Cayman IslandsCompany Incorporation and Registration Services

The package runs from name check to its first anniversary. It covers structure advice, due diligence, the constitutional documents, filing them with the Registry fee paid, the statutory registers, a digital copy of every document and twelve months of registered office. Scope of Work lists each item, and Premium adds original certificates, apostille and a corporate seal.

Yes. The first conversation, the due diligence, the signing and the filing all happen remotely, so nobody travels to George Town and no original has to be posted to us before incorporation. Once the Registrar issues the certificate we email it with the memorandum and articles and the registers, so you can start on a bank account without waiting for the courier.

Every page arrives with its signature points marked and a one-line note on each. Print, sign in ink, scan and send them back by email. If any document must be witnessed or notarised, you hear that from us before you sign, so nothing gets signed twice.

Four items come from each director, shareholder and beneficial owner: a certified passport copy and a proof of address under three months old, then source of funds evidence plus a CV and a professional's reference. Corporate shareholders send their constitutional documents and registers too. The KYC Checklist above gives the certification wording, and an advisor goes over every item with you before the Registrar sees a filing.

No. Cayman anti-money laundering rules make due diligence on each connected person a condition of filing, for every client. We keep it short instead: a single checklist, guidance on the format of each item, and a review of every document the day it comes in.

Use the form below or email us with two things: what the business will do and who stands behind it. You get back the structure we recommend, the precise document list and the whole fee. Say yes and we invoice, then start due diligence once payment clears.

No. The Cayman Islands charges no corporate income tax, capital gains tax or withholding tax, so nothing is levied locally. Tax can still arise where the owners live or where the business trades, which is worth checking with a home-country adviser before you incorporate.

No. The register of directors and officers is filed with the Registrar but closed to general inspection, although current director names can be obtained for a fee. The register of members is kept privately. Beneficial ownership sits on a secure government platform open to competent authorities and, since 2025, to applicants such as journalists or counterparties who show a legitimate interest in preventing financial crime.

The share form needs one director and one shareholder, and the members form needs one member. None of them has to live in the islands or hold any particular nationality, and corporate holders can fill either role. Every entity also needs a registered office in the Cayman Islands with a licensed provider, which your first year includes.

There is no minimum share capital. The government fee is banded by authorised capital, and most are formed at the lowest band, with shares in any currency. The members form takes capital contributions rather than shares, also with no minimum.

Most international work is open to you: holding assets, trading abroad, acting as a holding or investment vehicle, owning intellectual property, or serving as a fund or structured finance vehicle. Banking, insurance, fund administration, securities and similar activities require a licence or registration with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. An exempted company may not trade with the Cayman public.

Under the share form, the name need not end in Limited, though it may, and it cannot copy or closely resemble a name already on the register. Words implying a bank, insurer, trust, chartered or royal connection need consent. The members form may, but need not, add LLC, L.L.C. or Limited Liability Company, and nothing else may use those words. We check availability with the Registrar before filing.

Yes. Directors and shareholders can be anywhere, and there is no statutory requirement to hold an annual general meeting or a board meeting: meetings, where the articles call for them, can be held anywhere or replaced by written resolutions. Managing it from your home country can make it tax resident there.

No office or staff in the Cayman Islands are required unless a relevant activity is carried on under the economic substance rules. The registered office with a corporate services provider, which the law requires, is included in your first year.

Neither is required for an ordinary company. Proper books of account must be kept for at least five years, and regulated entities such as funds have their own audit rules.

The form with shares and directors is the usual choice for holding, trading and fund structures. The members form runs on an agreement with flexible capital accounts and profit allocation, and often sits alongside United States structures. The Legal Structures section sets out both, and we recommend one once we understand what the entity is for.

Yes. The return goes to the Registrar each January with the annual government fee and confirms that statutory obligations have been met. It is not public and contains no accounts. Late filing brings surcharges that rise to 100 per cent of the fee, then strike-off.

Every registered entity files an economic substance notification by 31 January. Only entities carrying on a relevant activity, such as holding company business, finance and leasing, fund management, shipping or intellectual property, must meet the substance test and file a full return. Pure equity holding faces a reduced test.

A late annual return and fee attract surcharges that rise to 100 per cent of the fee, and unpaid fees lead to strike-off as defunct. A substance notification not filed by 31 March blocks the annual return and any certificate of good standing, and failing to file a required economic substance return brings a fine of US$6,098 (US$3,049 in the first year) and then US$610 a day. Restoration after strike-off costs far more than staying current, which is why we hold the dates.

One email is enough. We draft the resolution, collect signatures, update the registers and file the change of directors or officers with the Registrar, which must be done within 30 days. A change of name is a special resolution filed with the Registrar, who issues a new certificate. Most changes are completed within the week.

Yes. You can change registered office provider, and the Companies Act lets an exempted company deregister and continue into another jurisdiction, or a foreign company to continue into the Cayman Islands. We handle either filing on request.