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Compliance
Compliance requirements affect every business that trades, employs, or holds assets in the UK. From day one through to year-end, you need to meet ongoing legal, regulatory, and reporting requirements to stay compliant and avoid penalties.
Our Compliance services cover the practical obligations that keep your business operating correctly. This includes employee related securities filings, corporate insurances, annual compliance requirements, and health and safety support. You get clear guidance, timely filings, and ongoing oversight so your UK compliance workload stays controlled as your business grows.
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Ongoing UK Compliance Requirements
These services cover the ongoing compliance tasks your UK business must manage once it is set up and trading. They focus on meeting statutory obligations, protecting your business, and keeping your operations compliant as you grow in the UK.
Employee Related Securities (ERS) Filings
Corporate Insurance
Employee Related Securities cover the mandatory HMRC reporting that applies when you offer shares or share options to employees. If your UK business operates an employee share scheme, you must register it with HMRC and submit annual ERS returns, even if no activity has taken place.
We support you with scheme registration, ongoing filings, and deadline management, helping you stay compliant while using share schemes as a practical tool to attract, retain, and reward talent in the UK.
Corporate insurance protects your UK business, your people and your assets from everyday risks and unexpected events. We work with you to find the right type and level of cover for your activities in the UK, help you meet legal requirements and take the complexity out of selecting and placing policies that fit your business model.
Annual Compliance
Health & Safety
Annual compliance covers the core filings and record keeping every UK company must complete each year. This includes accounts, tax returns, confirmation statements, and maintaining accurate statutory records to meet Companies House and HMRC requirements. We manage deadlines, filings, and ongoing updates on your behalf, helping you avoid penalties and maintain good standing. For overseas owned UK businesses, we make sure local compliance rules are met correctly and consistently year after year.
Health and safety compliance is a legal requirement for all UK employers and applies from the moment you start operating. You must identify risks, put the right policies in place, and keep evidence that your workplace meets UK standards. We support you with audits, risk assessments, and clear policies tailored to your business and industry. For overseas companies, we help you understand UK health and safety rules and manage ongoing reviews so your business stays compliant and protected.
Meet our Head of Corporate Governance
Sarah Scott
Sarah is part of our Governance Team providing additional support and advice including regulatory compliance matters. A qualified lawyer with many years of experience working both in private practice and in-house, Sarah has a wealth of knowledge with a full and balanced understanding of client needs. She is also our data protection specialist and is on hand to advise on client data protection obligations from assisting with registrations at the ICO to more complex data protection issues.
Get Compliance Support Today
If you’re ready to get your UK compliance requirements under control, we’re here to make the process clear and manageable. Our team supports you with ongoing filings, reporting, and statutory obligations so nothing is missed.
Contact us to discuss your compliance needs and get clear guidance and a tailored quote for your business.
What Our Clients Say
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We have worked with Goodwille since starting up our UK branch and have nothing but great things to say about the collaboration. The team is always on top regarding delivery and helpfulness and every interaction is smooth and professional. We highly recommend Goodwille!
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We have been working with Goodwille for the past 3 years, only amazing experiences. They help startups and scaleups that we bring from Nordic countries with their expansion to the UK market. All experts working at Goodwille have a great understanding of advising companies in their market-entry, helping them with every step along the way. We would recommend their services to anyone who needs a trusted partner in the UK market.
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Nothing is too much trouble, Goodwille are our local UK Finance, HR and Administrative function enabling us to focus on doing our day jobs. We have a great relationship, but it is unobtrusive: we engage when needed, otherwise things just tick over. I have had direct engagement for the last two years as local GM. My organisation used them for at least a year prior to that.
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We have worked with Goodwille for over a year and they have assisted us in our UK launch. They are a valued and trusted partner with a can-do attitude and I would recommend them to any company looking to establish a company the UK market. As well as assisting with local issues Goodwille have excellent structures in place and work seamlessly with our Swedish head office.
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Compliance Success Stories
See how we’ve supported businesses in meeting compliance requirements, from setting up compliant policies and risk assessments to managing ongoing reviews and audits.
Supporting Digital Magazine Subscription Leader in UK with Health & Safety Compliance
Readly is a Swedish digital subscription platform that gives readers unlimited access to thousands of magazines and newspapers through one app. As Readly scaled into the UK, we supported the operational setup required to trade locally.
Keeping a Global Audio Business Compliant in the UK
As Zound Industries operates in the UK, we support the company secretarial work that underpins its governance. This includes statutory filings, record maintenance, and day-to-day compliance support.
Supporting Compliance for Newbie’s UK Presence
As part of its international operations, Newbie runs a UK entity. We support its company secretarial requirements, helping manage statutory obligations and ongoing compliance.
Ready to Incorporate Your UK Company?
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Compliance FAQ’s
Does health and safety apply to office based and remote teams?
Yes. Office environments, home working arrangements, and shared workspaces all fall under UK health and safety rules.
Is health and safety compliance required for all UK businesses?
Yes. Health and safety obligations apply from the moment you begin operating in the UK, even with a small team.
Are overseas owned UK companies subject to the same annual compliance rules?
Yes. UK subsidiaries and branches must meet the same compliance standards as UK owned companies.
When should corporate insurance be arranged?
Ideally before you start trading or hiring in the UK. Gaps in cover can expose directors to personal risk.
Is corporate insurance mandatory for UK businesses?
Some cover is legally required. Employers’ liability insurance is mandatory if you employ staff in the UK.
Can ERS filings be managed from outside the UK?
They can, but many overseas businesses appoint UK advisers to manage deadlines, submissions, and HMRC queries correctly.
Who needs to register an employee share scheme with HMRC?
Any UK company operating an employee share scheme, including overseas owned UK subsidiaries, must register the scheme with HMRC.
Do I need to file an ERS return if no shares were issued?
Yes. Once a scheme is registered, an ERS return must be filed every year, even if there has been no activity.
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