Free CIPC company check
Enter your company registration number. We decode it instantly, check it against the compliance flags we track from CIPC's published notices, and a human verifies your full status on the official record - answered by email within one business day, free.
What we check
Instantly: your registration number is validated and decoded, and checked against the compliance flags we maintain from CIPC's published non-compliance notices and gazette lists. Then a person verifies your live status, annual return position and beneficial ownership standing on the official record, and emails you the full picture with a plain-English explanation - not just a status code.
Nothing to pay, no account needed. If something needs fixing, every fix on this site has a fixed price next to it - and if nothing does, we say so.
CIPC statuses, decoded
In business / In compliance
All good - your returns are current and the company is in good standing. Keep the next deadline diarised, or let the retainer watch it.
AR Deregistration (pending)
Annual returns are outstanding and CIPC has started deregistering the company. Rescuable: file the outstanding returns (with beneficial ownership current) before it goes final. See the rescue guide.
Final deregistration
The company no longer legally exists - bank accounts freeze and assets are at risk. Reinstatement first, then the outstanding filings.
Annual return blocked
Almost always the beneficial ownership register: CIPC will not accept the return until it is filed or confirmed. Our BO filing unblocks it for R490.
Check the rest of your compliance too
The two-minute health check covers SARS, staff and POPIA as well. Free, instant score.
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The instant result reflects the compliance flags we track from CIPC's published notices, which are periodic - the emailed verification against the live CIPC record is the authoritative answer. Free tools are estimates. Packs are templates and guidance, not legal or financial advice.