Malaysian Companies Go Global

Some people said that we Malaysians are a slow bunch; too cautious for our own good. On the other hand recklessness is listed as one of the fatal traits of a general -- at least, so says the great strategist Sun Tzu. In Malaysia there is an atmosphere of quiet competitiveness -- everybody knows that there is competition, but many people prefer to just keep quiet about it. Instead when a company achieves success, people exclaim aloud, "There must have been something that s/he did! S/he had some cable!" But the fact is that many people make their own success. Some, it may be admitted, have assistance from the government. But not everybody can get government backing. Not every company can be a GLC, not even if the shareholders were willing to sell off 99% to the government.

Thus, to succeed, most people must think outside the box -- especially, if they have no special cable. One way is to start an international company. Some clever entrepreneurs incorporate their companies overseas, solely for the purpose of an international presence. In this respect, while doing a background search on a certain matter, I found that Malaysian companies exist in UK!

You too can access the records of UK companies. Click here: UK Companies House
From the website:

Our main functions
The main functions of Companies House are to:

• incorporate and dissolve limited companies;
• examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and
• make this information available to the public.

The Registrar of Companies
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, and Chief Executive of Companies House is Gareth Jones. His office is based at Companies House in Cardiff.
The Registrar of Companies for Scotland is Dorothy Blair and her office is based in Edinburgh.There is also an Information Centre in London.

History
The United Kingdom has enjoyed a system of company registration since 1844. Today, company registration matters are dealt with in law, by the Companies Act 1985 and the updating legislation contained in the Companies Act 1989. All limited companies in England, Wales and Scotland are registered at Companies House, an Executive Agency of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). There are more than 2 million limited companies registered in Great Britain, and more than 300,000 new companies are incorporated each year.

What a useful site! Malaysian investors (and those from other countries as well) can access the site to obtain more information on any limited company which was incorporated in the UK. I learned that there were quite a number of Malaysia-linked companies in the UK:

03819224 MALAY LIMITED
00475426 MALAYA DEALERSHIPS LIMITED
06720085 MALAYA JEWELLERY LIMITED
BR001636 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD
FC005158 MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD
AC001443 MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
01420622 MALAYAN INSURANCE COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED
03106381 MALAYA VEHICLE LEASING COMPANY LIMITED
05455761 MALAYEEN ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LIMITED
04992072 D MALAY ENGINEERING SYSTEMS UK LIMITED Dissolved
05810920 D MALAY ENTREPRENEURIAL CLUB-UK Dissolved
05539746 D MALAYSIA & THAI RESTAURANT LIMITED Dissolved
03111118 D MALAYSIA DIRECT LIMITED Dissolved
05473909 MALAYSIA FOCUS INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED
SC309141 D MALAYSIA HOUSE LIMITED Dissolved
FC018852 MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION BERHAD
05471364 MALAYSIA KAMPUNG KU LTD
06703431 MALAYSIA KARGO (UK) LIMITED
BR002308 MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD
FC007707 MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM BERHAD
01053654 D MALAYSIAN AND FAR EASTERN TRAVEL LIMITED Dissolved
06311085 D MALAYSIAN AND FAR EASTERN TRAVEL UK LIMITED Dissolved
05989661 D MALAYSIAN CATERING SERVICES LIMITED Dissolved
05137101 MALAYSIAN CUISINE LTD
05042238 MALAYSIAN DELIGHTS RESTAURANT LIMITED
04470355 D MALAYSIAN DREAMS LIMITED Dissolved
05331327 MALAYSIAN DRINKS LTD
01264282 MALAYSIAN ESTATES PLC
BR004790 C MALAYSIAN EXHIBITION SERVICES SDN BHD Company Removed
05220717 D MALAYSIAN FLAVOURS CO. LTD
05220717 D MALAYSIAN FLAVOURS CO. LTD Dissolved
05413232 D MALAYSIAN HOUSE CATERING LIMITED Dissolved
05258814 D MALAYSIAN KITCHEN LIMITED Dissolved
06058112 D MALAYSIA NOW LIMITED Dissolved
05842051 D MALAYSIAN PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED Dissolved
06370506 MALAYSIAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED
05331320 MALAYSIAN RESTAURANTS LTD
05331324 MALAYSIAN RESTAURANTS MANAGEMENT LTD
FC027849 MALAYSIAN RUBBER EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL
04435743 D MALAYSIAN SUSTAINABLE FOREST PRODUCTS LTD Dissolved
05879824 MALAYSIA PARADISE PRIVATE LIMITED
00086892 D MALAYSIA RUBBER COMPANY PLC (THE) Dissolved
05641580 D MALAYSIA-THAI RESTAURANT & BAR LIMITED Dissolved
05980232 MALAYSIA THINK TANK
03803795 MALAYSIA TOURS LIMITED
05470090 D MALAYSIATRAVELMART.COM LIMITED Dissolved


Who would have imagined....