Corporate Services
The operating layer beneath the structure — and, for many families, the first thing they need.
A trust holds companies. Someone has to run them properly, or the trust above is decoration.
Who this page is for
Founders taking a business beyond its home market
Cross-border trading and e-commerce groups
Families holding operating businesses, property or investments through companies
What we do
01
Formation
The route abroad and the holding structure are settled, then the companies are registered.
Route abroad and jurisdiction selected
Where each company sits, read against its markets, its banking and the group above it.
Holding structure designed
How the companies are held, and what sits directly beneath the trust.
Company name approval
The proposed name checked and reserved with the registry.
Source of wealth and source of funds documented
The origin of the funds recorded before incorporation begins.
Incorporation and constitutional documents
The company registered and its constitutional documents adopted.
Property holding structures
Companies formed to hold real estate, ordinarily one asset at a time.
02
Officers and registered office
The company is given the officers, the address and the accounts it needs to operate.
Directors and company secretary
Officers appointed, with board and secretarial duties carried out through the year.
Registered office and statutory agent
A registered address maintained and statutory notices received and actioned.
Bank and payment account introductions
Introductions made to banks and payment providers; approval rests with them.
Nominee shareholders and regulated accounts
Shareholding arrangements held on record, with their terms documented.
03
Accounting and filings
The books are kept and every return the company owes is prepared and filed on time.
Accounting and financial statements
Ledgers maintained and annual accounts prepared for each company.
Audit coordination
Auditors instructed and their requests answered.
Annual filings
Returns to the registry prepared and filed by their due dates.
Economic substance assessment and annual reporting, where applicable
The company's activity assessed each year and reported in the required form.
Beneficial ownership filings
Ownership records kept current with the registry as changes occur.
VAT and EORI for UK and EU trading subsidiaries
Registrations obtained and periodic returns prepared for trading entities.
Payroll
Salaries processed and employment records maintained.
Ongoing anti-money-laundering monitoring
Records reviewed periodically and updated as circumstances change.
04
Governance and transition
Board matters and shareholdings are kept in order, and companies are moved or closed when needed.
Shareholder and board governance
Meetings convened, resolutions drafted and minutes kept.
Share incentive arrangements
Employee shareholdings recorded and connected to the structure above.
Related party transactions and authority
Transactions within the group documented and approved by the right people.
Holding interface with the trust layer
Shares held so that the trust above holds a clean line of ownership.
Migration and cross-border transfer
A company moved to another jurisdiction with its records intact.
Mergers, restructuring and changes of shareholding
Group changes implemented, executed and registered.
Liquidation, dissolution and handover of records
The company brought to an end and its files delivered.
We do not give investment advice and we do not take decisions on a client's behalf. Our role is to administer the structure and to keep the record straight.