Buy a Ready-Made Company in Bulgaria — €2,400, VAT Registered
Companies incorporated in 2025, already registered for VAT, transferred to you in 1–2 working days. One price with the costs inside it, and a plain list of what you send us.
The price
€2,400, with the costs inside it
A ready-made Bulgarian EOOD costs €2,400. That figure includes the costs of the transfer — there is no second invoice at the end. If you need more than one shareholder, the company is converted from EOOD to OOD and each additional shareholder is €500. The companies we hold were incorporated in 2025 and are already registered for VAT, and the transfer itself completes in 1–2 working days once your documents are in order.
| Price | What it covers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made EOOD | €2,400 | The company, the share transfer, the change of manager, and the costs of filing it |
| Each additional shareholder | +€500 | Conversion from EOOD to OOD: new articles, shareholders’ decision, notarised signatures, fresh filing |
| Bank account | not included | Opened separately, on the bank’s terms — see below |
| Ongoing accounting | quoted separately | Monthly bookkeeping, VAT returns, annual statements |
Decide the ownership structure before the transfer rather than after it. Converting during the handover is one filing. Converting three months later is a second one, with its own fees and its own waiting period.
Same thing, four names
Ready-made, shelf, off-the-shelf — is there a difference?
No. A ready-made company in Bulgaria, a Bulgarian shelf company and an off the shelf company in Bulgaria are the same product under different names, and providers use whichever term their market uses. Bulgarian ready made companies are simply entities that were incorporated, never traded, and are held until someone buys them.
The distinction that does matter is not the name. It is whether the company has ever done anything.
| What you may be offered | What it actually is | Safe to buy? |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-made / shelf / off-the-shelf company | Incorporated, never traded, no history | Yes — verify in the register |
| Aged company with “history” | Has traded, has counterparties and possibly liabilities | Only after due diligence |
| Company “with a bank account included” | The account does not survive the change of owner | Treat the claim as untrue |
What we sell is the first row. Every company in our stock was incorporated in 2025, has never traded, and carries no debts, contracts or counterparties — which is exactly why the transfer can be done in days rather than after weeks of checking what you are inheriting.
Why people buy one
One year on the register, and a VAT number that already works
Those two facts are usually the whole reason someone buys a ready-made company instead of registering a fresh one.
Incorporated 2025
1 yearPayment processors, marketplaces, freight forwarders and some banks treat a company registered last week differently from one with a year behind it. A few apply a minimum age before they will onboard you at all.
VAT already registered
VIESA fresh company applies and waits. This one can issue a compliant intra-EU invoice and quote a VAT number that validates in VIES on day one.
Clean history
No tradingThe companies have never traded. No debts, no contracts, no counterparties, nothing to inherit. That is what makes a shelf company safe to buy and what you should verify in the register yourself.
If your first contract depends on invoicing an EU business, the VAT number is the difference between trading this week and trading next month.
Who this is for
When a ready-made company is the right call
A ready-made company solves one problem: time. If time is not your constraint, a fresh incorporation is cheaper and gives you a company shaped exactly as you want it from the first day. The profiles below are the ones where the year on the register and the existing VAT number earn their price.
You need to invoice an EU business this month
This is the most common case by a distance. A fresh Bulgarian company can trade immediately, but it cannot quote a VAT number until the registration goes through, and a B2B customer in Germany or the Netherlands will usually want one before they raise a purchase order. Buying a company that already holds the number removes the wait entirely — you can issue a compliant intra-community invoice, quote a VAT ID that validates in VIES, and let the customer apply the reverse charge on the first transaction.
A marketplace or processor has a minimum age rule
Marketplaces, payment processors and some acquirers apply company-age thresholds during onboarding, and a few will not look at an entity registered weeks earlier. You cannot argue your way past that check and you cannot speed it up. A company with a year on the register clears it on the first attempt, which is why sellers preparing for a season rather than reacting to one tend to buy rather than register.
You are bidding, tendering or signing on a deadline
Public tenders, framework agreements and larger private contracts frequently require the bidder to be an existing legal entity, sometimes with a minimum period of registration. If the deadline is in three weeks, incorporation plus VAT registration does not fit inside it. The transfer of an existing company does.
Transport, freight and logistics
Operator licensing, insurance and the first contracts all take the company as their starting point, and each of them measures how long the entity has existed. Starting from a company that already has a year behind it shortens the run-up rather than the licensing itself — which is still its own process with its own timetable.
You missed a window and need to catch up
A supplier agreement that has to be signed by a company, a payment account that has to be opened before a launch, an EU customer who will not deal with a sole trader. These are all situations where the calendar is set by someone else and the company is the missing piece.
You want the structure decided on day one
If two or three partners are going in together, the company can be converted from EOOD to OOD during the transfer, so ownership is correct from the moment it becomes yours rather than after a second filing. Each additional shareholder is €500, and doing it in one pass costs less than doing it twice.
