Reorganisations and restructures

Your business structure: managing risk and protecting assets.

The structure of your business plays a central role in managing risk and safeguarding assets. From holding companies to more complex group structures, we provide expert advice on combining, splitting, and separating property and surplus profits to ensure your structure meets your evolving needs.

As your business grows and surplus profits are available for investment, you may need to adapt your business structure to maintain tax efficiency and asset protection. This can be a complex area to navigate, and having a reliable, experienced advisor is essential. We keep a close watch on your business, monitoring its structure and tax status to ensure that you can benefit from available tax reliefs now and in the future.

Throughout your business’s lifecycle, its structure may need to expand or shift to support new goals, increased investments, or risk management. Knowing how to make these changes without triggering unwanted tax charges is critical to protecting your assets.

Common challenges that businesses face include simplifying group structures, separating distinct business units, or removing specific assets from an existing company. While there are several methods for achieving these goals, one of the most secure and tax-efficient approaches is through a demerger—a specialised area of expertise for Bates Weston Tax. We invite you to explore our website’s section on demergers for more detailed insights into how this strategy may benefit you.

We’re here to ensure that your business structure is fit for purpose, providing the flexibility and protection you need as your business continues to grow. Speak to us about your business structure, and let’s make sure it supports your long-term goals.

This guidance is generic in nature and does not constitute advice. You should take no action based upon it without consulting ourselves or your own professional advisor.