Non-Residents Packages

Yes. You can set up a UK limited company, however, you need to be 16 years old or over and not be a non-discharged bankrupt. You will also need a UK registered office, which must be a physical address in the UK.

No, you can register your company using any of our company registration packages, however, the Non-Residents Packages provide you with a full set of address services that you will need to set up and run your company. They are also great value for money.

A registered office is the official address of a UK limited company, where all official government mail from Companies House and HMRC will be sent. It must be a physical address in the UK, however, your company does not need to carry out its business or trade from this address.

If you don’t have a suitable UK address to use as your registered office, don’t worry, the Non-Residents Packages include a registered office, service address and business (trading) address.

Company directors, shareholders, secretaries and PSCs (Persons with Significant Control) are required to provide a service address when setting up a UK limited company. This address is used by Companies House and HMRC for official correspondence with company officers and shareholders.

Unlike the registered office address, the service address does not need to be in the UK, so you can use your residential address; however, it will be placed on the public record at Companies House.

It will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes to complete our online company application form. We will require ID checks to be carried out, which are simple and quick to complete. We will then send the application to Companies House, which will usually take less than 24 hours to approve a company – although this time period is dependent on Companies House workload, and sometimes it can take longer.

If it is important that your company is formed quickly, we provide a Same-Day Incorporation Service for £79.99, which can be purchased at checkout with any package. This service is available until 12 noon GMT, Monday-Friday. Incorporation on the same day is dependent on us receiving all relevant ID information for the company by 2pm of the same day, and we are not liable where we are not provided with the required information by this time.

Your mail will be securely forwarded by scan and email on the same day we receive it to our offices. Any items of value, such as bank cards, will be forwarded to your chosen correspondence address, anywhere in the world. The cost of forwarding is 50p per item for anything sent by scan and email, and Royal Mail postal charge plus a 15% handling fee for any item which is posted.

If you choose to renew the three address services and the Hassle-Free Compliance Service, the cost will be £303.99 +VAT per year.

Opening a UK business bank account as a non-UK resident is often a difficult process. To help, we have partnered with Wise to provide our customers with an international payments solution.

Our Non-Residents Packages include a referral to sign up for a Wise Business account, which provides access to UK bank account details, including a bank account number and sort code, as well as local account details in supported currencies.

A Wise account allows you to send and receive international payments worldwide, and hold and convert 40+ currencies.

All company formation agents have a legal obligation to verify the identity of all customers, directors and PSCs of the companies we incorporate.

Once your order has been submitted we will send personalised links to your email for you where you and any other directors or PSCs will be able to provide your ID. The process should only take a couple of minutes and is free of charge. For more information, see here.

Yes. As a client of Rapid Formations, you will get free support by telephone, email or live chat for the lifetime of your company.

You will also have free access to our Online Customer Portal where you can make changes to your company, file updates and manage your address service renewals.

We are company formation agents and not chartered accountants, therefore we are not able to prepare and file a company’s annual accounts.

The only additional costs, over and above the cost of both Non-Residents Packages, will be the forwarding costs for business mail, at a cost of 50p per item which is scanned and emailed to you. Any items of value, such as bank cards, will be forwarded at a cost of Royal Mail postal charge plus a 15% handling fee.

The Business Telephone Number Service helps businesses improve their corporate image by providing them with a London or regional landline number. It also includes call forwarding to the phone number of your choosing.

After your company is registered, we will contact you within 1 working day to set up your service.