It will take you a day to register a company in England. You can start doing business a day after submitting documents to the Companies House. However, if it is necessary to legalize documents, registration will take more time.

To open a company, the founder must submit registration forms to the Companies House. England offers a possibility to register a company remotely. In order for a company to become offshore, it is necessary to include classic offshore companies in the list of company members.

Six stages of registration of an offshore LLP:

• Checking and confirming the company name
• Preparation and completion of documentation
• Payment of mandatory duties and fees
• Registration of a company with the Companies House
• Notarization and apostilization of company documents (if necessary)
• Serving documents to the client by courier

• Passport (scanned copy)
• Proof of address (scanned copy of a document confirming place of residence, for example, residence registration stamp, utilities payment receipt or copy of another similar document)

Founder’s documents

• Registration Form LLIN01 of Application for Registration form
• Certificate of Registration
• Pre-Incorporation Memorandum of Association
• Partnership Agreement
• Minutes of the First Meeting of Members
• Share Certificates
• Resolution of Members
• Instruments of Transfer **
• Letter of Resignation*
• Nominee Agreement*
• Power of Attorney *
• Declaration of Trust*
• Certificate of Non-Trading*

* Provided when using a nominee service

Offshore English partnerships are generally used to:

• hold/own investments or assets, real estate or shares;
• own company shares;
• trade internationally;
• acts as service and agency companies, for example, consulting.