And when you should not buy one
Three situations where a fresh incorporation is the better answer, and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise.
- You are not in a hurry. If you can wait a few weeks, registering a new company costs less and you choose the name, the activity and the structure from scratch.
- You want a specific company name. A ready-made company arrives with a name. It can be changed, but that is another filing, and if the name is the point you may as well start fresh.
- Your business will not be active for months. A company that exists has obligations from the day it exists — accounting, filings, and a tax registration that expects returns. Buying one early to “have it ready” means paying to maintain something dormant.
A ready-made company buys you weeks. Whether those weeks are worth the difference in price is a question about your calendar, not about the company.
The other option
Ready-made or register a new company?
Both routes end with a Bulgarian company you own. They differ in what you wait for and what you can choose.
| Ready-made company | Fresh incorporation | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a company in your name | 1–2 working days after documents | Several days for registration, then VAT separately |
| VAT number | Already active | Applied for after incorporation |
| Age on the register | One year | Zero |
| Company name | Comes with one; changeable by filing | You choose it |
| Registered activity | Set; changeable by filing | You choose it |
| Ownership structure | EOOD, convertible to OOD at €500 per extra shareholder | Set as you like from the start |
| Trading history | None — that is the point | None |
| Price | €2,400, costs included | Lower, quoted per case |
| Bank account | Opened after transfer | Opened after registration |
Read the first three rows together. Everything a ready-made company gives you is time — the registration time, the VAT waiting time, and the year of age you cannot create retroactively. Everything a fresh incorporation gives you is choice, at a lower price, if you can afford to wait.
If you are still weighing the two, the longer guide walks through the mechanics of both: how shelf companies work and when they beat a fresh incorporation.
How it goes
The purchase, step by step
Four steps. Only the third has a fixed length.
Step 1 — We confirm what is in stock
You tell us the activity and whether you need one owner or several. We confirm which company fits and what it costs. Usually the same day.
Step 2 — You gather documents
The step with no fixed length, because notarisation, apostille and certified translation depend on your own country. Start it the day you decide, not the day you pay.
Step 3 — The transfer is filed
Share transfer and change of manager go to the Commercial Register. 1–2 working days.
Step 4 — The company is yours
You receive the updated registry record. The bank account and the ongoing accounting start here, and neither is instant.
Almost every delay we see happens in step 2, and almost none in step 3. Providers advertising a two-day turnaround are timing step 3 and letting you discover step 2 on your own.
What you send us
The documents required
Short list, and none of it is unusual.
- Passport copy for every incoming shareholder and for the manager
- Notarised power of attorney, if you are not coming to Bulgaria — this is what lets the transfer be filed without you travelling
- Notarised specimen signature for whoever will act as manager
- The declarations required by the Commerce Act from the incoming manager, which we prepare and send you to sign
- Address and contact details for the registry filing and the anti-money-laundering checks
The detail that costs people a week
Documents issued outside Bulgaria usually need an apostille and a certified Bulgarian translation. And the spelling of your name has to match across the passport, the power of attorney and the registry filing, in Latin and in Cyrillic transliteration. A mismatch of one letter is a rejected filing and another notary appointment.
Said before you pay, not after
What the price does not cover
The company’s bank account does not come with the company. A Bulgarian bank re-runs its own checks when ownership and control change, and in practice the new owner opens a new account rather than inheriting one. Anyone advertising a shelf company “with a working bank account included” is describing something the bank has not agreed to yet. Budget time for the account, not only for the transfer.
The price covers acquiring the company and putting it in your name. It does not cover running it. Monthly bookkeeping, VAT returns, payroll if you hire, and the annual financial statements begin the moment the company is yours — and they are what keeps the 10% corporate rate usable without penalties.
And a ready-made company is not a shortcut around a licence. If your activity is regulated, the licence is applied for by the company and the regulator looks at the entity: its capital, its management, its registered activity.
If the business needs a licence
Shape the company before the transfer, not after
Buying the company is the fast part. If your activity is regulated — payments, crypto and CASP, forex, gambling, employment agency, transport, pharmacy — the licence decides your real start date.
That order matters. A ready-made company can shorten the run-up to an application, but only if the entity is shaped for the licence you intend to hold. Reshaping it afterwards means another set of filings.
See what our licensing service covers, or tell us which licence you are aiming for and we will say whether a ready-made company helps or gets in the way.
Before you order
Frequently Asked Questions
How old are the companies you have in stock?
They were incorporated in 2025, so roughly one year on the Commercial Register. You can verify the incorporation date yourself in the public register before you pay — and you should.
Do they already have a VAT number?
Yes. The companies we hold are already registered for VAT, so the number validates in VIES from the day the company is yours rather than after a fresh registration.
