Gibraltar Company Formation

Gibraltar is a British territory located at the southern tip of Spain, and is a strategically-located naval port. Gibraltar company formation is governed by the Companies Ordinance Act 1984 (based on the UK Companies Act 1929), and offers legitimate tax advantages to international business people if properly-structured. The following information will help you determine whether Gibraltar company formation is the best option to meet your business objectives.

Gibraltar company formation can be an ideal way to book international profits while legally minimizing corporation tax.

Only 1 shareholder is required for Gibraltar company formation.

One director is required for Gibraltar company registration. Corporate directors are permitted with Gibraltar company formation. The director(s) need not be resident in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar is the only European Union (EU) finance centre exempt from value added tax (VAT). As a member of the EU, Gibraltar has direct access to EU financial services markets.

To comply with company incorporation requirements in Gibraltar, the minimum capital requirement for a tax-exempt company is only 100 pounds sterling (US$163).

It is easy to open global corporate bank accounts to support a Gibraltar company. Healy Consultants works with internationally recognised banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered and Citibank to provide corporate bank account services.

After registering a company in Gibraltar, shareholders and directors details are available for public viewing at the official register at the Gibraltar Registrar of Companies.

Despite its stringent compliance laws, Gibraltar may be perceived as an offshore tax-haven.

After Gibraltar company formation, annual accounts must be submitted to the Gibraltar government. Despite its stringent compliance laws, Gibraltar may be perceived as an offshore tax-haven.

1.	Gibraltar is a British overseas territory and has been so since the beginning of the 18th century.
2.	The main ethnic groups in Gibraltar are Gibraltarian (of mixed Genoese, Maltese, Portuguese and Andalusian descent), other British, Moroccan and Indian.
3.	The official language of Gibraltar is English and the unofficial one is Spanish.
4.	Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center.
5.	Gibraltar consists of a long limestone mountain, which has as may as 140 caves. Its highest point is at 426 m.
6.	Gibraltar's main settlements are on either the east or west side of the Rock of Gibraltar.
7.	Gibraltar airport is listed as one of the top ten most unusual landings in the world, it has sea at either end of the runway.
8.	The only location in Europe to find free-roaming Barbary macaques.
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