Companies formed with deliberate care.

A shelf company is already entered in the register and has not yet traded. You buy shares in an existing shell instead of setting up a new one. Before the transfer we review the register extract, proof of capital and the accounts. In Germany the economic re-formation is disclosed to the commercial register, otherwise management is personally liable.

Four documents tell you: a current register extract, the shareholder list, the bank's proof of capital and the last balance sheet or a nil return. If one is missing, you are buying a risk along with the company. We produce these documents before signature, not after.

Yes, and that is the normal case. Company name, registered seat, object of the company and management are changed in the course of the transfer. Each amendment is a separate notarial and register step and shows up in the cost.

Because the €25,000 of share capital sits fully paid in the company's assets and passes with it. That amount is not a fee, it is your money in the company's account. The service fee is the smaller part of the total.

This occurs in Bulgaria and is assessed separately, because age, banking relationship and tax status drive the price. We do not broker a company whose history cannot be evidenced.

The timetable depends on three parties we do not control: notary, register and bank. In Bulgaria and the Czech Republic register entries are often completed within a few working days; in Germany it depends on the local court. Transferring an existing company is usually quicker than a new incorporation. We give a binding date only once your documents are complete.

Often not. Much can be handled through a certified power of attorney, video identification or notarisation before a notary in your own country with an apostille. Banks, by contrast, more often insist on a personal appointment, especially for shareholders from third countries.

Passport or identity card, proof of address, the intended company name and a short description of the activity. Where a legal entity is a shareholder, also a register extract and evidence of the beneficial owners.

You receive the corporate records in full, digitally and as originals. Next come the tax number, registrations and, depending on the country, the trade notification. If you wish, you hand accounting and filing deadlines over to us.

No, and nobody can do so credibly. We prepare the application, put together evidence on the source of funds and the business model, and handle follow-up questions. The decision rests with the bank's compliance department. Where a refusal looks likely, we say so before the formation.

The tax authority decides on the basis of the intended activity. Registration thresholds and evidence requirements change regularly, so we check the current position case by case. A quick promise of a VAT ID should make you sceptical about any provider.

For registration, yes; for banks and the tax office, rarely. Both ask about substance: who works where, who decides, which contracts exist. Our addresses are valid for service and come with mail handling, but they do not replace actual business activity.

We identify every party involved, clarify the ownership chain and document the source of funds before a mandate begins. We turn down enquiries without a traceable background. That costs us work and protects the mandates we do run.

No. The formation packages cover the corporate law side. Ongoing accounting, payroll and tax advice in the target country are referred to local firms or arranged as a separate package.

Because the guide figures include items that cheap offers invoice separately later: translations, apostilles, register fees, amendments to the articles, banking support. Compare the final total for the same scope, not the entry number.

Notary and register fees under the applicable schedule, certified translations, apostille or legalisation, bank charges and, where needed, capital. For a German GmbH the share capital is the largest item.

After the initial review you receive a fixed-price offer. Third-party costs are passed through with evidence. Recurring services such as the registered office or accounting run monthly or annually.

Then that is where we start. The first call is about customers, payment flows, staff and substance, not tax rates. After that we recommend a country or advise against forming a company at all.