Company registration
Your new Pty Ltd registered with CIPC — name reservation, incorporation documents, share structure and SARS income tax registration.
Company Registration & CIPC
Company admin, done properly from day one.
New company registrations, CIPC annual returns, beneficial ownership filings and statutory changes — the paperwork that keeps your Pty Ltd alive and compliant.
What we handle
From registration to every filing after it
CIPC annual returns
Filed every year in your anniversary month. Miss them and CIPC can start deregistering your company — we make sure that never happens.
Beneficial ownership
The beneficial ownership register CIPC now requires — filed and kept current as your shareholding changes.
Director & company changes
Director appointments and resignations, address changes, name changes and share transfers, filed correctly.
B-BBEE affidavits
For qualifying exempted micro enterprises, the sworn affidavit that stands in place of a costly verification.
Registered office & records
Statutory registers maintained and company records kept the way the Companies Act expects.
How registration works
From idea to registered company in days
- 1Name & details
We reserve your company name (or register on the enterprise number to start), and gather director and shareholder details.
- 2Incorporation at CIPC
We file the incorporation, and your registration number and certificate come through — the document every bank and client will ask for.
- 3SARS & beneficial ownership
We make sure the company is registered for income tax and file your beneficial ownership declaration — the step most people don't know exists until it blocks them.
- 4Ready to trade
We set up your compliance calendar so your annual return, tax and any payroll registrations are diarised from day one.
Your annual rhythm
What a compliant company owes each year
Once you're a (Pty) Ltd, a handful of obligations recur every year. None are difficult — but all are dated, and CIPC and SARS both act automatically when they're missed.
- CIPC annual return — in your anniversary month, with beneficial ownership confirmed
- Annual financial statements — the basis for your tax return
- ITR14 company tax return — within 12 months of year-end
- Provisional tax — twice a year (plus optional third top-up)
- EMP201 & EMP501 — monthly and twice-yearly, if you employ anyone
Miss a CIPC annual return and the company can be moved toward deregistration — which eventually means it ceases to exist and its bank account is frozen. We diarise every date so it never gets that far.
Frequently asked questions
Common CIPC questions
How long does it take to register a company?
Usually a matter of days once we have your details and the name is approved — and we register the company with SARS for income tax at the same time, so you're ready to trade properly.
What happens if I don't file my CIPC annual return?
CIPC flags the company as non-compliant and can move it into deregistration — which eventually means the company ceases to exist and its bank account gets frozen. It's a small filing that carries a big consequence, so we diarise it for every client.
What is the beneficial ownership filing?
Companies must now declare who ultimately owns or controls them to CIPC and keep that declaration current. It's part of South Africa's anti-money-laundering reforms, and it trips up a lot of small companies simply because they don't know it exists.
Do I need a B-BBEE certificate?
If your turnover is under R10 million you likely qualify as an Exempted Micro Enterprise and only need a sworn affidavit, not a full verification. We'll point you the right way based on your size and sector.