How it works

The order the work happens in

Twelve steps from the first call to profits going home. The company itself takes a day. The slow steps are the bank account and the tax registrations, and both run alongside everything else — which is why groups that start on a Monday are usually trading within a month.

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Day 1–2Structure agreed, identities verified, company incorporated, bank applications started.

Week 2–4Bank open, VAT and PAYE references issued, intercompany agreement signed, first hire set up.

Month 2 onMonthly close, quarterly VAT, payroll every payday, roughly thirty dates a year — all tracked.

Check whether you already have a UK taxable presence

1 day

Before anything is formed. If people in the UK are already concluding contracts or a fixed place of business exists, corporation tax may already be accruing to the parent. We check first, because it changes the timeline and sometimes the structure. More

Choose subsidiary or branch

1 day

Liability, what goes on the public register, speed, and where early losses can be used. A subsidiary in most cases; a branch when home-country loss relief matters or the licence sits with the parent. More

Verify the directors and owners

1–2 days

Every director and person with significant control verifies identity — we do it as a Companies House authorised agent — with sanctions and PEP screening at the same time. Most people finish in ten minutes on their phone. More

Incorporate and set the year end

1–2 days

Filed at Companies House; approved usually within 24 hours. The accounting reference date is set to match the group’s, registered office at Paul Street, Corporation Tax registered. More

Start both bank applications on the same day

Days to weeks

Revolut Business as the default route, opened in days; a high-street application in parallel if you need one. This is the slowest step in the whole process and it should never be on the critical path. More

Register for the taxes that apply

2–4 weeks

VAT (from the first sale for a non-established business), PAYE before the first payday, EORI if goods move. Each takes two to four weeks to issue a reference, so they run alongside the bank. More

Put the intercompany agreements in writing

1 week

Who does what for whom, and at what price, before the first invoice. Cost-plus for a service subsidiary; distribution or agency terms for a sales one. More

Payroll, pension and insurance before the first hire

2–3 weeks

PAYE scheme, workplace pension, employer’s liability insurance (a legal requirement), a compliant contract. The employment cost is salary plus roughly 16–18%. More

Bookkeeping closed monthly, intercompany agreed

Monthly

Xero live from the first transaction, month closed by the agreed working day, intercompany balances agreed with the parent so consolidation is painless. More

VAT quarterly, payroll every payday, calendar shared

Ongoing

Roughly thirty filing dates a year, tracked in a calendar you can see. We tell you a week ahead what we need. More

Accounts, corporation tax and confirmation statement

Annually

Statutory accounts within nine months, tax paid nine months and one day, CT600 within twelve months, confirmation statement annually. Audit only if the worldwide group is not small. More

Profits home — or the company closed cleanly

When ready

Dividends leave the UK with no withholding tax. When the UK chapter ends, taxes are closed, reserves distributed and the company struck off or liquidated. More

What you get

One team, one calendar, one fixed fee

The people who form the company are the people who file its accounts. You get one named accountant, their email and calendar link, replies within one UK working day (four hours on Embedded), and a written fixed fee before anything starts — set-up and the first year’s running costs together.

Everything we do is on a shared deadline calendar you can see. Identity and ownership checks apply to every client, every time; serious businesses pass in a day.