A structure may be documented only by what exists: a company, a bank account, a director, and not always by why. When a bank, partner or new adviser asks six months on, nobody remembers. A decision log records each structure choice with its reasons, assumptions and what would make you revisit it.
Not every choice. Record those that are hard to reverse, that involve more than one entity, or that someone outside will question. The log stays short and useful rather than becoming an archive.
Hand over the log instead of rebuilding the history by memory.
The reasons are already written and consistent.
When the facts change, you can see which decisions now rest on outdated assumptions.
The log records decisions and rationale. It is not a legal register or a statutory record.
One sentence on what was decided and which entities it concerns.
What options were considered and why this one won.
Facts the choice rests on, for instance where the owners live or who the customers are.
The change in facts that should reopen the decision.
Who confirmed what, if a lawyer or tax adviser was involved.
This is business and structuring analysis, not legal, tax or investment advice. Where a legal or tax opinion is needed, we say so and point you to a licensed adviser.
No. It is a working record kept alongside your statutory documents, not a replacement.
No. We write down the options and reasoning; you decide.
Yes. We can reconstruct recent ones from what you can tell us, marking what is uncertain.
No obligation. We read your request and reply with a straight answer.
Describe your plan and your constraints. We reply with what we would look at first.
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