Setting Up a UK Company for Virtual Assistants & BPO

VA teams and BPO/call-centre operations in Pakistan use a UK company to win UK contracts and invoice in GBP as a UK supplier.

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 virtual assistants & bpo, 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 Virtual Assistants & BPO

VAT. Services to UK businesses carry 20% VAT once registered; services to overseas businesses are outside UK VAT (reverse charge). Many BPO providers stay below the threshold initially.

Corporation tax. Corporation tax on profit; efficient owner remuneration. You take money out as a mix of salary and dividends, and we plan this efficiently.

Key considerations for virtual assistants & bpo

• Services VAT and reverse charge
• UK client contracts and data (GDPR)
• When to register

How Kingswood helps Virtual Assistants & BPO

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 virtual assistants & bpo we handle:

• Formation and VAT advice
• Invoicing and bookkeeping
• Accounts and director tax