Our team
A Saudi company formation touches two countries, five Saudi authorities and a bank. No single person is qualified for all of it, so a file here passes through five roles: a formation specialist, ACCA-qualified accountants, an FCMA, a Saudi legal partner and a PRO on the ground in Saudi Arabia. How each role reviews what we publish is set out in our editorial policy.
Who does what
Each of the five roles on a Saudi company formation file does work the others are not qualified to do, from filing with MISA to standing at a ministry counter in Saudi Arabia. We list roles, not names, on this page; the company behind them and its Lahore office are on our about us page. You get the name and direct number of the specialist handling your file on the first call, and two clients name the person who handled theirs in our Google reviews.
Your single point of contact
Plans the structure with you (we often recommend an LLC instead of a branch), builds the document list for your country and files the two registrations that create the company. Most delays we see are document mistakes, so this role checks your PDFs before anything is stamped at home.
Members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Set the company up with ZATCA and keep it compliant afterwards. They also review the shareholder's audited accounts before MISA sees them. Late VAT registration is the penalty we see most, so they track taxable sales against the SAR 375,000 threshold from the first invoice.
FCMA: fellowship level in management accounting
Works out what the company will cost to set up and to run, before you commit, and writes the numbers MISA asks for in activities with special conditions.
External legal partner, licensed to practise in the Kingdom
Drafts and reviews the documents that bind you: who owns what, who signs, and what happens if partners disagree. Saudi-law advice has to come from a lawyer licensed in Saudi Arabia, so this role sits with our legal partner there.
Our own employee, known in Saudi Arabia as a mu'aqqib (معقب)
Does the parts that still need a person at a counter: following up files at the ministries, collecting documents, and booking the appointments you must attend in person. Our own employee, not an outsourced agent.
One file, five roles
The formation specialist leads or tracks all nine stages of a Saudi company formation, from structure to yearly compliance. The other four roles join only at the stages their qualification covers, so the lawyer's time goes on the articles, not on booking bank appointments.
| Stage | Formation specialist | ACCA | FCMA | Legal partner | PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure and activity | Leads | – | Capital and costs | Restricted activities | – |
| Home-country documents | Leads | Audited accounts check | – | Power of attorney | – |
| MISA registration | Files | – | Investment plan if needed | – | – |
| Articles and CR | Files | – | – | Drafts articles | Ministry follow-up |
| ZATCA, VAT, e-invoicing | Tracks | Registers | – | – | – |
| GOSI, Qiwa, Muqeem | Tracks | – | Payroll costs | – | Submits |
| Bank account | Prepares file | Source of funds | – | – | Books appointment |
| Manager's Iqama | Tracks | – | – | – | Jawazat steps |
| Yearly compliance | Calendar | Returns and filings | – | – | Renewals |
Straight answers
Our team prepares and files the paperwork for a Saudi company, but four things sit outside our work, and you should know them before you hire us.
Check us
Professional titles are easy to type and just as easy to check. Ask us for the membership or licence details of anyone working on your file, then confirm them with the body that issued them.
ACCA publishes a "Find an ACCA member" register that anyone can search by surname and city. FCMA status is confirmed by the institute that awarded the fellowship. A Saudi lawyer's practising licence is issued by the Ministry of Justice, through its Directorate of Law Practice and the Najiz portal.
Questions about the team
One formation specialist, from the first call to the handover. You get their name and direct WhatsApp number when the file opens, and they bring in the accountants, the legal partner and the PRO when your file needs them.
Because the roles are what you are buying: who is qualified to file, to account and to advise on Saudi law. You meet the people on your file by name on the first call, and you can check their memberships with the bodies that issued them.
No. Saudi-law advice has to come from a lawyer licensed in Saudi Arabia, so it comes from our legal partner there. We coordinate the work and you see their name on the documents they draft.
Your home accountant still handles your home company. The Saudi company needs its own ZATCA registration, returns and books under Saudi rules, which is what our ACCA-qualified accountants set up.
A PRO is the person who visits the Saudi offices for you: following up files, collecting documents and booking appointments. It means you only travel for the steps where Saudi rules need you in person, usually the bank and residency.
Yes. If your question is about tax, VAT or running costs, ask for the accountant on the free consultation and we'll set up the call.
Tell us what the Saudi company will do. We reply within one working day, and the free consultation takes 20 to 30 minutes. The specialist on that call is the one who would handle your file, and our seven-step process shows what happens after it.
