Have I filed my beneficial ownership declaration?
Every company and close corporation must file a beneficial ownership declaration with CIPC and keep it current. Answer three questions to see whether yours is in order.
Question 1
How to confirm it on the official portal
- Log in to CIPC e-Services as the mandated filer, choose Transact, then Beneficial Ownership, and look for the company’s declaration.
- A declaration marked DRAFT or PENDING was never completed. Incomplete filings are discarded after 30 days.
- Try to start the annual return: CIPC won’t let you finalise it without a current BO declaration.
- Compare the declared owners with the company’s securities register (members’ register for a CC). They must agree.
This checker doesn't look up your records. It tells you what your situation usually means; the official portal has the final answer.