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Form a limited company: who it needs, its office, its rules, the application — and everything that follows, in order.
Who it needs, its office, its rules and how it is incorporated are checked. Its fees, tax and yearly filings are still being researched.
An Alderney company is formed under the Companies (Alderney) Law 1994, through a corporate services provider based in Alderney or Guernsey.
- 3 Before you apply · 50%
- 1 Applying · 17%
- 2 Straight after · 33%
- 2 You · 33%
- 4 You, with someone · 67%
A director, a secretary and a resident agentYou
An Alderney company needs at least one director, who need not live in Alderney; a company secretary; and a resident agent, who is either an Alderney-resident director of the company or a corporate services provider.
A registered office in AlderneyYou, with someone
The company needs a registered office address in Alderney. If you do not live there yet, or would rather not use your home, a corporate services provider can give its own as part of its service.
Its memorandum and articlesYou, with someone
Like any company it needs a memorandum and articles of association; there is a standard template for the articles, or a provider can help. A provider can reserve the name for a month before you incorporate.
Incorporate it through a providerYou, with someonea corporate services provider and the Alderney RegistryThe same day
Only a corporate services provider based in Alderney or Guernsey may apply, and the Alderney Registry can register a company the same day. A company is the only kind of legal person formed in Alderney, and an existing company cannot move there.
Register with the Office of the Data Protection AuthorityYouOffice of the Data Protection Authority
Every business established in the Bailiwick that handles personal data registers with the Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA), sole traders included. From 1 January 2026: £62.22 a year under 50 staff, £2,488.80 from 50; registered charities register free.
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