If you want to do business in the United Kingdom (UK) or in other areas of Europe, you can often reduce the hassle and your liability by seeking out UK incorporation. Incorporation in UK countries often gives you access to tax breaks and allows you to do business overseas without breaking laws. In the event that your company is sued or goes bankrupt, being incorporated in the UK can reduce legal fees and associated costs.

UK incorporation services take all the guesswork out of UK incorporation law and can guide you through the process of incorporation in UK countries with minimal fuss and travel. Not only can these services help you understand UK incorporation law, but they can also help you with UK company registration and with UK company formation. In many cases, all you need to do is contact a UK incorporation service and explain your needs—the service takes care of many of the details. When hiring UK incorporation services, consider:

1. Getting a UK limited company incorporation to cash in on tax benefits and hassle-free business.

2. Using UK incorporation services to set up a UK LLC for legal protection.

3. Choosing UK incorporation services offering multiple amenities.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Look for UK incorporation services for your limited company

Many companies choosing to incorporate in the UK seek to have a limited company. Such a company can be a private company limited by shares (Ltd.) or a private company limited by guarantee, which means that company members agree to pay a set amount in case the company becomes insolvent. A limited company in the UK can also be structured as a public limited company (p.l.c.), allowing the company to be publicly traded on a stock exchange.

I recommend: Fletcher Kennedy Limited can incorporate your UK limited company and can even consult with you to determine your best incorporation options. Privacy-solutions.com takes just one week to incorporate your business in the UK. The company even provides you with a registered office address in London, a secretary and all the corporate documents you need to establish proper and legal company formation.

Choose UK incorporation services for your LLP

Many companies choosing incorporating in UK countries opt for UK limited liability partnerships (LLP). An LLP allows you to organize your company as a traditional partnership and to directly manage business operations. The LLP makes your business a legal entity so that while the LLP can be liable in the event of a legal problem, the liability of the LLPs members is limited.

I recommend: Coddan provides LLP incorporation & limited liability partnership establishment services, including registration, partnership name checks and other types of assistance. Businesslegal Limited can help you incorporate your LLP in the UK. As part of the incorporation UK service, they provide a Certificate of Incorporation, a document proving that your LLP has not publicly traded or incurred any debts.

Select a UK incorporation service to take care of the details

For incorporation in UK countries, your company needs at least two officers -- a secretary and a director. You also need to have a registered office in the UK and must abide by all UK laws and tax laws. A good incorporation service can help you find an address, designate your officers and can generally help your new company adhere to all necessary laws and regulations.

I recommend: Formations House provides a host of b2b UK incorporation services, including accountancy service, virtual London offices, logo design, trademarks, bank accounts, payroll services, business cards, stationery and website design, translation services and more. The 4 Business Group can help you with all aspects of incorporation, but can also help you establish a virtual office and offers accounting and company secretarial services.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  To establish incorporation in the UK, you will need a unique business name. Check for name availability as soon as you can -- before establishing your company anywhere, if possible. For branding purposes, it's best for your US company branch and your UK company to share the same name.