Our Story
Bringing Order to What Matters Most
Provenance was founded on a simple belief: that every family deserves to know their important papers are clearly arranged and easy to find.
About Provenance
How Provenance Came to Be
Provenance began in Phuket after its founder spent several years supporting expatriate and Thai families through the practical, sometimes difficult process of understanding and gathering documents after a family member became ill or passed away. The recurring experience was not one of legal complexity, but of simple disorganisation — nobody quite knew where things were kept, or what the complete picture looked like. Important papers were spread across drawers, email inboxes and folders that nobody else could navigate.
The result of that experience was a small, careful service dedicated to one thing: helping households get their records in order before they are needed. Not in a rush, not with pressure, and not as advice — simply as calm, thorough organisational work carried out alongside the family at their own pace.
We work with Thai nationals, long-term expatriate residents and international households across Phuket and the wider southern region. Our sessions are built around your household's particular shape: the languages involved, the mix of local and overseas documents, the family members who need to be included or informed.
The name Provenance reflects the idea that knowing where something comes from — its origin, its ownership, its location — is a form of care in itself. We bring that idea to document organisation: everything labelled, everything traceable, everything clear to the people who matter.
2016
Founded in Phuket
340+
Households Helped
3
Distinct Service Programmes
The People Behind the Work
Our Team
Somchai Leelawong
Founder & Lead Consultant
Somchai has worked with Thai and expatriate households across Phuket for over nine years, guiding families through the practical task of putting their records in clear, lasting order.
Nadia Petrescu
Client Relations & Coordination
Nadia manages enquiries, session scheduling and the production of printed materials. She ensures every household feels informed and comfortable before and after each visit.
Wiriya Kaewsai
Documentation Specialist
Wiriya handles the careful work of labelling, categorising and structuring household archives, with particular experience in Thai-language documents and cross-border record sets.
Our Standards
How We Work
Every session and every output is shaped by a set of working principles we hold to consistently, regardless of the size or complexity of the household we are helping.
Complete Confidentiality
All information shared during sessions is held in the strictest confidence. We do not retain, copy or share any documents or personal details outside the sessions themselves.
Strictly Non-Advisory
We provide organisational and informational support only. Where formal advice is needed — legal, financial or otherwise — we signpost you clearly to appropriate qualified professionals.
Clear Written Outputs
Every programme concludes with printed materials designed to be read by family members without guidance. We write in plain, accessible language — no jargon, no assumptions.
Client-Led Pace
We do not push. Sessions move at the speed your household is comfortable with. Some families take a few weeks; others prefer to work across several months. Both are entirely acceptable.
Thai & English Capability
Our team works fluently in both Thai and English. Mixed-language households and documents are handled with equal care in either language, without requiring translation services.
Ongoing Support
Households who complete a programme can return for review sessions as their circumstances change — a new family member, a property purchase, or simply a desire to keep things current.
Our Approach
Organisational Work Done Thoughtfully
Record-keeping for a household in Thailand involves a distinct and sometimes complicated landscape. Properties may be held through different structures. Bank accounts, insurance policies and investment holdings may span Thai and overseas institutions. Wills, identity documents and powers of attorney may exist in multiple languages and jurisdictions. None of this needs to be resolved by a document organiser — but a good organiser should understand the shape of it, so that the inventory they produce reflects the full picture accurately.
That understanding is something the Provenance team has built over years of working directly with families in the Phuket area. We know what documents typically exist, where they are often kept, and what information relatives most commonly need to locate when a household's affairs need to be addressed. We use that knowledge to ask the right questions and to structure inventories that are genuinely useful — not just a list of file names, but a navigable record of what exists and where it can be found.
We are not a legal or financial service. We do not read documents for their content, assess their validity or advise on what they mean. Our work is to help you find, label and describe what is there — and to leave a record that someone who has never seen these papers before can follow with confidence.
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Ready to bring some order to your household's records?
A short initial conversation helps us understand your situation and tell you which programme might suit you best. There is no obligation to proceed.
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