{"id":8958,"date":"2026-03-23T11:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=8958"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:42:14","slug":"qa-structuration-dentreprise-investissement","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/fr\/perspectives\/qa-business-structuring-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&amp;R : Structuration des entreprises et investissements\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q. Quelle est la diff\u00e9rence entre une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme et une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en nom collectif \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e ?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme (Ltd ou PLC)&nbsp;<\/strong>Il s'agit de la forme juridique la plus courante en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles. Il s'agit d'une entit\u00e9 juridique distincte de ses propri\u00e9taires (actionnaires) et de ses dirigeants (administrateurs). La responsabilit\u00e9 des actionnaires vis-\u00e0-vis des dettes de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 est limit\u00e9e au montant qu'ils ont vers\u00e9 (ou accept\u00e9 de verser) pour leurs actions. Une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e est r\u00e9gie par ses statuts et par la loi de 2006 sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s (Companies Act 2006).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e (LLP)&nbsp;<\/strong>Il s'agit d'une structure hybride : elle poss\u00e8de la personnalit\u00e9 juridique distincte et la responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e d'une soci\u00e9t\u00e9, mais elle est impos\u00e9e comme une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de personnes (ce qui signifie que les associ\u00e9s sont impos\u00e9s directement sur les b\u00e9n\u00e9fices de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de personnes, plut\u00f4t que de voir l'entit\u00e9 payer l'imp\u00f4t sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s). Les LLP sont r\u00e9gies par un contrat de LLP plut\u00f4t que par des statuts, et leurs dispositions internes sont plus souples et plus confidentielles que celles d\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour les cabinets de services professionnels \u2014 avocats, experts-comptables, g\u00e9om\u00e8tres \u2014, la LLP est une forme juridique courante, car elle allie transparence fiscale et responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e. Pour les entreprises commerciales, les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s industrielles et les entreprises technologiques, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e est presque toujours plus appropri\u00e9e, notamment en raison des all\u00e8gements fiscaux dont elles peuvent b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier et de la relative facilit\u00e9 \u00e0 attirer des investisseurs gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des structures actionnariales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le choix entre ces deux options doit \u00eatre effectu\u00e9 en tenant compte des avis \u00e9clair\u00e9s de conseillers juridiques et fiscaux.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q. Qu'est-ce qu'une structure de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding, et pourquoi y aurait-on recours ?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une structure de holding consiste \u00e0 cr\u00e9er une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 m\u00e8re (la \u2018 holding \u2019) qui d\u00e9tient les actions d'une ou plusieurs filiales op\u00e9rationnelles (les \u2018 filiales d'exploitation \u2019). L'activit\u00e9 commerciale est exerc\u00e9e par l'interm\u00e9diaire des filiales op\u00e9rationnelles ; la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding se situe au-dessus de celles-ci et en est propri\u00e9taire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les entreprises optent pour une structure de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding pour plusieurs raisons :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protection des actifs \u2014 les actifs de valeur (tels que les biens immobiliers en pleine propri\u00e9t\u00e9, la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle ou les r\u00e9serves de tr\u00e9sorerie) peuvent \u00eatre d\u00e9tenus au sein de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding ou d\u2019une filiale distincte, \u00e0 l\u2019abri des risques commerciaux li\u00e9s aux activit\u00e9s des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Efficacit\u00e9 fiscale \u2014 les dividendes vers\u00e9s par une filiale \u00e0 une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement exon\u00e9r\u00e9s de l'imp\u00f4t sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s en vertu de l'exon\u00e9ration pour participation importante pr\u00e9vue par la l\u00e9gislation britannique (sous r\u00e9serve de certaines conditions). Cela permet aux b\u00e9n\u00e9fices de s'accumuler au niveau de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 holding avant d'\u00eatre r\u00e9investis ailleurs.