How can I find out the directors of a Jersey based company

[Mark Woodruff]

Hello everyone,

I have a client who runs a Jersey based company who is looking to do business with a German based entity who for compliance purposes require two things from him;

1 Proof of being a company director with his company

and,

2 Proof of the companies purpose, I suppose the equivalent of SIC codes used by Companies House UK

The Jersey Financial Services Commission will not provide this information, except on government request, or requests from security services such as Europol, Interpol, MI5 etc.

So I was wondering, does anyone know how he could prove his directorship and companies purpose as if he doesn't provide it, the German company will not do business with him.

Many thanks

Mark

 

[GraemeL]

Its not difficult. Jersey have their own version of Companies House

 

[Mark Woodruff]

It is difficult
They won't give away any info about the companies purpose or directors

 

[The Byre]

Have him send a certificate of good standing for £30. Other docs cost £4 each.

 

[Mark Woodruff]

Have him send a certificate of good standing for £30. Other docs cost £4 each.

Hi, thanks for the suggestion but this will not do for the German company either, in case you're mystified who the company is they are called Net Connect Germany. I spoke with my client over the weekend and he is looking to maybe start a new company as there seems to be no way that he will be able to prove to the Germans the things they need to know about his company.

 

[The Byre]

German companies shy away from anything that appears dodgy and 'offshoring' to Jersey would probably come under that heading.

With the advent of ATAD rules across Europe, they are nowadays under a legal obligation to ensure that all companies they deal with are totally above board and all taxes are paid in full.

Under German tax law, if a supplier fails to pay tax, that obligation can under certain circumstances fall on the B2B customer. This happened to the company SEH Computers GmbH in Aachen, who was hit with a €30m tax bill because their Swiss supplier had not paid all their taxes.

 

[Mark Woodruff]

German companies shy away from anything that appears dodgy and 'offshoring' to Jersey would probably come under that heading.

With the advent of ATAD rules across Europe, they are nowadays under a legal obligation to ensure that all companies they deal with are totally above board and all taxes are paid in full.

Under German tax law, if a supplier fails to pay tax, that obligation can under certain circumstances fall on the B2B customer. This happened to the company SEH Computers GmbH in Aachen, who was hit with a €30m tax bill because their Swiss supplier had not paid all their taxes.

Thanks for that. I can see why now they are a bit cagey.
Good reply - what I needed