Non-resident
UK company services for non-residents
You can own and run a UK limited company from anywhere. What actually stops people is the practical layer: verifying your identity at Companies House without a UK passport, holding a registered office that survives scrutiny, registering for VAT with no threshold to hide behind, and getting a bank to say yes. These pages deal with each of those in turn, with real prices and real turnaround times.
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Fixed fee accounting, answered page by page
Every page below answers one question directly, then works through the UK rules, the numbers and what we would do. Written for owners, not for other accountants.
Companies House identity verification for directors
Identity verification at Companies House is now compulsory for directors and people with significant control. How to verify from overseas through an authorised agent, from £50 plus VAT.
Non-resident company servicesRegistered office address service, from £10 a month
A London registered office and director service address for your limited company, with statutory mail scanned to you. From £10 a month.
Non-resident company servicesVirtual office address in London for limited companies
A London virtual office address for your limited company: registered office, director service address and mail handling from £10 a month, run by a regulated accountancy practice.
Non-resident company servicesUK mail forwarding for limited companies
Business mail forwarding from a London address: statutory post scanned the day it arrives, general post forwarded in the UK or overseas, priced on volume.
Non-resident company servicesUK company formation for non-residents
Form a UK limited company from overseas: no UK residence required. Formation from £100 plus VAT excluding the Companies House fee, application submitted the same day.
Non-resident company servicesVAT registration for overseas and non-established businesses
A business with no UK establishment has no VAT registration threshold. How NETP registration works, what HMRC asks for, and how long it takes.
Non-resident company servicesCompany secretarial services and confirmation statement filing
Outsourced company secretarial support and confirmation statement filing from £50 plus VAT, excluding the Companies House fee. Filed the same working day.
Step up
Finance function and CFO support
When compliance is no longer the constraint, the next step is a finance team: a controller owning the close and a finance director owning the decisions. Typically from £1,500 a month.
UK business bank account for non-residents
What actually works when opening a UK business bank account as a non-resident director: what banks check, which routes are realistic, and what to prepare.
Non-resident company servicesNon-resident landlord scheme explained
How the non-resident landlord scheme works: when tax is deducted from your UK rent, how to be paid gross, and what you still have to file with HMRC.
Non-resident company servicesNominee director services in the UK: why we do not offer them
What a nominee director is, what UK transparency and anti-money-laundering law now requires, and the legitimate alternatives if you want privacy as an overseas owner.