Supporting a management consultant expanding from France

Move UK client contracts onto a UK Limited Company vehicle to simplify VAT, present a stronger commercial profile and separate UK earnings from French self-employment thresholds.

• Micro-entrepreneur turnover cap in France was approaching.
• Some UK clients preferred to contract with a UK entity to avoid cross-border withholding questions.
• The consultant needed to remain personally French-tax-resident and file correctly in both jurisdictions.

1. 1Incorporated a UK Limited Company with the consultant as sole director, shareholder and PSC.
2. 2Advised the client to obtain independent French tax advice on central management and control implications before operating the UK company from France.
3. 3Prepared Wise Business and Revolut Business applications with matching French residential address and UK company address.
4. 4Set up an initial services agreement between the UK company and each UK client.

The consultant's UK-facing contracts moved onto the UK entity within two months. UK revenue was ring-fenced, invoiced in GBP, and reconciled against the French personal tax position with the client's local accountant.

• Cross-border structures always need paired local advice — we are UK specialists, not French tax advisors, and we say so clearly.
• A UK entity is not a tax shelter; it is a commercial vehicle. The purpose is contracting clarity and credibility.