About Keystone
A named UK-based specialist, not a formation platform.
Keystone Secretarial Services exists for people who are running a UK company from somewhere else in the world, and want it set up and maintained by someone who answers the phone.
Who you'll work with
David Millar
Founder · a named UK-based specialist
David holds a Bachelor of Laws from Robert Gordon University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Heriot-Watt University. He has extensive business experience and specialises in helping individuals and organisations establish and structure companies throughout the UK.
Before founding Keystone he spent ten years in banking and finance in the UAE, working with expatriates, entrepreneurs and international investors. That decade of cross-border work is why the firm is built around people who are not in the UK: different time zones, overseas identity documents, and post that has to reach you wherever you actually are.
His legal and commercial background gives clients confidence that their business is built on robust legal, governance and compliance principles from the outset - and that the same person stays with the company afterwards, as directors, shareholders and filings change.
Bachelor of Laws - Robert Gordon University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Heriot-Watt University
Ten years in banking and finance in the UAE - supporting expatriates and international investors
The firm
UK-based, London-registered, working across time zones.
A central London address
167–169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF - the registered office we provide to clients, and where our own post is received.
Clients worldwide
Founders and directors in the Gulf, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australasia. Nothing requires you to travel to the UK.
UK working hours, real replies
Enquiries are answered within one UK working day, and calls are arranged at a time that works in your time zone.
ICO registered
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, registration number ZC168532. How we handle your data is set out in our privacy policy.
How we work
Three commitments, on every engagement.
Fixed, all-inclusive pricing
You are told the price before any work starts, and it includes Companies House fees, UK VAT and identity verification fees. See pricing.
Plain English, every time
Filings, registers and structures explained in language you can act on - what it is, why it matters, and what we need from you.
Proactive compliance reminders
Deadlines are tracked for you and flagged before they fall due, so a confirmation statement never lands as a surprise.
Tell us what you need - we will tell you the price.
Four quick questions and a named UK-based specialist comes back to you within one working day, wherever in the world you are.
1. We reply within one UK working day
2. A short call or written questions, in your time zone
3. A fixed price confirmed before any work starts