The United Kingdom has always been an attraction for business owners all over the world. To get Company registration in the United Kingdom no citizenship is required.
Although there are some restrictions on non–resident before opening a limited liability company. The process of incorporation of a company is fairly easy and can be completed within 24 hours without any requirement of physical appearance of the owner or directors.
Also, there are no restrictions regarding the nationality of the shareholders or the directors.
The process of registering a company in UK is completely online and involves the following steps.
Company Name: The name of your company should be unique and should not contain any prohibited words.
Director: Only one director is required for the company formation but there is no limit to the number of directors you can appoint. The age of every director should be 16+
Shareholder: Only one shareholder is required but there is no limit to the number of shareholders you can appoint.
Registered address: This address of the company must mandatorily be in the UK and will appear on the public register.
Directors service address: Each director, secretary and PSC must provide a service address for Companies House. This address can be located anywhere in the world but it will be on the public record.
For starting up a business in the United Kingdom, we will require the following documents and information:
The Memorandum of Association: a short document confirming the owners intention to form the company and to become members of that company on incorporation.
The Articles of Association: the company’s principal constitutional document, which contains in detail all the administrative provisions of the company’s operations that are agreed by its members. It sets out how the important decisions are taken by the members and directors, as well as various matters connected with the shares, general meetings of the members, appointment and powers of directors, board resolutions and notices, helping to ensure that the company’s business runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. A company can either adopt a form of Model Articles defined by Statute or adopt their own Bespoke Articles.