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Opening a company in the United Kingdom🇬🇧
Fast registration and English-language banking, inside a large domestic market.
Four steps, in the order they actually happen. For each one, the providers we would point a founder to — the ones that serve this country first.
Form the company
Registration, registered address and the founding documents.
- 1st FormationsPaidserves this country
One of the most popular UK LTD formation agents, with a dedicated package for EU and non-resident founders. Includes registered address and banking referral.
- CoddanPaidserves this country
Long-established UK agent specialising in nominee director and shareholder services — particularly useful for founders post-Brexit.
- Companies Made SimplePaidserves this country
Part of the MoneySaga group. Provides LTD formation and ongoing annual compliance management for UK businesses.
Open a business account
You need somewhere to be paid before you can sell.
- BCB GroupPaidserves this country
Banking infrastructure specifically for institutional companies operating in crypto. Enterprise-grade services in London.
- BVNKPaidserves this country
Payment gateway for accepting crypto and settling in GBP or EUR. Built for companies operating in the Web3 space.
- MettleFreeserves this country
Free business account for small UK businesses by NatWest. Includes FreeAgent accounting software at no extra cost.
Set up bookkeeping and tax
Cheaper to start right than to reconstruct a year later.
- Accounted ForPaidserves this country
Cloud bookkeeping service focused on small LTD companies. Wales-based with clients across the UK.
- ANNA MoneyFreemiumserves this country
AI-powered bookkeeping tool integrated into a business account. MTD compliant. Ideal for sole traders and small LTDs.
- Clear BooksPaidserves this country
UK-native cloud accounting software, very intuitive for VAT management and bookkeeping for small LTDs.
Contracts and compliance
Terms, privacy and the licences your activity needs.
- DigilegalPaidserves this country
Online platform for mediation and legal dispute resolution. An affordable alternative to traditional litigation.
- Dragon ArgentPaidserves this country
Integrated legal and tax advisory covering SEIS/EIS structuring, investor contracts and legal strategy for London startups.
- FounderCatalystPaid (Fixed Price)serves this country
Affordable alternative to SeedLegals for investment rounds and SEIS/EIS. Fixed-price legal packages for early-stage startups.
How this list is made
Providers are listed because they cover the step and the country, never because of a rating or a commission. Some links may earn FiscEdge a referral fee, at no cost to you. Prices are the ones the provider publishes and change without notice — check before you buy. This is information, not legal, tax or accounting advice.
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