Set up a Cayman Islands Company
Foundation companies are legal entities formed under the Foundation Companies Act, 2017, and may be incorporated with or without share capital.
Generally, foundation companies are formed without share capital and limited by guarantee (without issuing shares).
A limited by guarantee foundation company may have members (who agree to guarantee the debts of the company at the time of liquidation up to a certain amount, generally USD 1). However, there is no obligation to have members (if at least one supervisor is appointed). The members shall not have any rights to dividends or profits of the foundation but shall have a vote in the general meeting of the foundation. Details of the members, if any, are not shown in any public register.
The management of the Foundation rests in the board of directors, whose details are available in the public register upon payment of a fee ($60)
The management of the Foundation is supervised by the Board of Supervisors, who also have voting rights in the general meetings of the Foundation. The Foundation shall have at least one supervisor or one member. Details of the supervisors are not shown in the public register.
The Foundation Companies Act, 2017 of the Cayman Islands as well as provisions of the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands applicable to Foundation companies provide that a Foundation Company must be managed by a board of directors, who may be individuals or corporate bodies.