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These are ready-made companies for sale: companies registered in advance, kept dormant and never traded, so ownership passes to you in 24 to 72 hours instead of the weeks a new registration takes. ShelfCompanies24 holds ready-made companies, also called shelf companies or off-the-shelf companies, in 56 jurisdictions worldwide, each with a verified clean, debt-free history and, where you need one, an introduction to a corporate bank account.
A ready-made company is a pre-registered business entity that is available for immediate purchase and transfer. Also known as shelf companies or off-the-shelf companies, these entities are already incorporated and maintained in good standing, allowing you to take ownership and begin operations in 24 to 72 hours, depending on how quickly the local register updates.
At ShelfCompanies24, we offer one of the largest inventories of ready-made companies for sale worldwide, covering 56 jurisdictions across Europe, the Caribbean, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Every company in our inventory has been verified for a completely clean history, with no debts, liabilities, or legal encumbrances.
Whether you need a UK Ltd, a Cyprus company for EU market access, a Hong Kong entity for Asian operations, or an offshore IBC for asset protection, our inventory includes options for every business requirement.
The structure and type of company available depends on the jurisdiction. Here are the most common types of ready-made companies we offer.
| Company Type | Common Jurisdictions | Key Features |
|---|---|---|
| Ltd (Limited Company) | UK, Hong Kong, Ireland | Limited liability, separate legal entity, global recognition |
| GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung) | Germany, Austria, Switzerland | Limited liability, higher share capital requirements |
| IBC (International Business Company) | BVI, Seychelles, Belize, Bahamas | Zero tax, minimal reporting, privacy |
| LLC (Limited Liability Company) | USA, Georgia, St Kitts | Flexible structure, pass-through taxation options |
| BV (Besloten Vennootschap) | Netherlands | Dutch private limited company, holding structures |
| S.A. / S.L. / S.r.l. | Spain, Italy, Panama, Romania | Latin-origin structures, variable capital requirements |
| Pte Ltd / Sdn Bhd | Singapore, Malaysia | Asian market access, competitive tax |
| Free Zone Company | UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) | 100% foreign ownership, zero tax, trade facilitation |
Banking is the reason most buyers choose a ready-made company over a new registration. The entity already exists and its registry record is already established, which is the first thing a bank onboarding team looks at, so the application starts from a stronger position than a company incorporated the same morning.
Our shelf companies with bank accounts are entities that already hold an account at an established institution. Be clear about how this works, because the market is not always honest about it: an account does not simply change hands. The bank re-identifies the new owners and directors before it releases the account, because its own anti-money-laundering rules require that. What you skip is the application from nothing, not the due diligence.
What a ready-made company with an account genuinely saves you is the queue. The account exists, the banking relationship exists, and the file is pre-screened before it is submitted, so the gap between owning the company and moving money is usually measured in days rather than months. Multi-currency options depend on the bank and the jurisdiction, and your consultant will say which banks fit your profile before you pick an entity.
The process of purchasing a ready-made company from ShelfCompanies24 is designed to be fast, secure, and fully compliant with international regulations.
Contact our team to discuss your requirements. We will help you identify the best jurisdiction, company type, and features for your specific business objectives.
Browse our inventory and select the company that meets your criteria. Our team can provide detailed information about each company including age, registration details, and any included features such as bank accounts or virtual offices.
Complete the required Know Your Customer verification. You will need to provide a valid passport or national ID, proof of residential address (utility bill or bank statement), a brief description of your intended business activities, and source of funds documentation where required.
Once verification is complete, make payment via bank transfer, credit card, or cryptocurrency. We will then execute the ownership transfer, including director and shareholder changes, and provide all corporate documents.
After the transfer, our team remains available to assist with bank account activation, virtual office setup, accounting arrangements, and ongoing compliance requirements.
ShelfCompanies24 has been arranging ready-made company sales since 1995. Here is what that means in practice.
This is the question buyers ask most often after banking, and the honest answer has two halves. A ready-made company always comes with a company number and, in most jurisdictions, a tax identification number, because those are issued at registration. A VAT number is different: tax authorities grant it against evidence of real trading activity, which a dormant company by definition does not have, so most entities on the shelf are not VAT registered and nobody should promise you otherwise.
Where an entity we hold is already VAT registered, we say so before you choose it, because it changes what the company is worth to you. Where it is not, we file the registration as soon as your activity profile supports it, with the contracts, invoices or business plan the tax office wants to see. In the EU, the same application covers the VIES listing that lets you invoice across borders without charging local VAT. How long it takes is set by the tax office, not by us, and it varies from days in the Baltics to several weeks in the larger member states.
A ready-made company has a registration history, not a trading history, and the difference matters when a lender or a tender board is the one asking. Every company we sell has never traded, never invoiced and never employed anyone, which is exactly what makes it clean. If what you need is an entity that has been on the register for several years, that is the aged product and it lives on our aged shelf companies page, with the risks and the checks set out in the guide to trading history.
Most of the owners we put on a register do not live in the country concerned, and the process is built around that. There is no residency or citizenship requirement for shareholders or beneficial owners in the jurisdictions we cover, documents are couriered, apostilled and sworn-translated where a registry or a bank asks for it, and signatures are electronic or notarised where you are, so no stage requires you to fly anywhere. Two things do change when you buy from abroad. A handful of jurisdictions require a locally resident director, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Ireland for non-EEA owners among them, and we provide a nominee director in those cases. And a non-resident owner should expect closer bank due diligence, which is why the banking file is prepared and pre-screened before it is submitted.
If you are weighing up countries, start from the jurisdictions index, or read what a shelf company is and how buying a company off the shelf works before you commit to one.
A ready-made company is a legal entity that has already been incorporated and is available for immediate purchase and transfer. It is the same as a shelf company or off-the-shelf company. These companies have clean histories and are ready to operate from the moment ownership is transferred to you.
In most cases, the full transfer process takes 24 to 72 hours from the time KYC verification is complete. This includes all director and shareholder changes, document preparation, and registry filings.
Ready-made companies come with pre-assigned names. However, in most jurisdictions, you can change the company name after purchase. The name change process varies by country but is typically completed within a few days to two weeks.
A ready-made company was registered recently and kept dormant so it can be transferred quickly. An aged company is the same kind of entity after several years on the register, and buyers pay attention to it because the incorporation date is visible to banks, lenders and tender boards. Neither has traded. If the age itself is what you need, the aged shelf companies page covers what is available and what an older registration does and does not prove.
No. All ready-made companies in our inventory are guaranteed to have completely clean histories with no debts, liabilities, pending litigation, or tax obligations. We provide written guarantees for every company sold.
Yes. Many of our ready-made companies include active bank accounts that are transferred along with the company. Visit our bank account options page for details.
We offer ready-made companies in 56 jurisdictions worldwide, including all EU member states, the United Kingdom, major offshore centres (BVI, Seychelles, Cayman Islands), Asia-Pacific hubs (Hong Kong, Singapore), and more.
Yes, and most of our buyers do exactly that. None of the jurisdictions we cover imposes a residency or citizenship requirement on shareholders or beneficial owners, and the whole file can be signed electronically or notarised where you live, so you do not need to travel. A few countries require a locally resident director and we supply a nominee where that applies. Expect a bank to look harder at a non-resident owner, which is why we pre-screen the banking application.
Yes. We operate under strict data protection policies and maintain full confidentiality for all clients. Your personal information is only shared with relevant authorities as required by law for KYC and AML compliance.