UAE business expanding to the United Kingdom

Overview

We support UAE groups entering the UK with coordinated Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll, Companies House compliance and cross-border structuring.

What we help with

• UK company/subsidiary setup
• UK Corporation Tax
• VAT
• Payroll
• Accounting
• Companies House
• Intercompany
• Transfer pricing
• Permanent establishment
• Group reporting

Common situations we address

• UAE holding company incorporating UK subsidiary for European sales
• Dubai trading business acquiring UK target with existing VAT and PAYE obligations
• Free Zone entity creating UK branch to contract with local customers
• UAE family office establishing UK SPV for property or investment
• GCC logistics company opening UK warehouse for next-day delivery
• UAE tech startup hiring UK developers and needing PAYE registration

Our approach

We support UAE groups entering the UK with coordinated setup of Corporation Tax, VAT, payroll, Companies House compliance and cross-border structuring. UK workstreams run in parallel with UAE parent reporting so intercompany, transfer pricing and cash flows are documented from day one.

Typical deliverables

• UK entity setup compliance checklist
• Corporation Tax and VAT registration
• Payroll and PAYE implementation
• UK accounting system configuration
• Intercompany agreement framework with UAE parent
• Group reporting and consolidation methodology