Since 2003, Healy Consultants Group has assisted our Clients with starting their company in Anguilla. Our services include i) Anguilla international business registration, ii) government license registration, iii) international or Anguilla business bank account opening, iv) employee recruitment strategies, v) visa strategies and vi) office rental solutions.

Anguilla company registration summary

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• Advantages of Anguilla company registration

  

  • If properly structured, Anguilla company can legally house international tax-exempt profits;
  • Up to 100% foreign corporate ownership is permitted. A minimum of one shareholder and one director is required for Anguilla companies, but they need not be residents in Anguilla. Corporate shareholders and directors are permitted. Following registration, shareholders and directors’ details are not available on a public register;
  • Anguilla entity is cost effective and fast, as there are no minimum capital requirements;
  • It is not necessary to submit an annual tax return or financial statements to the government;
  • It is easy to open global corporate bank accounts to support the Anguilla company. Healy Consultants works with internationally recognised banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Citibank to provide corporate bank account services;
  • An Anguilla company can perform all business activities under one commercial license through a doctrine of “ultra vires.”;
  • Anguilla is a lesser known UK territory with a highly regulated financial services industry. Consequently, fees, services and real estate are cheaper than the provinces of Isle of Man or BVI. Financial services companies based in Anguilla benefit from the island’s reputation, British company law, and being in the same time zone as New York markets;
  • Anguilla’s legal system is not complicated since it is based on the English law;
  • The government promotes Anguilla as having world-class telecommunications services, hoping to make it an attractive center to conduct IT-related businesses, which are continually growing;
  • There are no foreign exchange control restrictions in Anguilla.

• Disadvantages of Anguilla company registration

  • The lack of public registers makes proof of ownership challenging. Anguilla entity is therefore not recommended for high profile trading operations;
  • Anguilla agrees to cooperate with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and share information on bank account holders at Bermudan banks with account holders’ governments;
  • Anguilla companies might be deemed to be of low credibility due to the nation’s reputation as a tax neutral jurisdiction;
  • All business licenses must be renewed at the end of the year since they are valid until December 31st of the year received;
  • The import duties of Anguilla are relatively high as they range between 15% and 25%.
  • Effective 1 January 2019, locally-incorporated Anguilla entities, foreign entities registered in Anguilla and limited partnerships engaging in i) holding company activities ii) banking business iii) distribution and service centre business iv) finance and leasing v) fund management vi) headquarters business vii) insurance viii) intellectual property holding and ix) shipping are required to employ local staff and lease a physical office.