Now it’s easier than ever to start a company in the UK. 1Office offers now a unique solution where creating a company,

adding banking solutions from Wise, ordering address service and accounting can be all done online, in one place and within

20 minutes. This option is available for both local and foreign entrepreneurs.

With thousands of new businesses opening in the UK every year and over 5 million businesses registered in total, the UK is one of the most attractive markets for starting a business. It’s even possible to start your company fully online which makes it perfect for foreign entrepreneurs.

In addition, the UK is also popular for new entrepreneurs because of its minimum authorised share capital of £1, a variety of helpful tax benefits, international market with many investment options, a large number of talented employees attracted there and of course suitable language and time zone.

What types of corporate entities are in the UK?

The UK has three main forms of corporate entities:

Sole trader – mostly used by “one man” businesses, easiest to start but be noted that you are taxed together for your personal and business tax liabilities which means that your personal risk is very high.

Partnerships – the least common structure, which is quite easy to start but you still share full responsibility for your business’s debts.

Private limited company – registering is more complex but the company is a separate corporate body from the individual so personal assets remain separate and your personal risk is minimal. Liability for payment of the debt stops with the company.

We at 1Office offer mainly private limited company registration but of course, you can get help with registering other corporate entity forms too.

Company in the UK + IBAN account from Wise only £29

1Office Group, a company operating in 6 different European countries, have launched a Company Formation Portal for entrepreneurs interested in opening a company in the UK. It’s a fully online platform with simple forms and the logical processes taking you from nothing to owning a company with an IBAN account, address and accounting in less than 20 minutes. Starting a company inside the portal is much easier than in Companies House – just fill in some information about yourself and your company, add additional services and you are done! Fully online and without any extra hassle or complicated forms.

Company registering process in Company Formation Portal

Starting a company in the UK company formation Portal is very easy and inexpensive. Registering a company with a Wise IBAN account will cost you only £29. Portal is suitable for both locals and foreigners as it is possible to do everything online. Here’s a little step-by-step guide on how to do it:

• Step 1 – Go to the Portal (linked) and choose a suitable name for your company
• Step 2 – Create an account and log in.
• Step 3 – Fill in the application with some information about your company and yourself. It takes only 20 minutes to fill out the application and your company will be registered within 2 business days.
• Step 4 – Add Wise IBAN account to your order with one click. After filling out the application you get a choice to add a Wise account to your order (account includes IBAN and debit card). Just mark the option and exact instructions about your account will be sent to you after the company is established. You will then need to wait for your account to be verified by the Wise team. (can take up to 3 working days)
• Step 5 -You can add additional services like address service and accounting with one click. You can read more about address service and its prices below.
• Step 6 -We will do everything else for you and you just have to wait for the confirmation email from Companies House. Your company will be officially registered in 2 business days.

Is a Wise business account suitable for your UK company?

Founded by the first employee of Skype and used by over 4 million customers, the Wise multi-currency account gives you access to unique bank account details for the UK, Eurozone, US, Australia and New Zealand. Wise is a better alternative to international business banking. You can open your free multi-currency account to send, spend and receive in over 40 currencies, with the real exchange rate. International payments are up to 14x cheaper than PayPal and you can receive international payments with zero fees.

Adding a Wise IBAN account directly from the Portal makes it much easier to start your business activity fully from the distance and without any hassle – no need to come to the UK and visit different banks.

With a Wise account you can:

• Hold 40+ different currencies within the one account and convert between them at the mid-market exchange rate
• The only cost is a small, upfront fee on the value of the transfer
• Pay invoices, buy inventory and handle payroll with the real exchange rate in over 70 countries
• Receive international payments with no fees
• Manage your payments online and on mobile
• Global customer support via phone, email and chat
• Made for business owners doing business across borders

A wise account is not suitable for you if:

• you are from certain countries where the account is not available. A full list of countries and more information is available here.
• you are not from European Economic Area and need a debit card because the debit card option (for business users) is currently only available within the EEA. More information is available here.

Why should you use 1Office rather than start a company in the UK by yourself?

• No frustrating bureaucracy
• You can use our simple portal (no complicated applications like in Companies House)
• We will do everything else that you need to start a company in the UK
• We are there for you with everything you might need in your following business activities – we offer address service, monthly and chartered accounting, annual reports and we can help you with tax registrations, legal issues and secretary services.
• And what’s most important – with us you can get a Wise IBAN account without any hassle.

Why and when do you need address service in the UK?

There are 2 address services that entrepreneurs most commonly need to start a company in the UK:

• The registered address is the legal address for the company. This address is publicly available to everyone and all the legal documents from Companies House and HMRC (addressed to the company) will be sent there.
• A directors service address is a legal address for directors and partners of a UK company. This address is publicly available to everyone and all the legal documents from Companies House and HMRC (addressed to any of the directors) will be sent there

Address service is a good opportunity to keep your home address private from customers, suppliers and other third parties. 1Office address service also includes forwarding all incoming letters to the company owners email addresses.

Registered address costs £150 per year e.g. £12,5 per month.

Address package including both registered address and directors’ service address (up to 3 directors) costs £250 e.g. £20 per month.

If you have any additional questions about how to start a company in the UK or order a banking solution we are more than happy to answer them: sales@1office.co