Startups & Structuring
The right structure, the right documents and a shareholders' agreement that says what happens when things go wrong — set up once, properly, before the business is worth arguing over.
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Typical matters we cover
Shareholders' agreements & articles
Decision-making, transfers, leavers, funding and exit — drafted to work together.
Company & group structures
Companies, LLPs, holding structures and the tax and liability logic behind them.
Founder & investor terms
Term sheets, subscription agreements, SEIS/EIS and convertible instruments.
Share options (EMI)
Tax-advantaged option schemes to recruit and keep key people.
Director duties & governance
Board procedures, conflicts and the Companies Act 2006 duties.
Companies House compliance
Filings, registers, PSC and ECCTA 2023 identity verification.
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Commercial Contracts
The agreements your business runs on — terms of business, supply and services, agency, distribution, franchising and licensing — drafted to be enforceable, and negotiated to protect your margin..
Lending & Securitisation
For lenders and borrowers: facility agreements, security packages, guarantees and the registrations that make them enforceable.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Buying, selling or merging a business.
Charity Law
Structures, governance, trustee duties and the Charity Commission — for charities, trustees, founders and faith-based organisations that need commercial-grade advice..
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What it costs
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Company planning
| Setting up a UK limited entity | £144incl. VAT£120 + £24 VAT |
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| UK service address and mail forwarding | £240 / yearincl. VAT£200 + £40 VAT |
| Maintaining statutory bookssubject to annual filing | £420 / yearincl. VAT£350 + £70 VAT |
| Corporate nominee serviceon request | £480 / yearincl. VAT£400 + £80 VAT |
Our fees are shown including VAT at 20%, with the fee and the VAT beneath; third-party disbursements are extra, and each says whether VAT applies to it.
International private clients
| UK foreign willdepending on the assets and any foreign will it sits beside | from £420incl. VATfrom £350 + £70 VAT |
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| UK foreign will — spouse mirrorfor the pair | from £660incl. VATfrom £550 + £110 VAT |
| UK service address and mail forwarding | £240 / yearincl. VAT£200 + £40 VAT |
| Ordinary power of attorney for property contracts | £240incl. VAT£200 + £40 VAT |
Our fees are shown including VAT at 20%, with the fee and the VAT beneath; third-party disbursements are extra, and each says whether VAT applies to it.
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Frequently asked questions
Articles are public, apply to every shareholder and can be changed by a 75% vote. A shareholders' agreement is private, binds only those who sign it and usually can be changed only with everyone's agreement — so it's where the sensitive terms live: reserved matters, non-competes, dividends policy and what happens when a founder leaves. You want both, drafted together.
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