Turner Little - Company formation

[JohnnyDoe]

They tout themselves as "Company Formation Experts": Offshore Company Formation | Bank Accounts & Services | Turner Little
It seems that they are particularly focused on UK companies, with a range of services including accounting: UK Company Formation | Turner Little

Their address is:
Fanshawe House
Pioneer Business Park
Amy Johnson Way
York
YO30 4TN

Since they are often mentioned and recommended on OffshoreCorpTalk, I decided to have a quick, deeper look.

Let's start with checking the company behind OffshoreCorpTalk: Contact

Blackwater International Ltd
York Eco Business Center (Office 12), Amy Johnson Way
York, England, YO30 4AG
UK
Here is a screenshot:

Clearly, OffshoreCorpTalk is using Turner Little as their UK service provider.

Now let's check this company in the UK Companies House: BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL LTD overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK
It has always filed dormant accounts.
Here are the last ones, for 2024:

So that's the clever strategy used by OffshoreCorpTalk for not paying taxes: filing false financial statements in the UK. 🤣

Is Turner Little aware of this? Do they really believe that their client OffshoreCorpTalk makes no money? Or this "strategy" was actually setup by them?
In any case, I’d steer clear of Turner Little - just like any other service provider promoted, more or less openly, by OCT.

 

[marioIT]

I never used turner little so can't throw shit at them without proof. But I remember their reviews were very bad years ago when they first joined OCT.
Now I just went to trustpilot and it shows almost all 5 stars reviews... they answer all the bad ones claiming they are fake reviews and that the user is not their client.
If you look at google reviews there the average is 2/5... with many 1 star ones... even in the last months

Google Search

some just for fun

Worst service ever. Complete waste of money, avoid this company, they will probably say I'm not a customer also. After months and 2 1/2 k down the drain I finally managed to open a bank account in the virgin islands, that offers no protection to your funds, thanks Turner Very Little help!!

You need to know one thing before hiring this service: there is a clause in the contract that allows you to pay and they do not fulfill their service. That is, you pay 700 GBP to have a bank account and if they say there is no bank account available for your case, they will say they did their part. Pray for a refund. Anyway, HORRIBLE experience with this TERRIBLE company.

Nic Lee (client)
One of the worst in the business. Subpar service and extremely rude staff. Even after paying exorbitant fees to migrate to another provider, the process was not completed after a year. Many better options elsewhere for a fraction of the price.

Turner Little Ltd (Owner)
Nic Lee is not a client of Turner Little.

🤣

I actually am a client, working with David McIntyre. Have receipts and email to prove it.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

maybe some clients are not used to the way offshore banking works, "introducers" etc so they don't read that the service provided is just that,

not that I like how these things usually go anyway... but world is full of "introducers" and gurus these days... you have to be careful. and you have to be sure you really need these offshore accounts/structures.
Show up with enough cash and almost all the doors will open, no need of introducers...

OffshoreCorpTalk
It has always filed dormant accounts.

So that's the clever strategy used by OffshoreCorpTalk for not paying taxes: filing false financial statements in the UK. 🤣

I still remember when they proposed this way... "use UK Ltds + emis" to pay zero tax. oh that's what they meant!
It's funny as they got very harsh on their forum these days, when someone try to ask how to pay zero tax while living in high tax countries they start screaming "tax fraud tax fraud", not even trying to help with legal ways to lower their taxes 🤣

 

[CEO]

Trustpilot no more trustworthy, people are buying&selling good reviews.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

I still remember when they proposed this way... "use UK Ltds + emis" to pay zero tax. oh that's what they meant!
It's funny as they got very harsh on their forum these days, when someone try to ask how to pay zero tax while living in high tax countries they start screaming "tax fraud tax fraud", not even trying to help with legal ways to lower their taxes 🤣

They could at least have proposed the old “agency” structure trick where the UK LTD keeps only a low % of the earnings and sends the rest overseas.

But no worries, the OCT bully “stands on solid legal ground, and we remain confident in the strength and integrity of our platform”
Post in thread 'I think I found @TurnedToRobot2's identity'
https://www.offshorecorptalk.com/threads/i-think-i-found-turnedtorobot2s-identity.47537/post-351418

Luckily for them, it’s quite unlikely that HMRC will bother to investigate their $100k/year scam business