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Group corporate structures can work as effective tools for both newly established businesses and those who are seeking to undergo a reorganisation. Implementing a holding company can provide significant legal, commercial and tax advantages. This article explores how a holding company<\/a> can be used to hold multiple operating companies, the practical benefits of this type of structure and how it can support wider corporate restructuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Are Companies Commonly Used in the UK?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Businesses often choose to trade via companies because they offer limited liability and help limit potential exposure of shareholders for business liabilities. Shareholders are generally only responsible for the amount they invest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A limited company is also the predominant and industry-standard structure for attracting external investment. A business can choose to operate all its activities through one company. However, growing businesses with multiple revenue streams may choose a group structure instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Holding Company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A holding company is a distinct legal entity established to own and control other companies. It generally occupies the top position in a corporate group and holds shares in one or more operating subsidiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In most structures, the holding company owns all shares in the operating companies. Shareholders will typically hold shares in the holding company, not directly in subsidiaries. This helps to create a clear ownership chain. The operating companies will typically handle the business\u2019 daily trading activities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, they will enter contracts with customers and suppliers, hire staff, lease premises and manage their individual trading operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The holding company usually does not trade itself. Instead, it owns shares in its subsidiaries and often holds important assets such as intellectual property, property or cash reserves. This allows the holding company to protect key assets if a customer brings a legal claim against a subsidiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each company within the group is legally separate. Even where the holding company owns all of the shares in a subsidiary, that subsidiary signs its own contracts and remains responsible for its own liabilities. As a result, a holding company structure helps separate valuable assets from the daily risks of running a business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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