Company incorporation in Spain

Setting up a business in Spain is your gateway to the entire European Union market. This process, known as company incorporation (constitución de una sociedad), provides a solid legal structure for your project, protects your personal assets, and gives you professional credibility.

The most common and recommended legal structure for SMEs and startups is the Sociedad Limitada (S.L.). It offers limited liability for its shareholders, requiring a minimum share capital of just €1.

The process of creating a company in Spain involves several essential steps that must be followed in a specific order.

It all starts with obtaining the NIF (Tax Identification Number) for all non-Spanish shareholders. This is a mandatory first step.

Next, we must secure your desired company name by requesting a Name Certificate (Certificado Negativo de Denominación Social) from the Central Mercantile Registry.

With these steps completed, we draft the company bylaws (estatutos sociales), which define the rules of your company. We then sign the public deed of incorporation before a Spanish notary and handle the entire registration process with the Spanish Commercial Registry.

Once this process has been completed, we proceed with opening a bank account in a Spanish bank, and then your company will be ready to start operating here.

Our expertise lies in making this bureaucratic journey feel simple and seamless. We can complete the entire process on your behalf with a power of attorney, saving you multiple trips to Spain. We coordinate with notaries, banks, and registries to ensure your Spanish company is set up correctly and efficiently, ready for you to operate.