Expanding into the UK

These are exciting times – but moving into a new territory can be challenging too. Alliotts’ professional advisors are here to make you feel at home.

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Understanding the landscape in a foreign country can be onerous. It takes expertise, knowledge and technical know-how to set up successfully. And that is what Alliotts can provide.

Support all the way

Our specialist and comprehensive service is designed to meet all the needs of companies setting up in the UK. From assistance to establish the company, support to meet regulatory requirements, right through to a complete outsourced back office solution.

We can help you with:

Entity establishment

  • Advice on trading vehicle
  • Company formation

Registrations

  • VAT application
  • PAYE scheme set up
  • Corporate Tax Registration

Payroll services

  • Payroll calculations and production of payslips
  • BACS approved Bureau – payment of employees’ pay directly into their bank, accounts and PAYE and National Insurance Contributions directly to HMRC
  • Submission of end of year returns to HMRC
  • Completion of forms P11d (Return of benefits and expenses)/P11d dispensations

Accounting services

  • Bookkeeping including cloud accounting
  • Management reporting/KPIs
  • Completion of VAT Returns
  • Statutory Accounts

Audit services

  • Completing statutory audits

Personal Tax services

  • Personal tax returns
  • Expat services and secondments overseas

Business Tax services

  • Corporation tax – preparation and submission of tax computation and return
  • Transfer pricing advice
  • VAT advice

Human Resource Management

  • Contracts of employment
  • Policies and procedures
  • Training and development
  • Mediation and dispute resolution

Company secretarial

  • Maintaining the statutory records
  • Completion and filing of forms at Companies House
  • Drafting Minutes

Approved advisors

Alliotts has helped businesses from all sectors and all parts of the world set up in the UK. Including some internationally-renowned retail brands and are also recognised as specialist advisors to inward investing businesses.

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    Sudheer
    Gupta

    Partner

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    Sudheer specialises in providing high level tax advice and practical business support to growing businesses and the entrepreneurs who run them. His clients include UK and overseas owned UK subsidiaries, and high net worth individuals.

    Sudheer provides the bespoke and in depth expertise to help businesses achieve their objectives. His time as Company Secretary for a fast growing, large, listed group of Companies gave him a unique perspective into what businesses need from their advisors.

    Working with inward investing companies Sudheer helps ensure their UK expansion and investment is a success. His clients have included internationally recognised brands and Private Equity Firms.

    As head of Alliotts Outsourcing Service, Sudheer leads a team of specialists providing business solutions and virtual FD services to both UK to overseas companies.

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    Chris
    Cairns

    Partner

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    In his capacity as a business advisor to fast growing businesses Chris often works in the technology and space sectors.

    Alongside support with accountancy and tax, clients in these sectors look to Chris for high level advice on setting up in the UK, company structuring, tax reliefs and on M&A transactions. Chris is driven by working towards a successful outcome for his clients, and taking their business challenges on as his own, is relentless in finding solutions that will work.

    Chris is regularly invited to present on investing in the UK at events hosted overseas.

     

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    Luke
    Bath

    Partner

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    Luke is a partner within our Corporate Finance and Outsourced Business Services teams.

    Luke’s approach is to invest time in understanding the client’s objectives and uses his expertise and experience to help the client achieve this.

    Luke particularly enjoys working with growing businesses and has experience in dealing with clients of a range of sizes, from large private equity firms to startups.

    Luke is also honoured to have been recognised in the 2021 Accountancy Age ’35 under 35′ awards, which showcases the rising talent in the industry who are making great contributions to both their firms and field.