Very Easy Company Registration Process

The Registration of Companies with CIPRO/CIPC

Complete the below company registration form and make payment, the process could take 1 day to have your certificate issued.

For company and close corporation amendments online.

Types of different companies

• Private Companies (PTY) Ltd
• Non-Profit Companies (NPC)
• Public Companies (Ltd)
• Personal Liability Companies (Inc)
• State-Owned Companies (SOC Ltd)
• Foreign and External Companies

A Private Company is treated by South African law as a separate legal entity and has to register as a tax payer in its own right.

A Private Company has a separate life from its owners and is required by the The Companies Act, No 71 of 2008 to perform rights and duties of its own.
The owners of a Private Company are shareholders.
A company may not have an interest in a close corporation.

What is Close Corporation ?
A close corporation is a legal entity much like a company. A CC is run and administered by its members, who must be natural persons (i.e. not other legal entities). A close corporation’s members are like a company’s shareholders. In the past, the members of a close corporation usually chose the entity because it was cheaper and easier to administer than a private company. The business could be mature or a start-up, but it could only have a maximum of 10 members. In the past, companies used to have many regulations and requirements that made the entity difficult for small businesses. These extra requirements made the close corporation a much more attractive business form.

The new Companies Act does not allow new close corporations to be registered anymore, but close corporations that already exist are still valid entities. If you are looking for an entity to govern your new business, you will need to register a company. The distinction between a CC and a company is being phased out, and private companies now offer many of the same benefits (and sometimes more) as old close corporations. It is easy to convert a CC to a company, and many larger close corporations have done so. In future, there will simply be small (old CCs and private companies) and large companies.