UKcorporator's standard Declaration of Trust document
The following is a sample of the standard Declaration of Trust document which UKcorporator will produce for you if you require. The sample below is suitable for the case where the shareholder / trustee is a company as opposed to a natural person (i.e. human being). A similar document is generated in cases where the shareholder / trustee is a natural person.


Declaration of trust by nominee shareholder
(company trustee)

The company referred to in Item 1 ('the Trustee') has subscribed to the memorandum of association of the proposed new company referred to in Item 2 ('the Company') and has thereby agreed to take and pay for the shares in the capital of the Company referred to in Item 3 ('the Shares') and hereby DECLARES that upon registration of the Company, the Trustee will hold the Shares and all rights attaching to them and all dividends and other distributions payable on them in trust and as nominee for the beneficiary referred to in Item 4 ('the Beneficiary') and the Trustee undertakes to transfer the Shares to the Beneficiary or to such other person as the Beneficiary may specify and otherwise to deal with the Shares or act in relation to them as the Beneficiary may from time to time direct and the Trustee APPOINTS the Beneficiary as the Trustee's attorney with power on the Trustee's behalf to transfer the Shares to the Beneficiary or to such other person as the Beneficiary may specify or otherwise to deal with the Shares or act in relation to the Shares as the Beneficiary may direct and to sign, execute and complete any transfer, blank transfer, proxy, consent to short notice or other document which the Beneficiary may consider necessary or expedient for any such purpose and this power of attorney is irrevocable and given by way of security.


The Items
Item 1 (the Trustee):


Item 2 (the Company):
(i.e. the proposed new company)

Item 3 (the Shares):

Item 4 (the Beneficiary):


Item 5 (date of this deed):   ______________________ (insert this date by hand)


IN WITNESS this Deed is executed on the date referred to in Item 5 above.

EXECUTED as a DEED by)______________________ Director
)______________________ Director/Company Secretary
)
in the presence of:

Signature of Witness:    ______________________

Full Name of Witness:    ______________________
Address of Witness:      ______________________
Occupation of Witness:  ______________________


[Note this document will be validly completed if signed on behalf of the trustee company by a director and the company secretary or alternatively by two directors - section 36A(4) and section 36B(6) of the Companies Act 1985.]
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