Company registration
A new private company registered at CIPC with name reservation, share certificate and your BEE affidavit guide, for one fixed price with CIPC fees included. The breakdown below shows exactly where your R790 goes.
What is included
- Name reservation at CIPC, with backup names if your first choice is taken
- Company registration (CoR15.1A) with standard memorandum of incorporation
- Registration certificate and share certificate issued to you
- SARS income tax number confirmation for the new company
- BEE affidavit guide for your sworn EME affidavit
- A next steps sheet: bank account, beneficial ownership, annual return dates
How ordering works
- Order online with the button below and pay securely by card or instant EFT (PayFast), or wait for the EFT invoice.
- Complete the short online form waiting in your client portal. It asks for everything we need - no calls, no meetings, everything on record.
- We submit to CIPC from your questionnaire; name reservation usually clears in one to three business days and registration a few days after. You get every certificate by email as it issues. Before we file, we tell you exactly which details land on the public record - director names and addresses are searchable by anyone once registered, and you should know that before it happens, not after.
- The price you see is the price you pay (the R125 registration and R50 name reservation CIPC fees are inside the R790) - and if we cannot deliver what this page promises, you get your money back.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to register a company at CIPC?
CIPC itself charges R125 for the registration plus R50 for a name reservation, R175 in total. Our R790 includes those fees plus the paperwork, the follow up when CIPC queries something, and the certificates delivered to your inbox.
How long does company registration take in South Africa?
With a name: usually three to seven business days end to end, depending on CIPC volumes. A number company without a name reservation is often registered within one to three business days.
What do I need to register a company?
Certified ID copies of every director and incorporator, an address for the company, and your proposed names. Our questionnaire collects everything in one pass.
Do I need a name for my company?
No. You can register with the enterprise number as the name and trade under a different brand, or add a formal name later for R50 plus a name change filing. Many owners start as a number company to register faster.
Does the price include the BEE certificate?
Small businesses under R10 million turnover do not need a BEE certificate; a sworn affidavit is free at any police station or commissioner of oaths. We include the guide and the affidavit wording so you walk in prepared.
What happens after my company is registered?
Three things quickly: open a business bank account, file beneficial ownership at CIPC, and diarise your annual return. Our next steps sheet covers all three, and we can file the beneficial ownership for you.
Startup bundle: everything a new company needs, R1 490
Company registration, beneficial ownership filed, your tax clearance PIN - and now your first year of the Compliance Retainer included, so your first annual return deadline is watched from day one. That is R2 320 of services for R1 490. The retainer renews at R590/yr after year one, only if you want it to. Order it from the checkout as "Startup bundle".
Start my company properlyCIPC fees quoted (R125 registration, R50 name reservation) were confirmed on CIPC’s published fee schedule in August 2026 and are included in the fixed price. Free tools are estimates. Packs are templates and guidance, not legal or financial advice.