The 2026 International Company Formation Guide
A practical overview of choosing jurisdictions, structuring your company and opening international bank accounts.
BANKING & PAYMENTS · UNITED KINGDOM
UK companies with overseas owners can face additional banking due diligence. This service focuses on presenting the ownership, commercial rationale, expected flows and supporting e...
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UK companies with overseas owners can face additional banking due diligence.
This service focuses on presenting the ownership, commercial rationale, expected flows and supporting evidence clearly to appropriate providers. Coutts Consultants treats uk business banking for non-resident owners as a defined professional engagement rather than a generic add-on.
We begin by understanding the client's commercial objective and reviewing non-resident directors/shareholders, business nexus, customers and suppliers, expected flows, source of funds and KYC. We then assemble the appropriate information, coordinate the filing, application or specialist work, and manage queries through to a clear completion point. Where the work involves a reserved legal activity, regulated advice, audit, immigration advice or another protected professional function, execution is undertaken by an appropriately qualified or authorised UK professional.
Any approval, registration, licence, bank account or regulatory permission remains subject to the decision of the relevant authority or provider.
A genuine UK service with a clearly defined purpose
Practical guidance on non-resident directors/shareholders, business nexus, customers and suppliers, expected flows, source of funds and KYC
Coordinated professional and regulatory input
Reduced risk of avoidable filing or evidence errors
Clear next steps after completion
Services that usually follow this one, available through Coutts in United Kingdom.
Tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will confirm the right structure, what it requires and what it costs — before you commit to anything.
Discuss Your Banking RequirementsReference UK-EXP-037
A practical overview of choosing jurisdictions, structuring your company and opening international bank accounts.