Change Company Name

Service Details

Change your registered company name

In order to change an existing company name, a name must first be reserved.

Once a name reservation has been approved, the company must lodge a notice of amendment of the memorandum of incorporation (cor15.2).  Please note that any changes to an MOI must be accompanied by a special resolution adopted at a shareholders meeting authorising the name change.

What do I need to change company name?

The name change amendment will require a special resolution by the shareholders – as this will mean a change to the Memorandum of Incorporation.

The following forms will be required (we will assist you with the full amendment process):

a) CoR 9.4 – Confirmation of approval of company name (we prepare)
b) Power of Attorney – Authorisation letter from the company to an agent to authorise the agent to deliver the name change documents to CIPC and to sign on behalf of the company (we prepare)
c) Cor 15.2 – Notice of amendment of Memorandum of Incorporation (we prepare)
d) Special Resolution to approve the name change, signed by all shareholders of the company (we prepare)
e) Certified copies of ID’s
f) When the registered CoR 15.2 (notice of amendment of MOI) is received, we will request a certificate of name change from CIPC

*Client will need to advise SARS of name change
*Client will need to update company records

**Should all 4 names suggestions already be reserved, or are too similar to existing company names, then a new application will need to be lodged. You will, therefore, have to re-request Alpha Gold to assist and pay another application fee.