Start with ownership and responsibility
Identify the actual shareholders, who will manage the company and whether the applicant is an individual or an existing business. Separate ownership of the entity from the authority to sign for it.
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Vantablack practical guide
Choose a company structure that fits the owners
Understand the decision, identify what can change the route and prepare the right questions for your setup.
VANTABLACK / THE CONNECTED ROUTE
Follow the numbered routeChoose the structure before preparing documents.
Select a checkpoint for detail
01Map owners & responsibilitiesView checkpoint
Business facts and scope to clarify
02Compare entity and branchView checkpoint
Sources, evidence and open questions
03Agree ownership & controlView checkpoint
Required records and responsibilities
04Record the legal structureView checkpoint
Evidence, review and unresolved gaps
Overview of the guide below. Confirm the requirements for your exact scope; an overview is not an approval.
Read the steps
- Map owners & responsibilities — Business facts and scope to clarify
- Compare entity and branch — Sources, evidence and open questions
- Agree ownership & control — Required records and responsibilities
- Record the legal structure — Evidence, review and unresolved gaps
Compare a new entity with a branch
A branch decision involves the parent company’s documents and responsibilities.
A new company needs its own ownership and governance arrangement.
Compare the document chain and intended operating scope rather than choosing by familiarity with a label.
Record the agreement before submission
Confirm shareholding, manager powers and the required constitutional documents.
The available legal form and activity must fit together.
Changes later can create a separate amendment process, so unresolved ownership questions should be settled early.
Bring the business model to the conversation.
Tell us what you will sell, who your customers are, who delivers the work and where you will operate. We use these details to check requirements with the relevant authority before preparing a proposal for your business.
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Apply this to your business
What type of company and ownership does the business need?
Why this matters
Ownership, manager authority and the purpose of the entity must fit the activity. A branch, operating company and passive vehicle solve different problems.
What could change the answer?
A corporate shareholder, parent-company branch or different asset objective changes the documents and structural questions.
Check these details first
- Individual or corporate shareholders
- Who owns and manages the company
- A new company or a branch of an existing company
- Assets the company will own and services it will provide
Choose your next step
Explore connected decisions ↗See the prerequisites and related questions behind this decision.See the reasoning in a case ↗See how the business needs and limits shaped the advice.Check relevant activities ↗Read the activity description. A listing does not mean your business is approved.Plan my business setup ↗Answer questions about your own business to prepare for a consultation.