Sovereign Corporate Services (The Sovereign Group)

About Sovereign Corporate Services (The Sovereign Group)

The Dubai office of The Sovereign Group sits on Sheikh Zayed Road and forms part of an international corporate, trust and private client provider that opened its first office in Gibraltar in 1987. The group reports more than 20,000 structures under management, over 400 staff and a presence in more than twenty jurisdictions across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Gulf. Its corporate side incorporates and administers companies for businesses entering foreign markets, adding company secretarial and director services, domiciliary support, accountancy and payroll, tax advisory, banking introductions, relocation and immigration help. Separate divisions cover trusts, foundations, wealth planning, pensions and aircraft and yacht registration for globally mobile families. The group states that it will not recommend structures that fail regulatory or tax scrutiny and describes confidentiality as different from secrecy. Its website is available in English, French, Arabic and Chinese.

Services

Company formation and management across major jurisdictions; company secretary and registered agent services; director and domiciliary services; accountancy and payroll; tax advisory and compliance support; introductions to banks and help with international account opening; immigration, residency and relocation support; trademark protection and local licence assistance; trusts, foundations and family investment companies; pension schemes; aircraft and yacht registration, with support from local representatives in each office.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✕ VAT: not listed
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• Over 30 professional licences as corporate service provider and/or professional trustee across its jurisdictions

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.