Ascent Partners

About Ascent Partners

Operating from the World Trade Centre in Dubai, this boutique corporate services provider helps entrepreneurs and investors establish and grow businesses in the UAE and, through a separate programme, in Saudi Arabia. It positions itself as a registered corporate services provider that has widened its offer to accounting, bookkeeping and compliance work after incorporation. Clients are mainly founders and investors from abroad who need a mainland, free zone, offshore or ADGM special purpose vehicle. The team cites over fifty years of combined experience and includes a relationship manager with an international banking background and a chartered accountant as finance manager. Residency planning for Golden, retirement and property investor visas sits alongside bank account opening, insurance and concierge services. The firm presents its information in English.

Services of Ascent Partners

Incorporation is offered for mainland, free zone, offshore and ADGM special purpose vehicle structures, with jurisdiction advice, application support and a dedicated relationship manager. Accounting and bookkeeping are provided after set-up, together with payroll management and economic substance regulation filing support. Residency services cover Golden Visa, retirement visa and property investor visa applications. The firm also supports business and personal bank account opening, health insurance and concierge arrangements, and runs a Saudi Arabia market-entry service.

• Company formation
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Payroll
• Bank account assistance
• Residency and visas

Not listed: tax compliance, VAT, audit, corporate secretarial, virtual office.

Clients and sectors

Ascent Partners names entrepreneurs, startups, expatriates and foreign investors among its clients, with a stated focus on foreign and non-resident clients. Entity types it handles: Mainland company, Free zone company, Offshore company and ADGM SPV.