practice, this provides genuine peace of mind.
Training and ongoing support
Our work doesn’t end at placement. We check in, troubleshoot if needed, and can upskill your team via our renowned training arm, The British Butler Academy—from formal service and etiquette to wardrobe management and household systems.
Typical butler/valet responsibilities
- Etiquette, protocol, and formal/informal service
- Managing or coordinating household staff
- Laying tables, serving meals, and hosting
- Valet duties, wardrobe management, and travel packing
- Driving (where required) and vehicle presentation
- Wine cellar care and beverage service
- Tea/coffee service and guest reception
- Acting as the liaison between Principal and wider staff/vendors
Core attributes our clients expect: proven experience, valeting competence, loyalty, calm under pressure, excellent English, and the ability to plan ahead and “make things happen.”
Butler vs House Manager: what’s the difference?
The traditional “Upstairs, Downstairs” butler still exists—especially in formal homes. Nevertheless, many modern households prefer a House Manager or a combined Butler/House Manager.
House Manager focus:
- Staff leadership and recruitment
- Day-to-day estate or multi-property management
- Event planning and vendor oversight
- PA-style duties (e.g., diary, reservations, travel)
- Chauffeur/driver coordination (where applicable)
Read more about House Manager here
Traditional butler focus:
- Formal service and guest hosting
- Drinks and cellar care
- Valeting and wardrobe care
- Silver/antique care and presentation
- Organisation of shoots and traditional country pursuits (in relevant households)
In reality, many roles combine both profiles. Accordingly, candidates are tech-literate, comfortable travelling, and able to rotate between properties. As a result, principals gain both elegance and efficiency.
Quick FAQ
How quickly can I hire? – Often within days. Because we pre-vet, you can move straight to interviews and a trial.
Can I trial a butler first? – Yes. Trials are standard and scheduled around your diary.
Do you place female butlers? – Absolutely. We place exceptional male and female butlers.
Do you help after placement? – Yes—check-ins, support, and optional training via The British Butler Academy.
Ready to hire?
Call: +44 203 290 0142
Email: info@bespokebureau.com
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