International & Offshore Structures.
Money and business cross borders constantly; the rules that follow them are unforgiving of improvisation. We advise on international and offshore structures that are legitimate, disclosed and defensible — UK companies with overseas owners, overseas subsidiaries of UK groups, non-resident landlords, and individuals arriving in or leaving the UK. The test we apply is simple: every structure must make commercial sense, have real substance, and survive an HMRC enquiry with its paperwork in order.
International & Offshore Structures borders, crossed properly
01 — Where you are
A business that crossed a border
An overseas owner, a UK expansion, property held from abroad — the moment money crosses a border, two sets of rules apply to it.
02 — The map
Every entity and obligation, drawn out
Who owns what, where profit arises, what each jurisdiction expects — the structure on one page before anything is signed.
03 — The substance
Real structure, fully disclosed
Treaty relief claimed properly, substance where it's needed, offshore interests reported to HMRC first time. Nothing hidden — because nothing needs to be.
04 — The result
Defensible everywhere
A structure that makes commercial sense and survives an enquiry with its paperwork in order. That's what offshore done properly looks like.
What's included
- UK holding and trading structures for overseas owners and investors
- Overseas subsidiaries and branches of UK companies — set up in the right order
- Non-resident landlord scheme registration and returns
- Residence and domicile advice for individuals arriving in or leaving the UK
- Double tax treaty relief claimed properly across jurisdictions
- Full UK disclosure and reporting for offshore interests — done right, first time
Also under this service
UK Market Entry
Subsidiary or branch, registrations in order, trading in weeks — not months.
Offshore Disclosure
Overseas interests reported to HMRC correctly, first time.
Non-Resident Landlords
UK property income handled from anywhere in the world.
Residence & Domicile
Arriving or leaving the UK — the position established before it costs you.
International Groups
Cross-border structures with substance, mapped entity by entity.
Common questions
Is offshore structuring legal?
Yes — when it has commercial substance and is fully disclosed to HMRC. The days of secrecy are over: tax authorities exchange information automatically now. We build structures that work because they're compliant, not because they're hidden — and we'll tell you plainly when an idea doesn't pass that test.
We're an overseas business entering the UK. Where do we start?
Entity choice — subsidiary or branch — then the registrations (Corporation Tax, VAT, PAYE), a UK registered office and banking, in the right order. We run the whole sequence as one project, including acting as your registered office.