Gibraltar - Limited Company Incorporation

Company Type	Time to Incorporate	Cost
Limited	5 days	£660

Non-Resident Companies

A non-resident company can be incorporated within five days.

The essential requirements for incorporating a limited company are:

• The company name must not be similar to any existing company registered in Gibraltar
• A minimum of one shareholder
• The Registered Office and Shareholder Register must be in Gibraltar
• Documents to be filed at the Companies Registry are the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the registered office address and the names and addresses of directors and shareholders

Company Registration

We will prepare your Memorandum and Articles of Association and other mandatory documents required to register your Gibraltar company. We pay the capital duties and registration fees then the documents will lodged with the Gibraltar Registrar of Companies. We will also provide the registered office and resident Company Secretary for your Gibraltar company. These services are mandatory in order to comply with the minimum local presence rules. After the Certificate of Incorporation is obtained from the Gibraltar Registrar of Companies, it marks the creation of the company as legal person.

A non-resident company

for a company to qualify as non-resident it must:

• Have foreign beneficial owners only
• Not trade locally in Gibraltar
• Not remit its income into Gibraltar

Such a company will not be considered a tax resident in Gibraltar and will thus not have to register for tax purposes for as long as it continues to trade internationally.

Documents

The set of corporate documents for a Gibraltar non-resident will always include: the original Certificate of Incorporation, Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association, First Minutes (showing all appointments of officers and allocations of shares), copy of the Declaration of Compliance, share certificates. Additional documentation may include share transfer forms or declarations, special powers of attorney, additional corporate resolutions.

Timescale's

From the time of order, the incorporation of a Gibraltar company normally takes 5 days, of them most taken by the Registrar of Companies. Additional certification (Notary and Apostille) may take another 2 to 3 days.

Uses of Gibraltar Companies

Gibraltar companies are widely used for holding property, for trading and re-invoicing activities, and to act as investment holding companies.