Rooted in Aviation.
Governance, VAT, and customs across multiple jurisdictions must be managed in order to own and use high value assets effectively. Even a single misstep can be costly and time consuming.
Owners, family offices, and their advisers trust Martyn Fiddler to structure and administer high value asset ownership, enabling clients to focus on enjoying and using their assets while we take care of governance, VAT efficiency, and customs compliance.
We believe ownership should feel empowering, never overwhelming. Working as one team with you, we design solutions that support client objectives. Whether clients are acquiring an aircraft, selling a helicopter, importing a superyacht or managing global tax regimes, we simplify complexity and create sustainable strategies.
We are more than governance experts. We help clients master the complexities of ownership, building compliant solutions, relationships that matter and legacies that endure.
From governance and EU and UK VAT to customs compliance, we master every detail so that clients can focus on what matters most: enjoying high value assets with greater confidence.
Martyn Fiddler is an expert in three distinct areas; ownership, VAT, and customs.
Martyn Fiddler is licensed by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority to undertake regulated Trust and Corporate Services.
High value asset ownership includes:
Our approach saves time, reduces risk and ensures compliance, delivering value far beyond cost.
Martyn Fiddler supports ownership across multiple jurisdictions, combining international reach with local expertise. With offices in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Ireland, and the Netherlands, we deliver coordinated solutions while maintaining close relationships with clients and advisers worldwide.
Our ownership structures are bespoke to each client and their high value asset. They fulfil business needs, limit liability, and support ownership structures alongside specialist VAT advisory services which may help identify VAT efficient approaches where appropriate. Every solution complies with applicable VAT rules in respect of the aircraft.
Post Brexit, qualifying vessels and owners can use EU temporary admission for privately used assets such as super yachts (for up to 18 months) and for super yacht's helicopters (for up to six months).
There are many advantages of the Isle of Man:
Chartering services may be subject to local VAT regulations and benefit from VAT opportunities and charges depending on where a charter occurs. Martyn Fiddler are able to provide tax consultations on registering an IOM flagged vessel for VAT for European charters.
Most of the structures we administer are Isle of Man companies holding a single aircraft or yacht, often alongside a trust or foundation where succession or asset protection matters.
We act as the entity’s administrator and where appointed, as its directors: we hold the board meetings, keep the records, prepare the accounts and evidence that decisions are taken where the structure says they are.
Advisers engage us because that work is continuous, jurisdictionally specific and unforgiving of gaps and because a structure that was correct at closing stops being correct the moment nobody is maintaining it.
Martyn Fiddler designs and administers bespoke ownership solutions for high value assets, including aircraft, marine, corporate and other significant holdings such as art or vehicle collections.
By integrating governance, EU and UK tax, EU and UK VAT and customs expertise, Martyn Fiddler delivers coordinated entities that are compliant, robust and built for long-term assurance.
Martyn Fiddler does three things really well:
Our areas of expertise include:
Simply put, we support clients by forming companies to own aircraft or superyachts in a way that is tax efficient, compliant and fully aligned to what they want to achieve. The work beneath the surface may be complex, but the experience for our clients should always feel simple.
An ownership entity is the legal and corporate framework through which an asset is acquired, held and operated.
These structures may involve companies, partnerships, trusts or other entities, depending on jurisdiction and objectives. Martyn Fiddler establishes and administers tailored ownership vehicles that comply with relevant jurisdictional and asset class requirements.
Why are bespoke ownership vehicles important?
No two ownership situations are the same. The right ownership vehicle ensures liability is managed appropriately, tax and VAT are considered from the outset, and governance requirements are properly addressed for the asset and jurisdiction involved.
Martyn Fiddler designs and administers tailored entities so ownership remains secure, compliant and fit for purpose.
What does a Corporate Service Provider (CSP) do?
A Corporate Service Provider establishes and administers companies and trusts, provides fiduciary oversight and ensures compliance with regulatory frameworks.
As a regulated provider in the Isle of Man, Ireland and the United Kingdom, Martyn Fiddler delivers corporate and trust services that underpin secure ownership entities.
What is an integrated ownership solution?
An integrated ownership solution is a coordinated entity that brings together governance, corporate administration, EU and UK tax, VAT and customs expertise within a single framework.
Rather than addressing these disciplines in isolation, Martyn Fiddler aligns them from the outset to ensure ownership is compliant, efficient and operationally practical across jurisdictions.
Whether you are acquiring a new asset, reviewing an existing ownership entity or planning for the future, our team is here to provide clear, confident guidance. A short call is usually enough to identify the right route.
