Corporate secretarial in Gibraltar

Every Gibraltar company has statutory housekeeping to keep up: its registers, the annual return to the companies registry, minutes of board and shareholder decisions, and filings whenever directors, shareholders or the registered office change. Companies House Gibraltar states that a private company needs at least one director and every company must also have a secretary, and that a sole director may not also be the secretary. Under the Companies Act 2014, the annual return goes to the Registrar within 30 days after the date to which it is made up. When the owners live abroad, a company secretarial provider usually keeps those records and files on time, and it often supplies the registered office address as well.

Ask the firm what its annual fee includes, who signs and files changes, and how quickly it records a new director or a share transfer. Ask how it keeps the company’s ownership records up to date and what it needs from you each year. If your structure combines a company with a trust or a foundation, check that the firm administers all of them.

Accountanty lists 22 firms for corporate secretarial work in Gibraltar: 16 corporate services providers, 4 accounting firms and 2 law firms. Fourteen are small, five medium and three large networks, and 18 name foreign clients. Trusts (14 firms), limited companies (12) and foundations (10) are the structures named most. Every one of the 22 also offers company formation and accounting, and 20 offer a virtual office. More in the Gibraltar guide.

Firms offering corporate secretarial services in Gibraltar

Frequently asked questions

What does a company secretary do for a Gibraltar company?

Keeps the statutory registers and minutes, files the annual return and notifies the registry of changes such as new directors, new shareholders or a move of the registered office.

Can one firm provide the registered office and the secretarial work?

Usually it can. Most firms on this page offer both, and 20 of the 22 also provide a virtual office. Ask for one quote covering all three.

Do Gibraltar secretarial firms administer trusts and foundations?

Many do. Trusts and foundations are named by a large share of the firms listed here, so ask whether the whole structure can sit with one provider.

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General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules, rates and fees change: check them with the official sources linked on this page or with a qualified adviser before you act.