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When establishing a new business, it can be easy to get caught up in the great products and services your new venture intends to provide. However, choosing the right business structure is essential, as it can help support your ambitions and reduce potential legal issues.

In England, business owners have several options to consider, depending on what best suits their circumstances. For instance, your business entity could be:

  • an unincorporated business, such as a sole trader or partnership; or
  • an incorporated business, such as a private limited company or a limited liability partnership.

Different business structuring offers different benefits. For example, an unincorporated partnership structure may provide low ongoing costs and setup for your business. In contrast, a company structure will separate your company assets from your personal assets, reducing your personal liability and risk.

Regardless, it is prudent to engage expert legal advice to identify which structure will best suit you and your business’ needs.

LegalVision’s expert business lawyers have a wide range of experience helping startups and small businesses choose and implement their business structures. Our commercial and corporate lawyers also take care of all your documentation needs, such as partnership agreements. In addition, we offer price certainty, providing cost transparency and peace of mind.

Let our law firm help you put the best legal structure in place for your business to support your growing needs. Call us today for a quote on 0808 196 8584 or complete the form on this page.

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How LegalVision Can Help

Experienced Business Structuring Lawyers

Your business structure can become a constraint long after the original entity has been established. A new investor, acquisition, group expansion, leadership change or planned exit can expose issues with ownership, control, asset location and liability that were not significant earlier.

For an established business, structuring decisions often affect several entities and stakeholders at once. Moving a business unit, creating a holding company, separating valuable assets or changing shareholder rights can have consequences across existing contracts, finance arrangements and governance.

Our business structuring lawyers advise on the legal structure that best supports your commercial objectives, then implement the required changes. We consider how control, risk and future transactions fit together, and coordinate with your tax and accounting advisers where required. Taking advice before ownership changes or assets are moved gives you more options and reduces the risk of having to unwind decisions later.

Examples of when businesses come to us

  • a new investor is coming in and the existing ownership structure no longer supports the rights or control being negotiated
  • several trading activities sit in one company and management wants to separate assets, liabilities or business units before further growth
  • an acquisition or planned sale is exposing gaps between the group structure, governance documents and the commercial deal being pursued

Our expertise

  • Entity and group structure: We advise on companies, partnerships, limited liability partnerships, holding companies and operating subsidiaries, so you can choose a structure that reflects how your business earns revenue, holds assets and manages risk.
  • Ownership arrangements: We draft and review shareholders agreements, partnership arrangements and related documents, so owners can agree voting rights, transfers, exits and decision-making before those issues become contentious.
  • Internal restructures: We advise on reorganising existing groups, including moving assets or business units between entities, so you can separate activities, prepare for growth or simplify how the group operates.
  • Investment, acquisition and sale structures: We advise on how ownership and group arrangements should change for a capital raise, acquisition or planned exit, so the transaction does not conflict with the existing structure.
  • Governance documents: We draft and review constitutional and governance documents across the group, so boards and owners have clear authority, reserved matters and approval processes as the business becomes more complex.

Our Services

Drafting and Reviewing Documents for Business Set Up

We can draft and review all documents related to the business structuring process, including Buy Sell Agreement, Company Constitution, Employee Share Option Plan, Option Agreement, Partnership Agreement, Share Buy Back Agreement, Shareholders Agreement, Term Sheet, Unitholders Agreement and Vesting Agreement. We can advise on all commercial contracts, from simple privacy policies to high-value IT SaaS agreements.

Structuring a Business

We can assist with incorporating your UK business and setting up a dual and holding company or discretionary trust. Our team can also provide assistance with setting up a sole trader business, Limited Liability company or partnership.

Restructuring or Franchising a Business

As your business grows, you may need to restructure it to take limit your liability or plan more effectively for tax. You may also look to license or franchise your business for growth. Our lawyers can help you restructure or franchise your business for success.

“For established owner-managed businesses, scale-ups and corporate groups, structure should be reviewed whenever ownership, capital or operating risk changes materially. We advise on holding and subsidiary structures, shareholder arrangements, internal reorganisations and governance documents, then continue advising as the group evolves. A structure that works at incorporation can become a constraint during investment, acquisition or exit. Structure should follow the business you are building, not the business you started with.”
Michaela Corley Michaela Corley Practice Leader, LegalVision

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do business structuring lawyers do?

Business structuring lawyers advise on how a business is legally organised and how ownership, control, assets and liabilities sit across its entities. We advise on entity selection, group structures, shareholder arrangements, internal restructures and governance documents, then implement the agreed structure.

Should I use a holding company structure for my business?

We assess whether a holding company supports your commercial objectives, including separating trading activities, holding key assets or managing several subsidiaries. The appropriate structure depends on your ownership, financing, risk profile and future plans. We also coordinate with tax advisers where the structure has tax implications.

When should I restructure an existing business?

We commonly advise on restructures before investment, acquisitions, disposals, succession planning or significant operational changes. Earlier advice gives us more scope to assess contracts, ownership rights, finance arrangements and governance before assets or interests move between entities.

How do shareholder agreements fit with business structure?

We use shareholder agreements to document how owners exercise rights within the chosen structure. They can address voting, reserved decisions, transfers, exits and changes in ownership. We review these arrangements alongside the constitution and wider group structure so the documents operate consistently.

What happens when LegalVision advises on a business restructure?

We start by mapping the current entities, ownership, assets and commercial objective. We then advise on the proposed structure, identify documents and approvals required, and draft the legal documentation. Where relevant, we coordinate implementation with your accountants, tax advisers and other professional advisers.

How is LegalVision’s business structuring support different?

LegalVision offers ongoing access through a fixed-fee membership, including unlimited access to lawyers. We can advise as your ownership, group structure and governance change, rather than treating each issue as a stand-alone matter. Our lawyers can also advise on related commercial and corporate work as it arises.

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