Guidelines for everything NPC Online Registration related. Feel free to jump to any section that interest you.
- NPC Registration Requirements
- NPC Registration Form
- NPC Online Registration Process
- NPC Registration Fee
NPC Registration Requirements:
The income and property of a non-profit corporation are not distributable to its incorporators, members, directors, officers, or anyone related to any of them, and must be utilized to further the purpose for which it was formed, as stated in its Memorandum of Incorporation. A non-profit organization must have at least three incorporators and three directors, and it can be registered with or without members. It is not necessary for a non-profit organization to have members. Members of a non-profit organization are those who participate in the non-profit organization’s operations, such as members of a church or a pension fund. Non-profit organizations that do not have members may be registered using a standard or customized Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI).
You can register an NPC as:
- Standard non-profit company (with members)
- Standard non-profit company (without members)
- Customised non-profit company (with members),
- Customised non-profit company (without members).
NPC Registration Forms
Standard non-profit company (with members):
- CoR15.1C
- CoR 14.1
- CoR14.1 Annexure A
- CoR14.1 Annexure B if the name to be reserved at incorporation
- supporting documents (supporting ID, passport or RSA ID
Standard non-profit company (without members)
- CoR15.1D
- CoR 14.1
- CoR14.1 Annexure A
- CoR14.1 Annexure B if the name is to be reserved at incorporation
- CoR14.1 Annexure C if ring-fencing
- CoR14.1 Annexure D if auditor, audit committee members and/or company secretary is appointed.
- supporting documents
Customised non-profit company (with members)
- CoR15.1E
- CoR 14.1
- CoR14.1 Annexure A
- CoR14.1 Annexure B if the name is to be reserved at incorporation
- CoR14.1 Annexure C if ring-fencing
- CoR14.1 Annexure D if auditor, audit committee members and/or company secretary are appointed
- supporting documents
Supporting Documents
- Certified passport copies (for international nationals) or certified identity document (ID) copies (for South Africans) of all initial directors and incorporators listed
- If the application is not made by one of the initial directors or incorporators listed, a certified copy of the applicant’s ID is required.
- If an incorporator is a legal person, a power of attorney for the representative authorized by that legal person to incorporate the company and sign any related paperwork is required.
- A power of attorney and certified ID copy of the incorporators and first directors are necessary if another person incorporates the company and signs all connected paperwork to the incorporation on their behalf.
- A valid name reservation document is required if a name was reserved prior to the filing of incorporation documents.
NPC Online Registration Process
- Name reservation
- NPC Registration without members and standard MOI
- NPC Registration without members and customized MOI
- NPC with members
Name reservation
Step 1- Get Started
Visit www.cipc.co.za and click on “Online Transacting” then on “e-Services”
Step 2- Customer Login
On the left-hand side of the screen, click on “Customer Login” and then enter the required details
Step 3- Name reservation
Once the landing page has successfully opened, click on “Name Reservation”
Step 4- Proposed Name
Proceed and click on “Proposed Name”
Step 5- Reserve Names
Enter the name up to 4 names in the order that you prefer to reserve and then click on “Submit Proposed Name”
Step 6- Name Availability
You will then be notified if the preferred name is available or is already registered and indicated so with the red “X”. Once done click on the “Lodge Name Reservation”
Step 7- Name Reserved
On this landing page, you will receive the confirmation code that your name has been successfully reserved.
NPC Registration without members and standard MOI
Please note that this type of NPC may only be registered via an electronic platform. All NPCs must have a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) that sets out the rules agreed upon by management. The standard MOI is provided by law and can be found here.
Step 1- Get Started
Go to www.cipc.co.za and click on “Online Transacting” then on “New e-Services”
Step 2- Login
Complete your Login details and click on “log in”
Step 3- Register the Company
Click on “Company Registration” and then on “+ Register a new Company”
Step 4- Type of Company
If you have not yet applied for a name you can apply a name and click here to see our easy steps to reserve a name. If you already have reserved a name then click on the type of company you would like to register with the reservation number, then click Next.
Step 5- Company Details
Enter your company details provided in the spaces below and click on next
Provide when the year-end for your NPC will be and the necessary contact details of the enterprise and customer and then click next.
Fill in the address of the NPC and provide the blank spaces with relative information regarding the physical address of the NPC and click next.
Step 6- Directors
Click on the “+” symbol and add the directors of the NPC and the required information regarding the directors of the NPC then click on next. Please note that the company can only be registered by this channel if all the directors are South African citizens with an RSA ID or Smart Card.
Step 7- Verification
You will receive a verification pop-up as soon as you submit all the information regarding the directors of the NPC, then click on “OK”
Step 8- Director’s Details and Information
Fill in the contact details regarding the contact details and information of the directors of the NPC. Note that an incorporator must be a director. When the information is provided click on next.
Fill in the Director’s location in the spaces provided and click on “next” when information is given.
Step 9- Add and Edit Directors / Auditors
To add Directors click on the “+” symbol to add the director. When done click on save and next.
To add an auditor click on the “+” symbol to add the auditor and click on save and next.
Step 10- Shopping Cart
Click on the “Shopping Cart” and all unpaid items will be listed. To pay for an item, select the item and click on “+ Add item” and at the bottom of the screen you will find “Select items to pay”
Complete the required information and click “Pay” to pay for the item.
Step 11- Proceed Payment
Click on “Proceed Payment” and you will then receive authentication notifications from your respective bank to authorize the payment.
Once the payment is settled click on “OK”
NPC Registration without members and customized MOI
- Complete the forms CoR14.1 and CoR14.1A
- Decide if you wish to use your customized MOI or if you want to use the standard MOI. In this case, you chose the standard MOI complete CoR15.1d
- In the case where ring-fencing of provisions is present (indicated in the customized MOI that the business activities are limited), you will need to submit CoR14.1C
- If you want to appoint an auditor or committee member, please complete CoR14.1 Annexure D. This is not mandatory unless the company is directly or indirectly incorporated by the state.
- Include Confirmation notice of name reservation, certified ID copy of applicant, all incorporators and power of attorney (if applicable)
- Scan and email the documents to [email protected]
NPC Registration with members
- Complete the forms CoR14.1 and CoR14.1A
- Decide if you wish to use your customized MOI or if you want to use the standard MOI. In this case, you chose the standard MOI complete CoR15.1d
- In the case where ring-fencing of provisions is present (indicated in the customized MOI that the business activities are limited), you will need to submit CoR14.1C
- If you want to appoint an auditor or committee member, please complete CoR14.1 Annexure D. This is not mandatory unless the company is directly or indirectly incorporated by the state.
- Include Confirmation notice of name reservation, certified ID copy of applicant, all incorporators and power of attorney (if applicable)
- Scan and email the documents to [email protected]
NPC Registration Fees
- R175 – Memorandum of Incorporation for a basic non-profit corporation (subject to allowable reductions) (CoR 15.1C).
- R475 – Memorandum of Incorporation (subject to allowable reduction) for a bespoke non-profit corporation with or without members (CoR 15.1D) (CoR 15.1E).
- The cost of reserving a name online is R50.
- R75 for filing a name reservation by hand.
*Please note all the above information is best to be discussed with one of our qualified accountants to verify all information is accurate, correct and up to date.