Corporate secretarial in Jersey

Every Jersey company must have a secretary, and the Jersey Financial Services Commission adds that a sole director cannot also be the secretary. For many foreign founders that single rule decides the service. If you are the only director, someone else has to be appointed, and a corporate secretarial provider is the usual choice.

Beyond the appointment, the work is a steady routine: keeping the registers, preparing minutes and resolutions, filing changes and making the yearly confirmation statement. Ask a firm who signs as secretary, how quickly it files a change, and what happens to your records if you leave.

Accountanty lists 36 firms for corporate secretarial services in Jersey: 28 corporate services providers, 5 accounting firms and 3 law firms. The mix by size is 15 large networks, 12 medium firms and 9 small practices. Clients can expect English at 34 of them, and 15 count foreign owners among their clients. Real estate (23 firms), funds (22) and family offices (19) are the sectors mentioned most, and trusts, companies and foundations are the structures that come up. Most firms are in St Helier. For the company itself, see company formation in Jersey.