The Economy Business Company package includes: The registration of your British Virgin Islands' Business Company within 2 to 5 working days Company name availability, confirmation, and reservation The payment of initiation fees The payment of the first year's registration fees The appointment of your own candidates to the roles of director and shareholder The registration of your US$50,000 authorized share capital divided into 50,000 shares valued at US$1.00 each (a minimum of one share must be issued) The preparation and submission of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company A local registered office address and a local registered agent (both of which are statutory requirements in the British Virgin Islands) The first year's fees for a local registered office address and a local registered agent The following documents will be sent to you via courier: The original Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company The Minutes of the First Meeting of the Board of Directors A completed Register of Directors and Shareholders Share Certificates A company seal
Premier Package
£ 725.00
Renewal fees from £581.00
The Premier Business Company package includes: The registration of your British Virgin Islands' Business Company within 2 to 5 working days Company name availability, confirmation, and reservation The payment of initiation fees The payment of the first year's registration fees The appointment of your own candidate(s) to the role of shareholder The appointment of a nominee director The first year's fees for a nominee director The registration of your US$50,000 authorized share capital divided into 50,000 shares valued at US$1.00 each (a minimum of one share must be issued) The preparation and submission of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company A local registered office address and a local registered agent (both of which are statutory requirements in the British Virgin Islands) The first year's fees for a local registered office address and a local registered agent The following documents will be sent to you via courier: The original Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company The Minutes of the First Meeting of the Board of Directors A completed Register of Directors and Shareholders Share Certificates A company seal A pre-signed, undated letter of resignation from the nominee director A general power of attorney signed by the nominee director An indemnity letter for the power of attorney A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominee director
Deluxe Package
£ 835.00
Renewal fees from £691.00
The Deluxe Business Company package includes: The registration of your British Virgin Islands' Business Company within 2 to 5 working days Company name availability, confirmation, and reservation The payment of initiation fees The payment of the first year's registration fees The appointment of a nominee director The first year's fees for a nominee director The appointment of a nominee shareholder The first year's fees for a nominee shareholder The registration of your US$50,000 authorized share capital divided into 50,000 shares valued at US$1.00 each (a minimum of one share must be issued) The preparation and submission of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company A local registered office address and a local registered agent (both of which are statutory requirements in the British Virgin Islands) The first year's fees for a local registered office address and a local registered agent The following documents will be sent to you via courier: The original Certificate of Incorporation A bound copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of your company The Minutes of the First Meeting of the Board of Directors A completed Register of Directors and Shareholders Share Certificates A company seal A pre-signed, undated letter of resignation from the nominee director A general power of attorney signed by the nominee director An indemnity letter for the power of attorney A nominee agreement which provides for the indemnification of the nominee director and nominee shareholder A declaration of trust from the nominee shareholder
BVI Offshore: Legal Requirements
A Business Company in the British Virgin Islands cannot trade within the British Virgin Islands or own real estate in the jurisdiction of the British Virgin Islands The company is required to have a registered office address in the British Virgin Islands The company is required to have a registered agent in the British Virgin Islands At minimum, one director must be appointed There is no maximum number of directors A director can be of any nationality Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals At minimum, one shareholder must be appointed The same person may be both a shareholder and a director Company officers may be resident outside of the British Virgin Islands The names and addresses of directors and shareholders are not available on the public record There is no requirement for appointing a resident shareholder or director There is no requirement for a resident secretary The minimum paid in and issued capital may be one share which is fully paid Shares can be issued with or without par value Shares may be issued in any recognizable currency or in more than one recognizable currency A Business Company's records and accounts do not have to be held nor filed with the authorities
OFFSHORE BVI COMPANY FORMATION. INCORPORATE OFFSHORE COMPANY IN BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Welcome to Coddan online BVI Company formation agent. We offer BVI IBC incorporation services and ongoing company management in the British Virgin Islands. We provide BVI ready-made companies and off-the shelf companies as well as a "Name of your choice" service. Ongoing registration agency and registered office services are provided for as well as legal advice and support services. We recommend reviewing this site in its entirety, so that you are knowledgeable of the BVI jurisdiction and the powers granted to BVI companies. We will guide you through the process of incorporating your company and establishing your registered identity. Complete and submit an IBC application form. Adequate completion and submission of this form, along with the provision of payment, will enable Coddan to incorporate your proposed BVI offshore company within three business days. We will express mail your corporate documents to the mailing address you specify in your incorporation order. If you want to become familiar with the description and the contents of BVI offshore companies incorporation packages, offered by Coddan and to find above, what kind of service is included in this or that BVI off-shore IBC registration package, to get an idea about the price of annual renewal of the service, and about the general legal requirements to the company incorporation within British Virgin Islands, please, select the package you need from the list, situated below the banner. The information in the banner will be renewed according to the package you've chosen. You are welcome to discuss whether BVI offshore company is suitable for your purpose, both strategically and financially.
