Purchase of a Ready-Made (Shelf) Company

Acquire a pre-registered, clean-record Albanian company and start operating in days — with full due diligence, transfer documentation and administrative handover managed on your behalf.

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A ready-made (shelf) company is an Albanian Sh.p.k. that has already been registered with the QKB, holds a valid NIPT, and has remained dormant — no trading activity, contracts or liabilities since incorporation. Ownership is transferred to you through a share transfer rather than a fresh registration, which means you can hold a company with an established registration date within days.

The trade-off for that speed is inherited history: buying an existing company means inheriting its full legal and tax record, not just its registration date. That is why due diligence is not optional in our process — we review every candidate company’s corporate register history, tax compliance status, litigation exposure and beneficial ownership records before it is offered for transfer, and we share those findings with you before you commit to a purchase.

PURCHASE OF A READY-MADE COMPANY

1,750 EUR
fixed service fee

PACKAGE OF PURCHASING A READY-MADE COMPANY INCLUDES:

Access to our portfolio of available dormant, clean-record companies
Full legal, tax and litigation due diligence review
Share transfer agreement preparation
Shareholder & director change filing with the QKB
Company name change, if desired
Updated Articles of Association reflecting new ownership
Beneficial owner (UBO) declaration update
Virtual office / registered legal address for 1 year
Notary coordination services
Bank and tax authority notification of the ownership change

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Fixed service fee for due diligence, transfer and administrative handover. The dormant company itself carries a separate purchase price, typically €500–€2,500 depending on its registration age and history — quoted individually once you select a candidate company. State fees, notarisation and translation costs are billed separately at cost.

Why Buy Instead of Registering New

Immediate NIPT and registration certificate — no wait for QKB processing of a brand-new filing.
An existing registration date, which can matter for tenders, licence applications or contracts that require a minimum trading or registration history.
In some cases, faster corporate bank account opening, since certain banks process an ownership change more quickly than a first-time account application.
A ready structure to begin invoicing and contracting immediately once the ownership transfer is registered.

Due Diligence — What We Check Before Any Transfer

Before a company is recommended for transfer, we complete a full review covering:

Corporate register history — prior owners, directors, name changes and registered activity.
Tax compliance status — outstanding filings, assessments or disputes with the tax authority.
Litigation and enforcement checks — pending or historical claims, liens or court judgments.
Financial records — confirmation the company has been genuinely dormant, with no undisclosed liabilities.
Beneficial ownership records — accuracy and completeness of the existing UBO declaration.

We only recommend companies that pass this review, and the findings are shared with you in writing before you commit to a purchase.

The Transfer Process, Step by Step

Select a candidate company

Due diligence review & findings shared

Share transfer agreement & resolutions

QKB filing of ownership change

Bank & tax authority notification

Operational handover of documents & access

Typical timeline: a few business days to 2 weeks from selecting a candidate company to a completed ownership transfer, depending on due diligence depth and whether signing is done locally or remotely by power of attorney. Bank and tax authority updates can take a further 1–3 weeks depending on the bank’s KYC process for ownership changes.

Documents Required

Passport copies of the new shareholder(s) and appointed administrator.
Signed share transfer agreement and shareholder/director resolutions (we prepare these).
A notarised power of attorney, apostilled or consular-legalised, if the transfer is signed remotely.
Proof of the new registered address, if you are not using our virtual office arrangement.
Certified Albanian translations of any foreign-issued documents for corporate shareholders.

Fee Schedule — Additional & Ongoing Services

Beyond the fixed package above, the following services are priced individually. Your adviser confirms an exact quotation once your structure, nationality and banking preference are known.

Service	Indicative Fee
Transfer service — full package (as above)	€1,750 fixed fee
Underlying dormant company purchase price	from €500–€2,500, depending on registration age & history
Due diligence review only (your own candidate company)	from €400
Company name change (if not already included)	from €150
Legal address / virtual office — renewal after year 1	from €600 / year (≈€50 / month)
Bank signatory update (in-person visit required)	from €150
Notarisation, apostille & courier (per your home country)	from €150–€250, billed at cost
Accounting & tax compliance (monthly)	from €150 / month
Corporate governance & admin support (monthly)	from €300 / month

⚠ Practical note

A genuinely dormant company should carry no hidden liabilities — that is exactly what our due diligence review is designed to confirm. We do not offer any company for transfer where the review raises unresolved questions about historical activity, tax compliance or beneficial ownership. If a candidate company fails review, we simply do not recommend it, and can instead proceed with a fresh Sh.p.k. registration.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a company already registered with the QKB, holding a valid NIPT, that has remained dormant with no trading activity, contracts or liabilities since incorporation. Ownership is transferred to you through a share transfer rather than a fresh registration.

Yes, provided proper due diligence is completed first. We check the corporate register history, tax compliance status, litigation records and beneficial ownership data before recommending any company for transfer, and share the findings with you in writing.

The main reasons are speed and registration history: a ready-made company already has a NIPT and an existing registration date, which can help where a tender, licence application or bank relationship benefits from an existing registration, or where you need to start operating immediately.

Yes. A name change can be filed with the QKB alongside the ownership transfer, included in the standard package, so the company can operate under your preferred trading name going forward.

The package covers due diligence, the share transfer agreement, QKB filing of the ownership change, a name change if desired, the UBO declaration update, the virtual office/legal address for the first year, notary coordination and notifying the bank and tax authority. The underlying company’s own purchase price, and notarisation/apostille/translation costs, are billed separately.

A genuinely dormant company should have none, which is exactly what our due diligence process is designed to confirm before you commit. We do not recommend any company where the review raises unresolved questions about historical activity or liabilities.

Yes. The share transfer agreement and related filings can be signed under a notarised power of attorney, following the same remote process used for new company registration. Updating the bank’s signatory records may still require an in-person visit, depending on the bank.

The transfer service fee is generally higher than our standard new-registration package, reflecting the due diligence work and the value of an existing registration date. The underlying company itself also carries its own purchase price. For most founders without an urgent need for registration history, a fresh Sh.p.k. registration is the more cost-effective route — see our Remote Formation by Power of Attorney page.