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When you expand into a new country, progress can stall on local regulatory and compliance requirements. We remove that barrier by managing your entity setup and the essential day-to-day operations surrounding it – freeing you to stay focused on your commercial strategy.

We provide integrated governance, HR, risk and insurance support for international businesses establishing operations in the UK and internationally. Unlike traditional compliance-only providers, we combine entity setup with the wider operational infrastructure you need, creating a compliant, scalable foundation that’s ready to run from day one.

What we do

Whether you need UK entity setup, international operational compliance, or a joined-up approach to company formation and governance, we bring the expertise, infrastructure and trusted partnerships to deliver it with a single point of contact. This includes global HR, risk and governance solutions for corporates and international expansion compliance for corporates, built around your operating model and timelines.

Our services

Set up entities and keep governance on track across jurisdictions.

  • End-to-end company formation and compliance support globally.
  • Ongoing company secretarial services.
  • Board, committee and AGM support.
  • Technology-enabled processes, including AI-supported board management portals. 

Help your new entity put the right foundations in place for employees.

  • Advice on workplace pensions and benefits set-up.
  • Governance, engagement and education to support employee understanding and retention. 

Find out more about how we can help you manage global employee benefits.

Design reward structures that work locally while staying consistent globally.

  • Strategy design and governance for reward programmes.
  • Benchmarking and market insight.
  • Approaches that align with local compliance and best practice. 

Practical HR support for fast-growing teams and new market entry.

  • Recruitment support.
  • Performance management and HR policies.
  • Compliance documentation.
  • Redundancy and organisational change support.
  • Additional HR capacity when you need it. 

A joined-up approach to risk transfer for the business and its people.

  • Insurance solutions tailored to overseas entities.
  • Integrated corporate risk and employee benefits cover aligned to your operating model.

Find out more about how we can help with international private medical insurance.

Support confident decision-making and stronger oversight across jurisdictions.

  • Enterprise risk frameworks, governance and regulatory risk support.
  • Risk analytics, modelling and stress testing to inform strategy and resilience.
  • Independent risk assurance, internal audit and controls reviews to strengthen oversight and support board and investor confidence. 

Why Howden

  • Proven track record of international operational delivery.

  • Seamless collaboration with our global teams.

  • Single point of contact across operational services.

  • Scalable, compliant and flexible support as you grow.

Strength through our group and trusted relationships

Howden can draw on wider group capability to support joined-up delivery for clients. Where specialist legal or tax input is required, we'll coordinate with trusted professional services partners across jurisdictions.

How it works

  1. Discovery – confirm target countries, timelines, operating model and risk priorities.
  2. Set up – entity formation and the governance framework required to operate.
  3. Operational foundations – HR, reward, pensions, benefits and insurance implementation.
  4. Ongoing support – governance cycles, compliance, reporting and risk oversight as you scale.

Who this is for

This service is designed for organisations that need:

  • A compliant route to establish operations quickly.
  • Ongoing governance and company secretarial support.
  • Practical HR resource and reward design for new markets.
  • Insurance and risk support aligned to board expectations and investor scrutiny. 
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Expanding internationally doesn't have to be complicated. Talk to our team about how we can help you set up, stay compliant and support your people wherever your business grows.

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