HMRC will be concerned with separations which are a contrived device set up to circumvent the normal VAT registration rules. Whether any particular separation will be considered artificial will, in most cases, depend upon the specific circumstances. Accordingly, it is not possible to provide an exhaustive list of all the types of separations that HMRC will view as artificial.
Source Marcus Ward
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