Setting Up a UK Company for Freelancers & Consultants

Freelancers in Pakistan use a UK company to bill international clients professionally, access UK payment platforms and get paid in GBP.

How to set up your UK company

The process is the same wherever you are in Pakistan, and you never need to travel to the UK. As freelancers & consultants, here is how we get you trading:

1. Register your UK limited company — usually within 24 hours, with directors, shareholders and share structure set up correctly.
2. Get a UK registered office — a UK address for Companies House and HMRC, keeping your home address private.
3. Register for VAT and an EORI where needed — so you can import stock and reclaim or charge VAT correctly (see below).
4. Open a UK business bank account — so your company can receive payments and pay suppliers in GBP.

Banking & getting paid

A UK business or fintech account (such as Wise or Revolut Business) lets your company invoice clients, receive marketplace payouts and pay suppliers in pounds — usually without visiting the UK. We guide non-resident directors through the options and help prepare your documents.

VAT & tax for Freelancers & Consultants

VAT. Consulting services to UK clients carry 20% VAT once over the threshold (or voluntarily); overseas business clients are reverse charge. Many freelancers start without registering.

Corporation tax. Corporation tax on profit; low salary plus dividends is common. You take money out as a mix of salary and dividends, and we plan this efficiently.

Key considerations for freelancers & consultants

• When VAT registration helps
• Overseas vs UK client VAT
• Simple record-keeping

How Kingswood helps Freelancers & Consultants

We are UK-headquartered Chartered Certified Accountants with an office in Lahore, so you get UK expertise with local support in Urdu and English. For freelancers & consultants we handle:

• Formation and simple setup
• Invoicing and bookkeeping
• Accounts, VAT and director tax