Is a Bulgarian shelf company the same as a ready-made company?
Yes. Ready-made company, shelf company and off-the-shelf company all describe the same thing in Bulgaria: an entity that was incorporated, never traded, and is held for sale. What matters is not the label but whether it has any history — and ours have none.
What exactly does €2,400 include?
The company, the share transfer, the change of manager and the costs of filing it. There is no separate invoice afterwards for those costs. Additional shareholders are €500 each, and the bank account and ongoing accounting are separate.
How long does it take?
The transfer itself is 1–2 working days once the paperwork is in order. Preparing the paperwork — notarisation, apostille, translation — depends on your country and is usually the longer part.
Can I buy a shelf company in Bulgaria without travelling?
Yes. A notarised power of attorney lets the transfer be filed without you being in Bulgaria. You will still need documents notarised where you are, and in most countries apostilled and translated.
Does the company come with a bank account?
No, and be careful with anyone who says it does. The bank re-runs its own checks when ownership and control change, and in practice a new account is opened for the new owner. Treat “bank account included” as a claim the bank has not agreed to.
Is buying a shelf company legal?
Yes. It is an ordinary transfer of shares under the Bulgarian Commerce Act, filed publicly in the Commercial Register, together with a change of manager. Nothing about it is hidden — the whole point of the register is that anyone can look the company up afterwards.
How do I know the company really has no debts?
Because it has never traded, and because you can check. The Commercial Register shows the incorporation date, the filings and the annual financial statements. Ask for the company’s identification number before you pay and look it up yourself rather than relying on our summary.
Can I change the company name?
Yes, by filing the change with the Commercial Register. It is a separate filing with its own fee and its own short waiting period, so if the name matters to you it is worth deciding at the same time as the transfer rather than afterwards.
Can I change the registered activity or the address?
Yes, and both are ordinary filings. The registered activity in Bulgaria is broad rather than restrictive for most businesses, so many buyers never change it. The address changes if you are not using our registered office.
Can I add a second shareholder later instead of now?
Yes, but it costs more in total. Converting from EOOD to OOD during the handover is one filing at €500 per additional shareholder. Doing it three months later is a second filing with its own fees and its own waiting period.
Who is the manager after the transfer?
Whoever you name. The change of manager is filed together with the share transfer, so the previous manager is removed and yours is registered in the same step. That person needs a notarised specimen signature and signs the declarations required by the Commerce Act.
Does the previous owner keep any rights or access?
No. Once the share transfer and the change of manager are filed, the register shows you as owner and your person as manager. That is what the public record is for, and you can confirm it there yourself the same day it goes through.
What documents do I receive?
The updated record from the Commercial Register showing the new ownership and management, the company’s founding documents, and the identification number you need for banking, VAT and contracts. If you need certified copies or an extract in English for a bank abroad, say so and we will prepare it.
What are the ongoing costs after buying?
The company has obligations from the day it is yours: monthly bookkeeping, VAT returns while it is VAT registered, payroll if you hire, and annual financial statements. Those are quoted separately and depend on transaction volume. Budget for them from month one rather than treating them as a later problem — an unfiled VAT return is more expensive than the bookkeeping that prevents it.
Do I have to start trading immediately?
No, but the obligations do not pause because you do. A VAT-registered company files returns whether or not it has activity, and the annual statements are due regardless. If your start is months away, a fresh incorporation later may cost less overall.
Can I use the company for a regulated activity?
Only after the licence. For payments, crypto and CASP, forex, gambling, employment agency, transport or pharmacy, the licence is applied for by the company and the regulator looks at the entity — its capital, its management, its registered activity. A ready-made company can shorten the run-up, but only if it is shaped for the licence you intend to hold. Tell us which one before the transfer, not after.
What if I need more than one company?
Tell us how many and what each will do. Stock is finite and changes, so multiple companies are a question of what is available rather than a standard order, and we would rather confirm than promise.
Has the company ever traded?
No. The companies have no trading history, no debts and no contracts. That is the point of a shelf company, and it is something you should confirm in the register rather than take on trust.
Next step
Ask what is in stock
Stock changes. Tell us the activity, whether you need one owner or several, and when you need to be trading — we will confirm what is available and what it costs before you commit to anything.
Two lines is enough to start
What the company will do, and how many owners it needs. We reply with what is in stock, the total price for your case, and the document list for your country.
Prefer to understand the mechanism first? The longer guide covers how shelf companies work, when they beat a fresh incorporation, and what to check before buying. This page is the offer; that one is the explanation.
Daniel Malbašić is a business expert with extensive experience in the field of business consulting, organization and business optimization. His expertise includes market analysis, strategic planning, and implementation of effective business solutions. Daniel is dedicated to helping companies grow and improve their operations, providing them with comprehensive support in making key business decisions.