IBCF UK Ltd

IBCF UK Ltd. is the London based branch of IBCF, specialists in global company formation and compliance since 1998. We work with start-ups, established entrepreneurs, law firms and accounting firms in the UK, United States and around the globe to simplify doing business in the UK.

Starting a company in the United Kingdom. Forming a limited company in the United Kingdom is straightforward and inexpensive. If a company elects to use standard articles of association the whole process can generally be completed in 1 to 2 business days, once due diligence checks have been completed. More complex share structures and limited partnerships are also available and relatively inexpensive, especially compared to other European jurisdictions, and there is generally no minimum share capital.

Document retrieval in the United Kingdom. IBCF has personnel on the ground and extensive experience obtaining apostilles and legalizations from international consulates throughout London. The Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London is also the gateway for legalizing documents from overseas territories such as the Cayman Islands—IBCF can manage the entire legalization process from obtaining the documents at the registry of an overseas territory through to apostilles at the FCO, on to be legalized at the consulate of the recipient jurisdiction. Thanks to the centralized and efficient Companies House central registry we can obtain Certificates of Good Standing and certified copies of on an expedited basis, usually by the next business day (if not same-day!) We also provide lien searches (called a search for registered charges), judgment searches (called a CCJ search) and credit reports for companies and individuals in the United Kingdom.

In the United Kingdom a registered office is mandatory and will be the location where statutory documents from Companies House and HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) are sent. It is the registered office, not the trading address, that must by law appear on all company communication.IBCF can arrange for registered office representation in cities such as London, Cardiff and Edinburgh. Additionally our statutory compliance service includes company secretarial services, which allow our office to act on your behalf while submitting documents such as Confirmation Statements (the UK equivalent of an annual return) and changes of company directorship.

While the future of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union remains uncertain since Brexit, there is no doubt that the United Kingdom will remain an economic powerhouse, and that trade relationships with other strong economies such as those of the United States and Canada will remain important for the foreseeable future. Let the London-based IBCF corporate specialists guide you through the intricacies of doing business in the UK and beyond.