Coddan - online companies registration agent offering low-cost BVI company formation. In this site, you will be able find a number of information sheets, downloadable documents, and tips to help you start and run a successful business. For just £525.00 we provide you with a complete BVI companies formation package, ready to begin trading usually in under 2-5 days. Our prices include all Government and our professional fees and required documentation. Besides English, our experienced business consultants speak native Spanish, German, French, Polish and Russian languages and we can provide incorporation for non-British residents.
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Both corporations and individuals make substantial use of offshore companies as vehicles to protect and hold investment portfolios. Such portfolios may consist of stocks, bonds, cash, and other investments. Personal offshore holding companies are often used by high net worth individuals to hold investments made in different markets and countries. The ownership of overseas real estate and land by an offshore company can often create many tax advantages. Offshore trading companies are a proven efficient vehicle to expatriate capital and eliminate exchange controls restrictions through over-invoicing or under invoicing export/import transactions.
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Should you wish to incorporate an offshore company, Coddan is able to offer a substantial savings. Coddan is a provider of offshore corporate, financial and electronic commerce services based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The BVI constitute one of the world's most reputable offshore commerce and finance centers, located approximately sixty miles east of Puerto Rico and two miles from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. If you have an idea for a business, are setting up a business, or started your own business recently, bookmark this site now.
Do you want to incorporate a new BVI International Business Company using YOUR OWN Directors, Secretary and Shareholder? You've come to the right place. Coddan® (Coddan is the trading name of Coddan CPM LTD (project of Coddan Holdings (UK) LTD) - online new business incorporator offering BVI company creation with no paper form filling, cheap, fast and easy new legal entities incorporation. We offer help and advice with starting an offshore business, business development, offshore financial planning, raising finance, corporate recovery, payroll, nominee directors and secretarial services.
The IBC registration process is quick and easy. Most companies adopt standard Memorandum and Articles of Association, and the official review and approval process is completed in approximately 48-56 hours. The process for banks, trust companies, mutual funds and insurers is governed by additional, specific laws, and requires more detailed documentation. An IBC incorporated in the British Virgin Islands is registered in the BVI at the Registry of Companies, a division of the BVI Financial Services Commission. The Registry's files are publicly open to search, but the only information that is required to be filed with the Registry by an IBC is it's name, date of incorporation, a copy of it's Memorandum & Articles of Association, and the name and address of its registered office and registered agent in the BVI.
Coddan specialising in incorporation of International Business Companies, Companies Limited by Guarantee, Public Companies and Limited Partnerships. Coddan's range of services includes incorporation of International Business Companies in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Nevis, Panama, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Seychelles, Bahamas, Belize, Hong Kong (where there are no corporate or personal income taxes, capital gains taxes, reporting requirements, or restrictions on company employment policies. The main restriction is that the company, being exempt from all local taxes and restrictions, may not conduct business within the tax haven itself) and corporate secretarial service (preparation of minutes, preparation and filing of licence fees, arrange for legalisation of documents). Our fees are extremely reasonable. We incorporate BVI offshore companies ourselves, which means you cut out the middleman fees and receive fast priority treatment.
We offer the most complete, cost-effective and affordable online BVI company set-up for small businesses. Unlike other companies who hide upfront costs, our fees are simple. We may offer you 2-5 days incorporation for only £525.00 - no hidden costs, memberships or other pricing strategies. In fact, we guarantee that our incorporating and secretarial service fees are the lowest that you will find. Coddan aims to provide you with a professional, yet affordable, range of business support services to enable you to incorporate and run your own successful business. Coddan offers related services: nominee secretary, nominee director, registered office facility, power of attorney signed in the presence of a notary, certified copy documents, such as certificates of incorporation, certificates of good standing, Apostille and legalisations at consulates, certified copies of documents, certified by a notary and any other documents for abroad, which require a notary stamp. How to Become a BVI International Business Company Click Here for More Details |
In addition, the following are the standard post-incorporation services generally available: Good standing certificates. Customized certificates to meet specialized business needs. Continuation or re-domiciliation in to or out of the BVI. Mergers of International Business Companies and foreign companies. Quick elementary searches of all companies registered in the BVI. Liquidation (voluntary dissolution and winding up) of solvent IBCs. Corporate restructuring and registration of related papers. Full corporate back office and administration services.
