Cyprus Offshore Company Formation & Registration process

Cyprus and offshore companies

P&V Cy Fiduciary Services Ltd is a boutique Administrative Service Provider offering an extensive range of corporate and fiduciary services for companies who wish to operate in Cyprus and other jurisdictions. Our in-house team and external associates include business advisors, tax planning experts, lawyers, auditors, bankers and, in general, everyone required to provide you with a first class, but personal, service.

We can help you register companies in Cyprus and in many other onshore and offshore jurisdictions, such as, Belize, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands (BVI), UK, UAE and Luxemburg.

Alternatively, to save time, you may choose to purchase one of our previously registered companies. These companies, which are known as “Shelf Companies”, are companies registered by us and left with no activity, assets or liabilities. Consequently, you can purchase one of these companies and start using it immediately without going through all the procedures of registering a new one. Our portfolio of shelf companies includes both Cyprus and offshore companies registered in a number of offshore jurisdictions.

For inquiries about registering your own Cyprus or offshore company and for the list of the available already registered shelf companies please visit our website.


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Company formation process

Company formation, which is often called company incorporation or registration, is a very straight forward process.

In order to register your own company, or to purchase one of our already registered Cyprus or offshore shelf companies, all you have to do is to complete some simple forms and send us the documents required to comply with our Due Diligence / Know Your Client requirements.

If you purchase one of our already registered shelf companies you will be able to start using it as soon as we receive and review the documents that you will send us. On the other hand, if you wish to register a new company we will submit the company formation application form to the Registrar of Companies of the relevant jurisdiction. The company formation process can take anything from two to thirty days depending on the jurisdiction. Therefore, should time be of the essence it is strongly recommended to purchase one of our already registered shelf companies. Typically, the time required to register a company in Cyprus is about twenty-one days, whereas, to register an offshore company in Belize two.

Information required for company formation

The relevant company formation forms, as well as those required to purchase one of our already registered Cyprus or offshore shelf companies, include information about the company, its activities, any related companies and the people behind it.

The information requested during the company formation process is necessary for compliance purposes and it includes:

• The name of the company
• Its jurisdiction of incorporation
• Its share capital
• The names of its officers and shareholders (beneficial and nominee)
• Its registered address
• A summary of the activities of the company
  
  

Furthermore, the company formation process requires us to collect the following information from its officers, shareholders and in general from anyone with signature rights:

• Names
• Contact details
• Passport copies
• Recent utility bills
• Reference letters
  
  

Company formation package

If you register a company using our services, or if you purchase one of our already registered shelf companies, you will receive the following:

• Certificate of incorporation
• Memorandum and articles of association
• Certificate of directors and secretaries
• Certificate of shareholders
• Certificate of registered address
• Corporate register
• Share certificate
• Corporate seal

Please note that the above documents refer to Cyprus companies and they may vary for companies registered in other jurisdictions.

Being a licensed corporate service provider our services are not restricted to company formation. On the contrary, they include everything that you will require to operate your company such as:

• Domiciliary and nominee services
• Bank account opening
• Company administration and secretarial services
• Tax planning
• Accounting and audit
• Legal services

For inquiries about registering your own Cyprus or offshore company and for the list of the available already registered shelf companies please visit our website.