For business
Notarial services for businesses and corporate clients
Corporate documents for use abroad, notarised in Bristol and across the South West. We assist with company records, corporate powers of attorney, directors’ certificates and commercial contracts for international use. You will receive a clear, fixed-fee quotation before any work begins.
Regulated pursuant to the Legal Services Act 2007 by the Master of the Faculties through the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Member of the Notaries Society
£1 million, underwritten by HCC International Insurance Company PLC
Sikorska Notary Limited is a private limited company registered at Companies House of England and Wales, number 14336748
An individual fixed fee quote is provided before work commences. Your matter is handled by Patrycja Sikorska throughout
Corporate notarial acts
What we notarise for businesses
If your matter is not listed, it is very likely that we can still assist you with it. Please contact us for details.
- Authenticating company and business documents and transactions (eg. resolutions, minutes, certificates of incorporation, memorandum & articles of association, accounts, reports)
- Notarisation of the corporate Powers of Attorney
- Certification of Identity of Directors, Secretaries and other Company Officers
- Certifying translations of documents
- Sale and purchase of commercial properties/land abroad
- Affidavits and Statutory Declarations
- Authenticating documents used to set up bank account or business branch offices (eg. Good Standing Certificates, Certificates of Law, Application forms)
- Trademark Assignments
- Notarisation of the Loan Agreements and Mortgage documents
- Certifying the execution of Commercial Contracts for International Use
- Share Pledges
Who this is for
Three kinds of business enquiry
Described by the documents involved, rather than by sector. Appointments are available at our Bristol office, or at your workplace or place of business.
In-house legal and company secretarial
Board and shareholder resolutions, minutes, certificates of incorporation, memorandum and articles, accounts and reports needing authentication for use abroad, together with certification of the identity of directors, secretaries and other company officers.
Company records & officer certificationsDocuments notarised, then apostilled or legalised
Instructing on behalf of a client, where a document has to be notarised and then apostilled or legalised before it can be filed or relied on overseas. We deal with the notarial act, and arrange legalisation through specialised agents where it is needed.
Instructing for a clientBusinesses trading or incorporating overseas
Documents used to set up a bank account or a branch office, such as good standing certificates, certificates of law and application forms. Also corporate powers of attorney, trademark assignments, share pledges, loan and mortgage documents, and the sale or purchase of commercial property and land abroad.
Setting up abroadHow the practice works
A named notary on every matter
Your matter is handled by Patrycja Sikorska from the first enquiry to the completed act. The person who reads your documents is the person who notarises them, so there is no need to explain the matter twice.
Early notice of a deadline helps. If you know a completion date, a board date or a filing deadline, say so in your first message and the appointment can be held.
Office hours are Monday to Thursday, 10:00 to 17:00. Evening, weekend and out-of-hours appointments are available by prior arrangement, and we can attend your workplace or place of business. Mobile visits and appointments outside normal business hours may incur an additional fee, which is included in your quote.
Send document detailsWhat to send first
Four things that speed everything up
Sending these with your first message means a fixed fee can usually be quoted straight away, rather than exchanging emails to establish the basics.
- A scan or photo of the documents
- The country they are going to
- Your deadline, if you have one
- Any instructions from a foreign lawyer or agent on notarisation or legalisation, for example apostille, consular legalisation or additional documents
Send these with the enquiry form. If the scans are too large to attach, send the enquiry and we will reply with an address to send them to.
Fees
Fees and invoicing
Fees are fixed and an individual fixed fee quote is provided before work commences. Payment is accepted by cash, card or bank transfer, in pounds sterling only.
Simple document
£90 minimum, plus VAT
Notarisation of a simple document such as a passport, driving licence or one page letter.
Where a fixed fee is not possible
£240 per hour, plus VAT
You will be given the fee structure and a proper estimate based on the information provided at the time.
Disbursements, itemised separately
Third party costs are charged on in addition to the notarial fee and are set out individually on your invoice.
- Legalisation fees payable to the FCDO and/or Consulate/ Embassy/ Legalisation Agent
- Translation or interpretation fees
- Agent fees
- Courier and postage costs
- Companies House search fees
- Verification fees for academic documents, certificates and corporate records
- Other third-party fees
Cross-border work
Documents leaving the UK, and documents going to Poland
Where the receiving country requires it, apostille and consular legalisation are arranged on your behalf through specialised agents used for document attestation and legalisation worldwide. See apostille & legalisation for how the two routes differ.
Patrycja is a Polish speaker, and we provide notarised translation from Polish to English and from English to Polish of certificates and legal documents. For a company document going to a Polish subsidiary or branch, that means the notarial act, the translation and the certification are handled together, without a separate translation agency in the chain. There is more on this on the home page.
Send the documents, get a fixed quote
Tell us what the documents are, where they are going and when you need them. That is usually enough to quote a fixed fee straight away.