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JerseyBedrijfsoprichting, belasting en bankieren

Een topbestemming voor trusts en fondsen, op een steenworp afstand van Londen.

Silhouet van Jersey
Overzicht

Jersey is where London's institutional money keeps its structures. Its trust law is mature, its courts are respected, and the Jersey Property Unit Trust is still a standard way to hold UK commercial property. For funds, the Jersey Private Fund lets you launch in days rather than months.

Jersey sells quality, not price. Regulation is real, providers are licensed, and costs are well above Caribbean options — which is the point when the other side is a UK pension fund or a private bank's lending committee.

Voordelen

Waarom mensen kiezen voor Jersey

  • Mature trust law, with court judgments that carry weight internationally
  • 0% standard company tax, no capital gains tax and no inheritance tax
  • No tax kept back on payments to people abroad
  • Jersey Private Fund: up to 50 professional investors, usually approved within 48 hours
  • Every major UK and international bank is in Jersey
Waarvoor mensen het gebruiken

Waar Jersey past

  • Family trusts
  • Private equity funds
  • Real estate holding
In een structuur

Waar Jersey past in een structuur

Gebruikelijke rol · Trust, fund or property holder

Jersey in a structure · 2 routes
Investors or family
where they live
money to invest
Jersey fund or trust
run by a regulated trust company
Jersey fund or trust
no Jersey capital gains tax
buys and holds them
Investments
such as UK commercial property

Jersey usually holds rather than trades: a family trust, a private equity fund, or UK commercial property through a Jersey Property Unit Trust. It's chosen when the other side is an institution, such as a UK pension fund or a private bank's lending committee. It relies on licensed providers, real regulation and respected trust law, which is why costs are well above Caribbean options.

Waar het van afhangtCompanies doing activities like holding, financing or fund management must be run from Jersey with enough people and spending there, and banking is straightforward with a regulated trust company running the structure but harder and slower if you run it yourself.

Een vereenvoudigd beeld ter toelichting, geen aanbeveling. Algemene informatie, geen belasting- of juridisch advies.

Bankieren

Een bankrekening openen

Every major UK and international bank is in Jersey, including HSBC, Barclays, RBS International, Butterfield and Standard Bank. Banking is straightforward for companies and trusts run by a regulated trust company; opening accounts for structures you run yourself is harder and slower.

Belasting

Zo werkt de belasting hier

0% standard company tax, 10% for regulated financial services companies, and 20% for utilities and income from Jersey property. No capital gains tax, no inheritance tax and no tax kept back on payments to people abroad. Residents pay 20% personal tax, with a capped-tax route for wealthy new arrivals who qualify.

Substance (echte aanwezigheid)

Echte aanwezigheid, en wie de eigenaren kan inzien

Jersey's substance law means companies doing certain activities — head office, financing, IP, fund management, shipping, distribution and holding — must be run from Jersey, with enough people and spending there. The real owners are filed with the Registry, where authorities and regulated firms with a legitimate interest can see them; the public can't.

Keuze

Wanneer u hiervoor kiest

Choose Jersey when the other side is an institution — a UK property deal, a private equity fund with European investors, or a family trust that has to satisfy a London private bank.

Zo adviseren wij

U krijgt een schriftelijke vergelijking, geen verkooppraatje.

Elke Jersey aanbeveling krijgt u als schriftelijke vergelijking met de alternatieven. Daarin leest u of de opzet een kritische toets kan doorstaan, hoe makkelijk bankieren zal zijn, welke belastingverdragen gelden, wie de eigenaren kan inzien, wat het per jaar kost om alles draaiende te houden en welk risico uw reputatie loopt. Zo ziet u de voor- en nadelen voordat u zich vastlegt.

Volgende stap

Overweegt u Jersey? Vraag eerst een schriftelijke vergelijking aan.

Beantwoord zes vragen en ons team komt bij u terug met een voorselectie, een grove kostenindicatie en de plekken waar u kunt bankieren.

Veelgestelde vragen

Vragen die we bij elke Jersey intake horen.

What is a Jersey Private Fund?
A lightly regulated fund for up to 50 professional investors, usually approved by the JFSC (Jersey's regulator) within 48 hours. It needs a Jersey-based service provider but not a full fund licence.
Is Jersey part of the UK or the EU?
Neither. Jersey is a British Crown Dependency with its own parliament and tax system, outside the EU and outside the UK for tax.
Are Jersey trusts recognised in court?
Yes. Jersey trust law is well developed and its court judgments carry weight internationally, which is a big part of why institutions choose it.