Post-Brexit, a London consultant rebuilt EU client access with a Bulgarian EOOD in 5 days.

The challenge

Her London Ltd was technically able to invoice EU clients, but a Dutch government client and two German enterprises had procurement rules that required an EU-based supplier with an EU VAT number. She was watching contracts go to slower, less qualified competitors. She didn't want to relocate personally — just needed a clean EU entity.

What we did

• Single-shareholder EOOD registered via embassy-apostilled PoA
• Bulgarian VAT and VIES registration prioritised — done before the company was 2 weeks old
• Wise Business multi-currency account for GBP/EUR/USD invoicing
• Simple dual-entity structure: UK Ltd kept for UK clients, BG EOOD for EU contracts
• Quarterly cross-border reconciliation built into the bookkeeping

The outcome

• Won back two of the three lost EU contracts within the first quarter
• EU revenue grew from £0 to £142k in the first 12 months under the new entity
• 10% Bulgarian corporate tax on EU-sourced profit vs 25% UK corporation tax
• Total setup cost amortised in the first month of EU billing