Explore resident, nominee and professional director arrangements in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, the UK, Ireland, BVI and Cayman. Free initial review with Xavion.
Singapore, Australia and Malaysia have resident-director requirements that depend on company type. Ireland generally requires an EEA-resident director, with statutory alternatives. UK private limited companies, ordinary BVI business companies and Cayman exempted companies do not have a blanket local-director requirement. Regulated activities and economic substance need a separate assessment.
Singapore companies must have at least one director ordinarily resident in Singapore. A professional nominee appointment is not an exemption from directors’ duties or disclosure obligations.
Singapore Resident & Nominee Director Services
A standard Australian proprietary company needs at least one director ordinarily resident in Australia. Public companies need at least three directors, with at least two resident; crowd-funded proprietary companies have additional requirements.
Australian Resident & Nominee Director Services
Irish companies generally require at least one EEA-resident director, not necessarily an Irish-resident director. A prescribed €25,000 bond or a Section 140 certificate can provide a statutory alternative where its conditions are met.
Irish Company EEA Resident Director Services
Ordinary BVI business companies do not have a blanket BVI-resident director requirement. Professional appointments may serve governance needs; regulated activities and economic substance must be assessed separately.
BVI Professional & Nominee Director Services
Ordinary Cayman exempted companies do not have a blanket Cayman-resident director requirement. CIMA director registration or licensing applies to defined covered entities, not every Cayman company, and is not a residency rule.
Cayman Islands Professional & Independent Director Services
Under section 196 of the Companies Act 2016, a Malaysian private company needs at least one director ordinarily resident in Malaysia with a principal place of residence there. A public company needs at least two qualifying resident directors. An alternate or substitute does not count toward this minimum.
Malaysia Resident & Nominee Director Services
A UK private limited company’s directors do not have to live in the UK. A UK registered office is a separate company requirement. A professional or nominee appointment must serve a genuine purpose and does not remove director duties, PSC reporting or applicable identity verification.
UK Professional & Nominee Director Services
A professional director is not a signature service. The person must understand the business, exercise independent judgment and meet applicable duties. An appointment agreement cannot remove statutory responsibility or permit unlawful instructions.
We review your entity, ownership, activity and reason for the appointment, then explore suitable professional arrangements. Before proceeding, the local provider must confirm eligibility, duties, scope, fees, insurance position and any licensing requirements in writing. A first consultation is free; paid coordination and provider work are agreed separately.
Nominee or professional arrangements do not remove beneficial ownership reporting, bank checks or tax obligations. We do not support concealed ownership, misleading residency claims, sham management or attempts to bypass licensing. A resident director alone does not establish tax residence, satisfy every substance test or guarantee an account.
Tell us the company jurisdiction, entity type, business activity, owners’ residence, reason for the appointment and whether the company is regulated. No identity documents in this first enquiry. Appointment availability and terms must be confirmed after review.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Requirements depend on entity type, activity and current law. Any appointment is subject to local professional review, due diligence, provider acceptance and agreed terms. Xavion coordinates the enquiry and does not act as a regulator, bank or appointed director through this website.
