CIPC annual returns, beneficial ownership and statutory records, kept current
Company registrations, CIPC annual returns, beneficial ownership filings, director changes and statutory records for South Coast businesses.
South Coast Advisory keeps your company compliant at CIPC: annual returns, beneficial ownership filings, director and address changes, share transfers and statutory registers. Missing an annual return can lead to deregistration, which freezes your bank account and contracts, so we diarise it for you.
What is included
- Company and close corporation registrations
- CIPC annual returns
- Beneficial ownership register and filing
- Director, auditor and registered address changes
- Share issues, transfers and certificates
- Statutory registers and minute books
- Deregistration and reinstatement applications
How it works
- 01
Check
We pull your CIPC record and list anything outstanding or incorrect.
- 02
Correct
Outstanding returns and filings are brought up to date.
- 03
Maintain
Your annual return and beneficial ownership filing are diarised each year.
Questions about company secretarial
What is a CIPC annual return and what happens if I skip it?
Every registered company and close corporation must file an annual return with CIPC each year around the anniversary of its registration, with a fee based on turnover. It is separate from your tax return.
Companies that do not file are placed in deregistration. A deregistered company loses its legal standing, which typically means frozen bank accounts and contracts that cannot be enforced. Reinstatement is possible but slow and more expensive than filing on time.
What is the beneficial ownership filing?
Companies must keep a register of the natural people who ultimately own or control the company and file it with CIPC, usually together with the annual return.
It applies even where the shareholder is another company or a trust, in which case you must trace through to the actual individuals.
My company was deregistered. Can it be restored?
Usually yes. Reinstatement requires an application to CIPC with supporting documents, proof that the company was operating, and the outstanding annual returns.
We handle the application and bring the outstanding SARS returns up to date at the same time, because the two problems normally arrive together.
In plain English: CIPC · Annual return (CIPC) · Beneficial ownership · MOI · Public officer
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