Questions we are asked most

We handle the corporate services a business needs across its life: forming the company, providing a registered address, keeping statutory records and filings up to date, managing bookkeeping and tax obligations, and advising on structure as the business grows. You can use a single service or hand over the whole administrative side.

You choose a time and tell us briefly what you need. We review it beforehand, then use the call to confirm what applies to your situation, what it involves and what it costs. You receive a written summary afterwards. There is no obligation to proceed.

That depends on the registry involved and how quickly the required information and identity checks are completed. We confirm the expected timeline for your specific case before any work begins, rather than quoting a headline figure that may not apply to you.

Yes. We review the current position first — what has been filed, what is outstanding and what records exist — then agree a handover. This is a common starting point for businesses moving away from a previous provider or from managing everything in-house.

We do not publish rate cards, because the figure depends on the services you need, your structure and the jurisdiction involved — a published number would be wrong for most people. You get a written scope with a fixed cost after your consultation, before committing to anything.

Coverage varies by service, and we confirm the specific jurisdictions available to you during your consultation. If we cannot support a jurisdiction you need, we will tell you at that point rather than after you have started.

Yes, and it is a common starting point. We review the current position first so both sides know what is outstanding, then agree a handover date.

We deal with that first. Bringing records current is quoted separately from the ongoing service so you can see exactly what the catch-up costs.

The formal records a company must keep of its members, directors, secretaries and persons with significant control, along with share transactions. They are legally required and separate from what appears on the public register.

Usually, to a large extent. We reconstruct from filings, share certificates and board records, and document clearly what could and could not be evidenced. That honest record is far stronger than an invented one.

Statutory and tax correspondence is scanned the working day it arrives. Other business post is scanned within two working days, or forwarded unopened if you prefer.

Only what you tell us to. Many clients ask us to open and scan everything; others restrict opening to registry and tax correspondence.

A registry-issued confirmation that a company exists, is up to date with filings and has not been struck off. Banks and overseas counterparties commonly request one.

A certificate that authenticates a document for use in another country under the Hague Convention. Requesting parties abroad often require it.

Hourly for discrete questions, or as a fixed scope for defined projects. Clients on a full ongoing arrangement have advisory hours included — your scope confirms how many.

No, though advisory is more useful and cheaper when we already hold your records, because there is no discovery phase.

Typically three to six months, most of which is statutory waiting periods. Companies with outstanding filings or unresolved tax take longer.

You can, and the company may eventually be struck off — but penalties accrue in the meantime and directors remain exposed. It is a worse outcome than closing properly.