• Gibraltar Non-Resident Company
• Private Company Limited by Shares
• Company Limited by Guarantee
• The Gibraltar Tax Exempt Company
• The Gibraltar 1992 Company
• Public Company Limited by Shares
• Branch of Overseas Company
• The Qualifying Company
• Protected Cell Company
• Insurance companies
• General Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Investment Funds
• Foundations
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GIBRALTAR NON-RESIDENT COMPANIES
Confidentiality
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Confidentiality in Gibraltar is taken extremely seriously and the beneficial ownership of all Gibraltar Companies is not disclosed. The identity of the Beneficiaries must, under Gibraltar Law, be kept strictly confidential by all persons and officials concerned with the Company or its management. However, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar can make an order requiring any such person to make any disclosure as to this where it is suspected that the company is involved in any serious criminal activity.
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Gibraltar incorporation procedures & approval of company names. To incorporate a company first of all a name has to be chosen. Our firm always has several shelf companies available, which have already been incorporated from which one can be chosen. Alternatively, you can suggest a name and this can be checked at the Company Registry and approved in less than 24 hours sometimes even within minutes. It is not necessary to physically come to Gibraltar to incorporate a company. The service our firm provides is fast and efficient with incorporation and the preparation of supporting documents taking no more than a week. Where a company is required urgently it is possible to have everything ready within 48 hours and shelf companies can be supplied immediately. Our firm and the Company Registry have highly qualified personnel who deal with all matters in a professional and efficient manner. The costs are extremely competitive in comparison to other jurisdictions.
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Shareholders & Directors. A Gibraltar company can generally have from 1 to 50 shareholders and there are no restrictions as to their nationalities or their place of residence. A Gibraltar company can have a sole director and there are also no restrictions as to residence or nationality. Gibraltar Nominee Shareholders (Identity of Owners protected). The shares of the companies are ordinarily held by our firm's nominee company which will appear on the records of the Company Registry as the registered shareholder. Coddan then issues the Beneficiaries (owners) with Declarations of Trust (private documents which are not filed in the Company Registry) which say that the benefit of the shares belong to the Beneficiaries and this document is the indisputable proof of this.
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The idea is that the Beneficiaries of the company should not be ascertainable from simply looking at the records filed with the Company Registry. The Beneficiaries are also given undated Share Transfer Forms signed by us and if they wish to transfer the shares into their names all they need do is sign and date the document and file it at the Gibraltar Company Registry.
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Directors. Coddan can act as nominee director in specific circumstances and more information can be provided upon request. However, most Beneficiaries act as directors themselves since, in law, directorship is not synonymous with ownership. The shares of the company will be registered in the name of Coddan so, ostensibly, they are the owners.
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Inheritance Provisions. Letters of wishes are also drawn up so that the Beneficiaries give Coddan their instructions as to who to transfer the beneficial interest in the shares to upon their deaths. This avoids the need for the beneficiaries to make a will disposing of their beneficial interest in the shares. Gibraltar Registered Address. All companies incorporated in Gibraltar must have a registered office in Gibraltar, which will be the address of our firm.
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