Offshore company formation

The counsel

An offshore company is not licensed to trade and should never be positioned as one. It is a holding vehicle: a way to own shares in operating companies, hold designated freehold property, ring-fence intellectual property or bring international interests under one register. Used well, it simplifies succession planning and eases the transfer of assets between family members. Used without care, it creates banking friction and substance questions that take years to resolve. We tell clients plainly which category applies to them, arrange incorporation and the registered agent, structure shareholding and directorships alongside your existing advisers, and set out the reporting and economic substance position in writing before any filing is made.