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CIPC Statutory Governance & Compliance

Company Secretarial Services South Africa

Eliminate compliance risks and CIPC deregistration. We manage your company registers, annual return filings, director changes, and beneficial ownership compliance with fixed, transparent pricing.

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Complete Corporate Secretarial Solutions

Everything your South African company needs to maintain immaculate governance and satisfy CIPC, banks, and auditors.

CIPC Annual Returns & FAS

Never miss an anniversary deadline. We calculate turnover fees, file Financial Accountability Supplements (FAS), and submit your returns accurately to keep your status active.

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Beneficial Ownership Register

Mandatory filing under General Laws Amendment Act. We compile your shareholding hierarchy, extract natural person ultimate owners, and submit your BO register to CIPC.

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Director Amendments (CoR39)

Appoint new directors, resign outgoing directors, and update residential and contact details with formal CIPC CoR39 certificates and supporting resolutions.

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Company Reinstatements

Restore deregistered companies back to "In Business" status with CIPC. We draft certified letters, clear outstanding annual returns, and liaise with CIPC.

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Share Registers & Share Certificates

Maintain clean, legally valid securities registers, allotment records, share transfer deeds, and issue signed share certificates for all shareholders.

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Registered Office Change (CoR21.1)

Update your official registered office and postal address with CIPC to ensure all statutory notices, court notices, and government communications reach you reliably.

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Why Outsource Company Secretarial to My Accountant?

Zero Risk of Inadvertent DeregistrationWe track anniversary dates across our automated compliance calendar so no CIPC return is ever missed.
Bank & Tender Ready DocumentationSouth African commercial banks regularly freeze business accounts when company registers or BO filings fall out of date.
Experienced Corporate Governance SpecialistsManaged by Kevin Freese (CIBA CBA(SA), SAIT Registered Tax Practitioner) ensuring strict alignment between CIPC and SARS.
Transparent, Fixed Pricing in ZARClear pricing published online with no surprise hourly retainer rates or hidden disbursements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What do company secretarial services include in South Africa?

Company secretarial services encompass the statutory administration and governance maintenance required under the South African Companies Act 71 of 2008. This includes filing CIPC Annual Returns, maintaining share registers, drafting shareholder resolutions, updating directors via CoR39, filing Beneficial Ownership registers, and changing company registered addresses (CoR21.1).

Why must companies file CIPC Annual Returns each year?

Under Section 33 of the Companies Act, all registered companies and close corporations must file an annual return with CIPC within 30 business days following the anniversary of incorporation. Failure to file triggers administrative penalties and eventually leads to final deregistration, freezing company bank accounts and forfeiting company assets to the State.

What is the penalty for late CIPC Annual Returns?

CIPC charges late filing penalty fees ranging from R50 to R150+ per return depending on turnover and months overdue. If an entity remains non-compliant across consecutive filing periods, CIPC places the company into deregistration process.

How do you update company directors (CoR39) on CIPC?

To appoint or resign a director, we draft compliant director and shareholder resolutions, verify identity documents, and submit form CoR39 to CIPC electronically. CIPC processing typically takes 3 to 5 business days.

What is the difference between a Company Secretary and an outsourced secretarial service?

Public companies and state-owned entities are legally mandated to appoint a full-time resident Company Secretary. For private companies (Pty Ltd), appointing an outsourced corporate secretarial firm like My Accountant provides professional governance and CIPC compliance at a fraction of full-time employment cost.

Keep Your CIPC Company Status Fully Protected

Get your annual returns, beneficial ownership register, and director records updated with CIPC today.

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