Do you know that it is possible to secure your wealth without having to leave your home or office? You can do so by registering an offshore incorporation; to be precise, an International Business Company (IBC) directly from your computer.
Assets can be placed in a safe offshore tax haven through a company formed in one of the following safest offshore jurisdictions, which are; British Virgin Islands, Belize, Gibraltar, Panama, Nevis, St. Vincent, St. Kitts and Seychelles. To elaborate on safest what we mean is that these jurisdictions are tax exempt! An offshore IBC can ideally be seen as a perfect instrument on the journey of achieving tax reduction and asset protection.
Coddan offers it's clients introductory banking services in association with many banks in the above spoken offshore locations and also to banks in the United Kingdom. The banks we work with understand and recognize the importance of being able to carry out instructions expeditiously with the provision of online banking and that of which provides information to the authorized user and the ability to enable them to accomplish inter-account or external electronic transactions.
Clients who prefer to provide instructions by fax can establish coded systems with the bank to ensure security and confidentiality. Coddan recommend banks who offer offshore IBCs a comprehensive range of credit card services for both personal and corporate accounts. Also, in most cases clients requiring credit cards may select their own credit limit by establishing a blocked security deposit. Coddan have considered the banks which provide the most competence and confidentiality to ensure all our clients will be satisfied with our services.
Coddan specialises in the incorporation of offshore international business companies (IBCs), zero-tax private and public limited companies, companies limited by guarantee, hybrid companies and offshore charities, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships. For the tax-saving purposes, we can help you to register a company in Republic of Ireland and in Cyprus. These countries enjoy with the lowest tax regime in European Union, republic of Ireland and Republic of Cyprus signed dozen of double-tax treaties with other countries and offers the unique combination of corporate and tax tax-planning advantages for the conduct of the affairs of internationally focused individuals and businesses worldwide.
As ancillary services to the formation of offshore BVI companies, we can offer you the following services:
Nominee Directors from - £92.00 Nominee Company Secretaries from - £52.00 Nominee Shareholders from - £110.00 Registered Office and Agent - £380.00 (per year) Maintenance of Statutory Registers and Filing of Annual Returns Preparation of Special Resolutions from £50.00 Bank Introductions from - £400.00
All our BVI companies are general trading companies which include Certificate of Incorporation & Memorandum and Articles of Association, Registered Agent and Address in BVI. Fast 2-5 days BVI incorporation service which enables you to appoint director & shareholders details straight away. This procedure applies to all or packs with the payment of all government fees. This pack is sent directly to you via DHL.
THE FOLLOWING UPGRADES CAN BE ADDED TO THE ABOVE PACKAGE:
1. Company Pliers Seals - £20.00. 2. Apostilled Certificate of Incorporation - £100.00. 3. Nominee Director service for 12 months - £166.00. 4. Nominee Shareholders service for 12 months - £110.00. 5. Apostilled Certificate of Incumbency £120.00. 6. Apostilled Certificate of Good Standing £140.00. 7. Apostilled Certificate of Tax Exemption £110.00.
Day-to-day Administration Telephone Answering Post Office Box Computerised Book-keeping and Production General Power of Attorney Notarial and Apostille Services from £100.00 International Re-invoicing Services You May Use This Form to Register a New Limited Company Click Here if You Want to Incorporate a BVI Company Online |
BVI Off-The-Shelf Companies: do you want to incorporate your business in British Virgin Islands or to transfer your activity to a new company and at the same time don't you want or cannot wait? Ready-Made Company is the answer. A ready made company is a private limited company that has already been incorporated as a general commercial company and is ready to trade immediately. Readymade company is ideal, if you need purchase house, flat or any other real estate. We have many BVI and other offshore jurisdictions Ready For Sale companies, which are ready to trade, and can be transferred to you within 2 days. We offer substantial consulting in completing the proper merging and organisation of a shelf company. Annual return dates, duties and company account return dates are dependent on the original date of incorporation not the purchases date. Please note that all our ready-made companies are formed with General Commercial objects and are therefore able to conduct any nature of business. Off-the-shelf and ready-made are companies which have been incorporated by Coddan in the past yet have not engaged in any business activities since their registration. Generally, aged companies are more valuable than new companies. You May Use This Link to Select a BVI Ready-Made Company Let Me Check Your List of Ready-Made Companies |
ECONOMY BVI IBC registration package - £525.00. This package offers fast electronic company formations documents and like all of our incorporation products is usually completed with in 2-5 days. This package includes the submission and incorporation of your company at Companies Registrar, Certificate of Incorporation & Memorandum and Articles of Association . Our fast few days' incorporation service which ENABLES YOU TO APPOINT YOUR OWN directors and shareholders and details straight away. Your company is then submitted for registration with your choices as the original company officers.
