{"id":228183,"date":"2021-04-19T22:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=228183"},"modified":"2021-04-19T22:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:59:26","slug":"cipc-company-search-helps-you-find-the-status-of-a-registered-business-here-is-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/cipc-company-search-helps-you-find-the-status-of-a-registered-business-here-is-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"CIPC Company Search Helps You Find the Status of a Registered Business \u2013 Here Is How It Works"},"content":{"rendered":"
There are a number of reasons why you should use CIPC Company Search to check whether or not a company is registered. While it is not compulsory to check this before carrying out any kind of business with them, it is advisable. A lot of people have fallen into the hands of fraudsters and scammers as a result of overlooking the importance of checking for the company’s legitimacy and originality, while others are totally unaware of how to check if a company is registered.<\/p>\n
Before doing business with any company, whether you want to buy shares or partner with a company, it is very wise to first check if it is a duly registered organization. If you are not familiar with the procedure for using CIPC Company Search, by the time you are done reading this piece, you should be.<\/p>\n
CIPC is an acronym that stands for Companies and Intellectual Property Commission. It was established in 2008 as an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa. Despite being created in 2008, it came into full effect on the 1st of May 2001.<\/p>\n
CIPC is responsible for the registration of companies, intellectual property rights such as trademarks, patents, and copyright, as well as the maintenance after registration. They also ensure that companies obey legal rules and regulations and give licenses to business rescue practitioners.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n The CIPC is also responsible for creating a data pool of businesses that have been registered and creating awareness for the issues surrounding the business and intellectual property law. They also provide information to the Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC) and ensure compliance with financial report standards, tracking any form of contravention.<\/p>\n To learn about company registration in South Africa, the CIPC’s website is the perfect place to go because they have data of all registered companies on their site.<\/p>\n The procedure for checking if a company is registered is very easy and straight to the point. It’s a good thing that the CIPC has made it possible for anyone to easily access information regarding a company’s registration status online from the comfort of their home. There are four different types of searches you can carry out on the CIPC website<\/a>:<\/p>\n Third parties can gain access to details about any enterprise of their choice from the CIPC website for free with just one search, using either the enterprise name or number. Under enterprise details, here’s what you will have access to:<\/p>\n Third parties can also gain access to the number of directors a particular company has and how many of them are currently active. The only requirement to gain access to this information is the enterprise name, number, or director number.<\/p>\n Another way to be sure of a company’s legitimacy is to have an insight into its annual earnings, and the CIPC website has also been designed to give third parties access to this information. Under the section for annual returns, the following information will be made available:<\/p>\n Having a good knowledge of the enterprise history is also a good step to take before doing business with any company and the CIPC website also grants access to this information for free.<\/p>\n Checking up a company on the CIPC website is very easy as long as you are specific with the enterprise name. This is because the site will only fetch details of the first 200 enterprises that match your search.<\/p>\nWhat Can I Search For On The CIPC Website?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Enterprise Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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2. Director Details<\/strong><\/h3>\n
3. Annual Returns<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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4. Enterprise History<\/strong><\/h3>\n
How Do I Look Up A Company or Check If It’s Real?<\/strong><\/h2>\n