Case studies

Results our clients can measure

Three recent engagements that show how we solve real problems — from pre-funding compliance to cross-border VAT and company restoration.

Fintech Paylens Technologies Ltd

From idea to funded fintech in 90 days

The challenge

A two-person fintech team needed a UK entity, business bank account and clean compliance record before their seed funding round — all within a single quarter, with founders based in Berlin and Toronto.

Our solution

We incorporated the company same-day, drafted investor-ready articles of association, coordinated remote identity verification for both directors and secured introductions to two challenger banks. Our secretarial team then maintained statutory registers and share allotment records ahead of the funding round.

< 24 hrs

Incorporation time

£1.4M

Seed capital raised

11 days

Bank account opened in

Zero

Compliance issues at due diligence

"Meridian made UK incorporation invisible. We focused on the product; they handled every statutory detail and the investors' legal team found a spotless record."

— Co-founder & CEO, Paylens Technologies

E-commerce & Retail Nordlys Home Ltd

Cross-border e-commerce VAT made simple

The challenge

A Norwegian homeware brand selling into the UK from an overseas warehouse faced complex import VAT, distance-selling rules and a registration deadline that threatened to halt fulfilment.

Our solution

We registered the company for UK VAT within two weeks, implemented a Making Tax Digital-compatible accounting stack, and set up quarterly filing with automated sales-data reconciliation across three sales channels.

14 days

VAT registration completed in

100%

Filing accuracy

30+

Admin hours saved monthly

+62%

UK revenue growth, year one

"We expected UK VAT to be a nightmare. Meridian's team turned it into a routine we never think about — and we kept shipping without a single day of downtime."

— Operations Director, Nordlys Home

Property & Construction Ashcombe Estates Ltd

Restoring a struck-off property company

The challenge

A family property company was dissolved after missed confirmation statements, leaving two buy-to-let properties with a frozen bank account and no legal owner able to transact.

Our solution

Our legal team resolved the outstanding filings and penalties, prepared the RT01 administrative restoration package, obtained HMRC bona vacantia waiver and reinstated the company to the register without court proceedings.

9 weeks

Restoration completed in

75%

Penalties negotiated down by

None

Court proceedings required

Properties protected

"We thought we had lost the company entirely. Meridian explained every step, kept us updated weekly and had us trading again in two months."

— Director, Ashcombe Estates

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