All BVI registered companies are legally required to have a registered office address. It is the address of a company to which Companies Registrar letters and reminders will be sent. The registered office address must always be an effective address for delivering documents to the company, and to avoid delays it is important that all correspondence sent to this address is dealt with promptly. Our registered office address will be recorded at Companies Registrar and all official mail will be forwarded to your designated address. Please note that this address SHOULD NOT be used for any trading purposes or general correspondence. Please note registered office address is not to be used for general correspondence; our trade mail service is available for this purpose. You May Use This Form to Incorporate a New Company Economy Incorporation Package - £525.00 (incorporation, government taxes and government fees are included) |
PREMIER BVI IBC incorporation package - £690.00. Premier company incorporations are our premier offering. This package includes prepaid registered office and NOMINEE DIRECTOR SERVICE (incl. General Power of Attorney).
If you do not wish to disclose director and shareholder names and other personal details for the incorporation, we can provide a nominee director and a nominee shareholder. Usually one share is issued to the company director, who will issue a Declaration of Trust in favor of the company owner. This service has been designed to allow our clients to retain their privacy for legitimate reasons in a world where your personal information can easily be obtained by anyone that knows where to look. This service is not to be used for any illegal purposes.
We have designed a specialist service to provide our clients with anonymity from their limited company. By appointing our corporate nominee director you can remain anonymous from your company, as no personal details will be recorded at Companies House. You will still control the company as an authorised representative but it will not be possible to search Companies House records to identify you. If you combine the nominee director service with our nominee shareholder and nominee secretary then no reference will be made to you at Companies House. You will however still retain full control and ownership of the company through our specialist agreements. You May Use This Form to Incorporate a New Company Premier Incorporation Package - £690.00 (incorporation, government taxes and government fees are included) |
DELUXE BVI business start-up package - £800.00. This package includes prepaid registered office, prepaid nominee director for 12 months (incl. General Power of Attorney) and nominee shareholder service.
Coddan provides Nominee Shareholders to serve as proxies for the company owners and to act on their behalf. Our corporate nominees will hold the shares for clients under a legally executed Declaration of Trust. Our fee covers the cost of reasonable handling of official documents, which will be sent via the normal postal service. This does not cover Trade correspondence or the use of express or courier services. The Nominee will respect the confidentiality of the Company and its Beneficiaries except with regard to authorities legally authorised to make proper enquiries. The Nominee will not become involved in the affairs of the Company or take responsibility for contracts or any trade matters. The Nominee relies on the Beneficiaries providing correct, up-to-date information including personal details. The Nominee maintains the right to refuse to sign documents that, in our opinion, may be misleading or unlawful. The Nominee is legally obliged to report evidence that may point to unlawful activity by the Company or the Beneficiary. A single Nominee can only represent a single beneficiary. Where a company has multiple Beneficiaries requiring nominees each Beneficiary will require a separate Nominee to represent them and vote as their proxy. A contract will be provided for each beneficiary. A renewal invoice is issued each year several weeks before the renewal date. If payment is not received this service will cease and the Nominee will resign.
There are many business structures entrepreneurs can choose from when it comes to setting up a business. Choosing a business structure can be a complicated task, however, the first step is to ascertain the best structure for your business needs. One option is to set-up your business as a registered company, such as a International Business Company or Local Private Company. Most companies registered in the British Virgin Islands are International Business Companies and this is also the preferred option for most small businesses.
1. An IBC cannot trade within the BVI or own real estate there. Company subscribers may be resident outside the BVI. 2. BVI IBC is TAX EXEMPT on all income earned worldwide. 3. The company is required to have a registered office in the BVI. You must appoint a minimum of 1 director. There is no maximum number of directors. 4. Directors can be corporate bodies or private individuals. A director can be of any nationality. 5. There has to be at least one shareholder. The names and address of shareholders are not available to the public. 6. Shareholder and director may be the same person. There is no requirement for appointing local shareholder and director. 7. There is no requirement for a resident secretary. There is no paid-in capital requirement. 8. The minimum paid in
Offshore Companies
BVI IBC
£ 560.00
The Economy Business Company package includes:
The registration of your British Virgin Islands' Business Company within 2 to 5 working days
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