Company formation
A separate route when an existing company is not the right fit.
Review pathway →Secondary services
Support the company after the acquisition decision.
Services appear after the primary company-selection pathway and must state whether Shelf Consulting provides, coordinates or introduces the relevant professional.
Provider roles remain gated pending client confirmation. No service card below represents an approved professional engagement.
Which services does Shelf-Company.at provide directly?
Services fall into three categories, and every service page states which one applies: provided directly by Shelf-Company.at, coordinated by Shelf-Company.at with an external professional, or an introduction to an independent regulated provider.
That distinction matters because several of these workstreams — tax, audit, legal and notarial work among them — are regulated activities in Austria. A provider that blurs the line between performing the work and coordinating it is creating a risk for the buyer.
Provider roles are still being confirmed. No service listed on this page represents an approved professional engagement, and no regulated service is claimed to be performed directly.Operational workstreams
Every role disclosed.
The final service pages will use one of three labels: “Provided by”, “Coordinated by” or “Introduced partner”. Until the responsible provider is confirmed, the scope remains unpublished.
Registered office & mail
Scope, provider and legal conditions require confirmation.
Review pathway →Trade-licence coordination
Activity-specific professional coordination, not an automatic licence promise.
Review pathway →Management support
Commercial, trade-law, tax and immigration questions must remain distinct.
Review pathway →Accounting & payroll
Provider role and service scope will be disclosed before publication.
Review pathway →Banking coordination
Introductions and process support cannot replace the bank’s approval.
Review pathway →
Your Austrian adviser
Direct access
Speak to a consultant before you commit.
A first conversation is about business fit: what the company has to do, when it has to start, who will own and manage it, and whether acquiring an existing GmbH is genuinely the better route for you.
What the first conversation covers
- Intended business activity and start window
- Ownership, management and residence context
- Whether an existing company beats a new formation
- Which company attributes are genuinely required
- How the cost would be composed for your case
What it never asks for
- Passports or identity documents
- Source-of-funds evidence
- Any document upload on this public website