Jersey Public Limited Company

General Information

  • Type of Company – Public Limited Company
  • Legislation – Common Law
  • Company name – Non-English company names are allowed
  • Time-scale for incorporation – 2 days
  • Double tax treaties - Wtih UK and Guernsey
  • Shelf companies are not available
  • Money laundering legislation is in existence

Local Requirements

  • Registered Office must be maintained
  • Company Secretary is required and may be a natural person or corporate body and there are no residency requirements
  • Public recording of shareholders and directors are required
  • Accounts and Audit requirements are required for public filing

Corporate Requirements

  • Minimum number of shareholders – Two (2)
  • Minimum number of directors - Two (2). May be a natural person only and can be of any nationality or residency
  • Minimum capital requirement – GBP1.00
  • Standard Authorised Capital – GBP£10,000
  • Bearer shares are NOT permitted
  • Corporate Directors are permitted

Annual Requirements

  • Annual return and annual statutory meetings are required, together with an Annual Return filing fee of GBP£150
  • Statutory accounting is required
  • Taxation – Totally exempt from income tax in respect of income from sources outside Jersey
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