Taking care of all the formal legal and financial aspects of doing business in the UK is essential. It’s a big job, with big responsibilities – from acting as the company’s named representative on legal documents, to providing day-to-day advice on business conduct; from keeping shareholders informed of relevant activities, to ensuring that formal company records are always accurate and up-to-date.

In our experience, these are not things best left to chance. That’s why we offer a full and flexible range of company secretarial and legal services, providing essential support and expert advice at every stage of your business’s development. For more information about what a Company Secretary does please click here to download a PDF.

Effective financial administration and reporting is particularly important when moving into a new country, with unfamiliar laws, and even less familiar cultural norms, to contend with. At Goodwille, our expertise in this area can make all the difference – bringing you peace of mind, saving you money, and making it easier to run an efficient, profitable business.

More than just ‘book-keepers’, we take the big picture view of a financial controller. We draw on an in-depth understanding of your business, as well as the differences between financial cultures across Europe, to fulfil the role of a fully-engaged, proactive finance function.

When employing British workers, or seconding staff to the UK, it’s important to seek the advice of someone who understands the rights of both employees and employers. A local expert can help you avoid any pitfalls while putting in place the policies, procedures and personnel to give you the best possible chance of success.

At Goodwille, our detailed knowledge of best practice HR and how the UK legal framework applies to employers from abroad means that we can help you to navigate and make the most of this difficult area. This means that whether as your adviser or fully fledged outsourced HR function, we’ll help you to get the most out of your people.

HFS Goodwille Financial Services is the in-house financial advisory arm of Goodwille Limited. As Independent Financial Advisers, Employee Benefit Consultants and Wealth Managers, we are authorised to deal with many forms of

financial services, and specialise in advising on a range of issues relating to personal and corporate financial planning – including pensions and insurance. We listen to your needs, and offer clear, no jargon advice on the most appropriate financial products for your particular circumstances.

Having your payroll procedures in order is one of the most important aspects of your business to get right. Not doing so exposes you to all sorts of potential problems, from disaffected employees, to failures in data protection, to inaccurate financial reporting.

At Goodwille, in addition to any advice you might need on setting up an efficient payroll system in the UK, we can provide a fully outsourced payroll service, tailored to the particular needs of your company and people, and seamlessly integrated with your existing accounting and HR functions.

In essence, having a strong network is what Goodwille’s all about. We’re the first point in your UK network – a partner capable of complementing your existing knowledge and resources with the kind of specific professional expertise that will help ensure your success in a new country. In this role as trusted associate we also recognise that at some point or another,

you will probably have a need for advice or a service that we cannot provide. This is when the broader Goodwille network comes into its own, putting you in touch with specialist practitioners in all sorts of relevant fields.

Using a virtual office as your official place of business, or ‘trading address’, can save you much of the costs normally associated with retaining your own premises. It also gives you the opportunity to locate your business somewhere that enhances your reputation – an address that’s easy to find and convenient to get to, not to mention well-known, and perhaps even prestigious.

Our well-appointed Kensington offices are exactly that, offering direct transport links with Heathrow, Paddington and King’s Cross St Pancras, and just a short walk to some of London’s most popular attractions. For images of the rooms please click here.