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faciliter les investissements et les cessions \u2014 il est plus facile de c\u00e9der une filiale (en vendant ses actions) ou d'attirer des investisseurs \u00e0 un niveau op\u00e9rationnel sp\u00e9cifique lorsque l'entreprise est structur\u00e9e en filiales plut\u00f4t qu'en une seule et m\u00eame soci\u00e9t\u00e9.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activit\u00e9s multiples \u2014 lorsqu'une entreprise exerce plusieurs activit\u00e9s distinctes, le fait de les g\u00e9rer par l'interm\u00e9diaire de filiales distinctes permet d'assurer une s\u00e9paration financi\u00e8re claire et de limiter le risque de contamination crois\u00e9e en mati\u00e8re de responsabilit\u00e9.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participation des dirigeants \u2014 Les structures de holding facilitent la mise en place de dispositifs d'incitation destin\u00e9s aux dirigeants (options EMI, actions de croissance) au niveau des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s op\u00e9rationnelles.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q. Que sont l'EIS et le SEIS, et quel est leur impact sur les investissements dans mon entreprise ?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) et le Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) sont des programmes mis en place par le gouvernement britannique qui offrent d'importants all\u00e8gements fiscaux aux particuliers qui investissent dans des petites entreprises et des entreprises en phase de d\u00e9marrage \u00e9ligibles. Ils visent \u00e0 encourager les investissements en capital dans les entreprises priv\u00e9es en r\u00e9duisant la charge fiscale pesant sur l'investisseur au titre de cet investissement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dans le cadre du SEIS&nbsp;<\/strong>(pour les entreprises en phase d'amor\u00e7age), les investisseurs peuvent b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d'un all\u00e8gement fiscal de 50% sur les investissements ne d\u00e9passant pas 200 000 \u00a3 par ann\u00e9e fiscale, ainsi que d'une exon\u00e9ration de l'imp\u00f4t sur les plus-values r\u00e9alis\u00e9es lors de la cession d'actions \u00e9ligibles. Le dispositif SEIS est accessible aux entreprises levant jusqu\u2019\u00e0 250 000 \u00a3 au total (sous r\u00e9serve de certaines conditions).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dans le cadre de l'EIE&nbsp;<\/strong>(pour les entreprises en phase de croissance), les investisseurs peuvent b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019un all\u00e8gement fiscal de 30% sur les investissements \u00e0 hauteur de 1 million de livres sterling par ann\u00e9e d\u2019imposition (ou 2 millions de livres sterling pour les entreprises \u00e0 forte intensit\u00e9 de connaissances), ainsi que d\u2019un report d\u2019imposition et d\u2019une exon\u00e9ration de l\u2019imp\u00f4t sur les plus-values pour les plus-values \u00e9ligibles. Le dispositif EIS est accessible aux entreprises levant jusqu\u2019\u00e0 12 millions de livres sterling au total (sous certaines conditions).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces deux dispositifs sont soumis \u00e0 des crit\u00e8res d\u2019\u00e9ligibilit\u00e9 d\u00e9taill\u00e9s, portant notamment sur la taille de l\u2019entreprise, son anciennet\u00e9, ses activit\u00e9s commerciales, l\u2019utilisation des fonds lev\u00e9s et la relation entre l\u2019investisseur et l\u2019entreprise. Il convient de solliciter l\u2019accord pr\u00e9alable du HMRC avant de commercialiser une lev\u00e9e de fonds en tant qu\u2019op\u00e9ration \u00e9ligible au titre de l\u2019EIS ou du SEIS. Le non-respect de ces r\u00e8gles peut entra\u00eener, entre autres, la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration des avantages fiscaux accord\u00e9s aux investisseurs et une atteinte importante \u00e0 la r\u00e9putation de l\u2019entreprise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q. Qu'est-ce qu'une coentreprise, et comment doit-elle \u00eatre structur\u00e9e ?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une coentreprise (JV) est un accord par lequel deux ou plusieurs parties mettent en commun leurs ressources, leur expertise ou leurs capitaux afin de poursuivre un objectif commercial commun, tout en conservant leur ind\u00e9pendance l'une par rapport \u00e0 l'autre en dehors de cette coentreprise. Les coentreprises sont courantes dans les domaines de la promotion immobili\u00e8re, de la construction, des licences technologiques, de la p\u00e9n\u00e9tration de nouveaux march\u00e9s, ainsi que de la recherche et du d\u00e9veloppement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il existe deux structures principales pour une coentreprise :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coentreprise contractuelle \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>Les parties concluent un accord de coentreprise qui r\u00e9git leurs modalit\u00e9s de collaboration ainsi que le partage des co\u00fbts, des recettes et des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices. Aucune entit\u00e9 juridique distincte n'est cr\u00e9\u00e9e. Cette structure est plus simple et plus souple, mais elle peut soulever des questions concernant la responsabilit\u00e9 vis-\u00e0-vis des tiers et le traitement fiscal des activit\u00e9s partag\u00e9es.