Company Comparison Chart

Notes

¹ Government approval may be required on exit from certain jurisdictions  
² Must be held by an approved Custodian. 
³ Can be a non-Cyprus resident. 
⁴ A sole director cannot serve as the company secretary. A body corporate cannot serve as the company secretary if the sole director is the only director of that body corporate. 
⁵ Information not available to public inspection. 
⁶ Audit requirements and exemptions exist under local law, seek clarification from local office or jurisdiction Key Facts sheet. 
⁷ There are additional filing fees for Annual Returns and other Registry filings. 
⁸ All companies are required to prepare accounts and to be audited by the auditors annually, but annual filing of such audited accounts only applies to public companies and guarantee companies. 
⁹ S130 of the Companies Act 1981 allows a company to appoint a secretary or resident representative, being an individual or a company ordinarily resident in Bermuda, in place of a director. 
¹⁰ Licensed entities must also file with the Bermuda Monetary Authority details of directors and shareholders and also audited financial statements.