Trusted Formations - Company Formation Packages

You do not have to be UK resident to form a company in the UK. Directors and Shareholders can be resident anywhere worldwide. Our UK Non Resident formation package is designed to help non residents form their company in the UK and meet the requirements of a registered office. As part of the package we also help our clients open a bank account with our partner, Wise, with a full UK bank sort code and account number.

You can do all this online with us because of the way we have designed the package. You do not need to visit the UK to set up this company or open the company bank account with Wise.

Prestigious Manchester Registered Office

Manchester is world known for its football teams and major international brands and has been at the heart of product manufacturing in the UK since the industrial revolution. Our prestigious registered office is located in the heart of Manchester’s financial core in a former bank building.

Wise Business Banking

We are aware that our non resident clients to experience difficulties or long delays in opening UK bank accounts. To overcome this challenge we have partnered with Wise so that as soon as your company registration has been completed, we can link you directly to Wise account opening and you can quickly and easily set up your business bank account.

Wise will set up your account quickly and easily and issue your sort code and account number as soon as your online application has been processed. Wise charge a one off onboarding fee of £45 when you join them.

Banking outside the UK instead?

If you plan to bank your company outside the UK we have a full Legalisation service offer so that your documents can be Notarised and Apostilled and sent to you for use overseas. Our Notary will take care of the whole process and we will mail the documents to you or if you prefer have them couriered to you. Costs related to this service can be obtained by calling our company secretarial team on 0161 835 2080 during our business hours of 0900 to 1600 hours Monday to Friday.

Ongoing Support

Our team will set up an account for you in our Company Manager software so you have electronic access to your company records to download or file documents. You an use this service free of charge for the lifetime of your company.

We also provide tax registration services, accounting, bookkeeping and payroll services to our clients so you can have confidence that support is on hand to ensure your company stays fully compliant with UK legal requirements.

If you need any practical assistance, advice or technical or legal support with any matter related to your company please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will be more than happy to help.

Our E-Commerce Package is the turnkey solution to your e-commerce store

We’ve designed this package for clients who want to sell online and want to have a turnkey solution to be up and running in days. Included in this package is everything you need to open your online store and start making sales.

• Your company registration completed in 3-6 hours (Companies House workload dependent, but usually no longer than one day)
• Business banking with our trusted partner Wise – including UK sort code and account number
• Our registered office service in the heart of Manchester’s financial core business district
• Shopify free trial

We know our E-commerce start up clients appreciate speed of set up which is why we recommend and have partnered with Wise for your banking needs. Wise will set up your account quickly and easily and issue your sort code and account number as soon as your online application has been processed. Wise charge a one off onboarding fee of £45 when you join them.

Manchester is world known for its football teams and major international brands and has bene at the heart of product manufacturing in the UK since the industrial revolution. Our prestigious registered office is located in the heart of Manchester’s financial core in a former bank building.

Step by Step guide to how we produce your E-commerce package:

1. We register your company online using our Companies House approved software, usually in 3-6 hours.
2. We send your documents to you digitally and grant you access to Company Manager from where you can download and manage your documents, make any required changes to your company.
3. We immediately email you a partner link to Wise to enable you to open y our business bank account.
4. We send you the link to your free Shopify trial account so that all you need to do is sign up and get started adding your products.

Concierge Service

We appreciate some clients will need additional help with some or all of these steps and for this reason we have introduced a concierge service. You can add this to your order for a fixed fee of £75 + VAT and we will assist you with your bank account application or setting up your Shopify store.

If you are looking to incorporate because you are a member organisation or a sports or leisure club our company limited by guarantee package is ideal for your needs.

We have developed this package around the needs of member organisations, such as clubs, society’s, professional groupings or trade bodies. Our package combines incorporation as a company limited by guarantee, banking with a range of banking partners (you choose your preferred option when setting up the company in our online Companies House approved software).

Our package includes a printed copy of your certificate of incorporation and a printed copy of your memorandum and articles of association.

A company limited by guarantee protects the membership with limited liability and our articles of association have been carefully written to be easy to understand and comply with UK company law for this type of company.

Good to know

• This package is not suitable for clients planning to set up a Charity, a Right to Manage Company or if the company name contains the following sensitive words or expressions: association, benevolent, federation, foundation, society or trust.
• If you need exemption from the use of the word “limited” in the company name, or you have any questions about the suitability of this package for your needs, please call our Company Secretarial colleagues who will be happy to advise you on how best to proceed or guide you through any legal or technical questions you may have. Colleagues are best reached on 0161 835 2323 during our office hours of 0900 to 1600 hours Monday to Friday.
• Our Company Secretarial colleagues have over 28 years experience forming companies in the UK and they will be happy to assist you in choosing the best option for your company set up. If you want to set up a charity or right to manage company for example, we have bespoke memorandum and articles we can tailor to suit your exact needs. We can also deal with “sensitive word” applications and give advice on how to incorporate without use of the word limited in the company name should you wish.

Our LLP formation package is designed to take care of all the key steps required to correctly register a limited liability partnership in the UK.

An LLP is most suitable for any type of business that would work as a partnership, but an LLP is registered when the partners want to have the protection of limited liability.

LLP’s give partners flexibility in how the LLP should be managed and create a separate legal entity enabling perpetual life of the LLP , certain taxation benefits and of course creating a credible professional image.

Typically, we will have your LLP registered the same day (we are dependent on Companies House workload at the time of application!).

Our package includes the LLP Certificate, digital copies of all LLP documents and a free draft LLP agreement template for your use. You also get access to our cloud based Company Manager portal to maintain your LLP’s details.

Some things to note before you order:

1. If you intend to split profits equally between the partners, you don’t need a formal LLP agreement in place. For any other options you do, including capital contributions.
2. The business banking offer in this package is for prospective LLP members who are resident in the UK only. If you are resident outside the UK we are able to help by directing you to Wise, who will be able to help with your banking needs. Just make contact with us anytime after your LLP is formed and we will be able to help you.
3. Documents posted outside the UK as part of this package will incur postage charges and a handling fee of 15% on top.