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YOUR LIFE · YOUR COMPANY · YOUR UK PLAN

Your future in Britain deserves a solid plan.

Your dream of a new life in Britain, or a company that sells to British customers, deserves a confident start. But first come the questions that matter most: your money, your family, your taxes. Since 2006, people from all over Europe and beyond have turned to St Matthew to get those answers right.

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WHAT DRAWS YOU TO THE UK?

A new home, a new market, or both?

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YOUR LIFE IN THE UK

Settle in with your family, your finances already in order

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YOUR COMPANY IN THE UK

Turn your business idea into a British company

NOW IT GETS REAL

Ready to get started?

01 · YOUR QUESTIONSAn hour with Sebastian on your UK planMoving over? An inheritance, a property or a holding company? Talk one-on-one with Sebastian and find out what it means for your money. By phone, Zoom, WhatsApp or Signal.Talk through your UK plan →02 · YOUR COMPANYYour own company in the UKYour name. Your limited company. We form it remotely, wherever in the world you live.Start your company →03 · YOUR SHAREHOLDINGSA UK holding company for your shareholdingsYou've poured your heart into building something real. Now give your business assets a structure worthy of where you're headed.Plan your holding →04 · YOUR UK BUSINESSUK VAT registrationYour customers are in the UK. We handle your VAT registration with HMRC, so you can invoice them properly from the start.Sort out your VAT →05 · YOUR TEAMUK payroll for your first hiresHiring staff in the UK? We register you as an employer with HMRC and run payroll every month.Build your team →06 · YOUR GROWTHTaking your company publicDreaming bigger? We take your PLC from incorporation toward a listing on the stock market.Plan your PLC →
YOUR MONEY · JERSEY · GUERNSEY · ISLE OF MAN

Give your money more options

Your money should be within reach, even outside your home country. A bank in Jersey or Guernsey, or on the Isle of Man, may be the right fit. We find out which banks will accept you, what minimum balance they expect and how to apply from abroad.

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FROM PLAN TO FIRST STEP

We're with you from the first question on

Bring your plans and your questions. We put the next steps in order and explain what matters for you. Learn more about us.

  1. 1

    Your questions first

    What's holding you back? Sebastian goes through the tax side of your plan with you.

  2. 2

    A clear way forward

    You see the next steps, what's included and what it costs, in writing and in plain English.

  3. 3

    Under way

    Your plan starts to take shape, and we explain every step along the way.

Sebastian Sauerborn
SEBASTIAN SAUERBORN

Your UK plan matters to me personally.

I'm Sebastian Sauerborn. I started St Matthew in London in 2006, and I've been helping people with their UK decisions ever since.

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MAKING THE UK HOME

Make the UK your home

Panorama of the curving facades of the Regent Street Quadrant in LondonYOUR ROUTE TO THE UKThe right visa for the life you wantSee which routes are open to you as a founder or a skilled professional.Find your route →Archirondel Tower on the east coast of Jersey, with clear water over pebbles in frontYOUR LOCATIONJersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and the Cayman IslandsWhere you live, where your company is based, where your money sits: each place has its own rules.Explore the locations →The Great Court of the British Museum under its glass roofYOUR NEW EVERYDAYEveryday life, from London to the HighlandsHousing, schools, finding a GP: see what daily life looks like in the places on your shortlist.Get to know the UK →
KNOWLEDGE FOR YOUR UK PLAN

Good decisions start with good answers

YOUR FRESH START IN THE UKNew residents: how to keep qualifying foreign income and gains out of UK tax for four yearsSee if you qualify →YOUR FUTURE HOMEEngland, Great Britain or the UK? Know the difference before you moveGet to know the country →YOUR MONEY IN THE UKA good salary on paper. How much do you keep after UK tax?Understand your taxes →
NEWS

The latest on UK tax and moving to Britain

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Companies and formation6 November 2026

What a UK limited company needs

Director, shareholder, registered office, PSC and identity verification: what your UK limited company needs, and the deadlines that start on day one.

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Moving to the UK30 October 2026

UK Budget 2026

If you live, invest or trade in the UK, this Budget touches your money. See each measure with its status: already in force, enacted, or still to go through Parliament.

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Overseas territories23 October 2026

EU tax haven list and the Overseas Territories

You are drawn to Jersey, Anguilla or the BVI and want no surprises back home. Your home country's own rules apply either way, listed or not.

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Britain is the dream. Let's take that life-changing first step together.

Let's talk about your plan