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Coentreprise \u2014&nbsp;<\/strong>Les parties cr\u00e9ent une nouvelle soci\u00e9t\u00e9 (la \u2019 soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en coentreprise \u00bb) charg\u00e9e de mener \u00e0 bien l\u2019activit\u00e9 de la coentreprise. Chaque partie d\u00e9tient des parts dans la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en coentreprise. Cette structure assure une s\u00e9paration juridique claire par rapport aux autres activit\u00e9s des parties et est r\u00e9gie \u00e0 la fois par les statuts de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 en coentreprise et par un pacte d\u2019actionnaires distinct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le pacte d'actionnaires d'une coentreprise rev\u00eat une importance cruciale. Il doit aborder les points suivants : la gouvernance et le processus d\u00e9cisionnel (y compris les questions r\u00e9serv\u00e9es n\u00e9cessitant le consentement des deux parties) ; les obligations de financement ; la r\u00e9partition des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices ; les modalit\u00e9s en cas de retrait d'une partie ; la r\u00e9solution des situations d'impasse ; ainsi que les cons\u00e9quences de l'insolvabilit\u00e9 d'une partie ou d'un changement de contr\u00f4le.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Q. De quels documents juridiques ai-je besoin pour cr\u00e9er une nouvelle entreprise ?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les documents requis d\u00e9pendront de la structure, de la taille et de la nature de l'entreprise, mais pour la plupart des PME, les \u00e9l\u00e9ments suivants constituent le cadre juridique minimal qui doit \u00eatre mis en place :&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Statuts \u2014 toutes les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 responsabilit\u00e9 limit\u00e9e doivent disposer de statuts. Les statuts types pr\u00e9vus par la loi de 2006 sur les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s (Companies Act 2006) conviennent aux structures tr\u00e8s simples, mais doivent \u00eatre adapt\u00e9s afin de refl\u00e9ter les modalit\u00e9s de gouvernance sp\u00e9cifiques de l'entreprise.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pacte d'actionnaires \u2014 indispensable pour toute soci\u00e9t\u00e9 comptant plusieurs actionnaires. Il r\u00e9git les relations entre les actionnaires, prot\u00e8ge les int\u00e9r\u00eats des actionnaires minoritaires et pr\u00e9voit des m\u00e9canismes permettant de r\u00e9soudre les litiges et de faciliter les sorties du capital.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contrats de mission des administrateurs \u2014 contrats de travail (d\u00e9nomm\u00e9s \u00ab contrats de mission \u00bb) destin\u00e9s aux administrateurs de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9, comprenant des clauses de non-concurrence appropri\u00e9es, des dispositions relatives \u00e0 la cession des droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle et des obligations de confidentialit\u00e9.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contrats d'options dans le cadre du programme EMI \u2014 si vous souhaitez motiver vos collaborateurs cl\u00e9s au moyen de participations, un programme d'incitation \u00e0 la gestion d'entreprise (Enterprise Management Incentive) approuv\u00e9 par le HMRC n\u00e9cessite la conclusion de contrats d'options formels ainsi qu'une \u00e9valuation convenue avec le HMRC.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conditions g\u00e9n\u00e9rales de vente \u2014 Pour les entreprises qui fournissent des biens ou des services, il est essentiel de disposer d'un ensemble de conditions g\u00e9n\u00e9rales de vente correctement r\u00e9dig\u00e9es afin de g\u00e9rer les questions de responsabilit\u00e9, les conditions de paiement et le r\u00e8glement des litiges.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accords de cession de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle \u2014 visant \u00e0 garantir que la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle cr\u00e9\u00e9e par les fondateurs, les salari\u00e9s ou les prestataires soit d\u00fbment c\u00e9d\u00e9e \u00e0 l'entreprise plut\u00f4t que de rester la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de la personne concern\u00e9e.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":8959,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-8958","insight","type-insight","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","tag-richmond-office"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.1.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Q. 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