Welcome to Horizon Jersey

Jersey is the most southerly Island of the British Isles and the largest of the Channel Islands. It is located some 100 miles (160 kms) south of mainland Britain yet only 14 miles (22 kms) from the coast of France. Jersey measures just nine miles by five (14 kms x 8 kms) and has a population of c92,000 with 450 miles of roadway. Travel by air to the island from London or Paris takes under an hour and there are frequent sea and air links to other parts of the United Kingdom and Europe.

The Island has established a first class reputation internationally and is now in the top tier of offshore centres. Indeed, the Financial Stability Forum (FATF) categorised Jersey as a Group 1 offshore centre in recognition of the island's up to date anti-money laundering legislation and practices. As an International Finance Centre. Jersey is well located to offer business opportunities internationally and many of the world’s major banks, trust companies, fund management groups, stockbrokers and accountancy firms have established a fiscal presence in the island. Political stability combined with a low tax status and a highly regulated environment has proven attractive to potential investors. Jersey has been self-governed by its own parliament for over 900 years and although one of the British Isles, it does not form part of the United Kingdom.

Latest statistics record that the Island has 46 banks, over 32,000 registered companies and more than £189 billion deposited in the Island. The Island also has a flourishing Fund Management sector with over £180 billion under management and a world renowned expertise in Trusts with c 200 Trust Companies, all regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

Since Napoleonic times Jersey has attracted high net-worth individuals seeking to benefit from the Island's low income tax (20%).

The Island's constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom has been confirmed by royal charters, which over the centuries have secured the independence of the islands judicial system from the English courts and granted important privileges, including freedom from United Kingdom taxes.