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Cases · Markets, trade & operations · Market entry, licensing & government engagement
Set up a new company
How do we set up a company in another country, and how long will it take?
WONE Global confirms the right legal form, prepares the documents the registry and the bank will both accept, and runs incorporation, tax and employer registrations as one sequence with a named lead.
Countries in the typical case Singapore · United Kingdom
The situation
What is happening
What is at stake
Incorporation looks simple until a missing apostille, a local director rule or a bank refusal adds months.
A scenario
Software company, 60 staffFounder-led company · from Singapore · in United Kingdom
Its first enterprise client in London will only sign with a UK entity. The company must exist, with a bank account and tax registrations, before the contract date next quarter.
Where it ends A UK company ready to contract, bank and employ before the client signs.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “What do we need to incorporate a company abroad?”“Can a foreign company own 100% of a local company?”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global confirms the right legal form, prepares the documents the registry and the bank will both accept, and runs incorporation, tax and employer registrations as one sequence with a named lead.
Usually led by Corporate & Entity Services, with Legal & Contracting, Tax & International Structuring and Banking & Capital Access.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Day 1WONE Global confirms the legal form, directors and documents the UK registry and banks will accept.
- Week 1Documents are prepared and legalised in Singapore and filed in the UK.
- Weeks 2-4Tax, payroll and bank onboarding run in parallel, not one after the other.
- ThenA compliance calendar is set so the company stays in good standing.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Legal form, shareholders and share capital
- 02Local director, registered address and company secretary requirements
- 03Whether free-zone, mainland or special-regime incorporation fits
Outcomes
What you receive
- Incorporated entity with constitutional documents
- Tax, statistics and employer registrations
- A post-incorporation compliance calendar
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Corporate & Entity Services, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- Singaporein the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Ireland WONE Global Partner Kevin McSharry · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
- Spain WONE Global Partner Darragh Brady · Partner CIB Finance Brief this Partner →
- United Arab Emirates WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- Zambia WONE Global Partner Gerald Zimba · Director Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →
Vienna · Austria
Galway · Ireland
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Pretoria · South Africa
Barcelona · Spain
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
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Where this case connects
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Markets in the typical case
Corridors
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Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- Singapore ↔ India · researched journeyA Singapore holding company invests in a new Indian subsidiaryRead the journey →
- UAE ↔ United Kingdom · researched journeyA UAE company sets up a UK subsidiaryRead the journey →
- Mid-sized company · from Germany · in Saudi ArabiaIt has won its first Saudi contract and must be able to invoice and staff the project within weeks. The choice is between a branch, a local company or working through a local agent, and each carries different tax, licensing and liability consequences.How WONE Global handles it →
Market entry, licensing & government engagement
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