Guidance

Overview

You may request the issue of a company’s certified copy or certificate from the Registrar of Companies. It is noted that, the certified copy/certificate shall reflect the structure of the company on the basis of what has been notified to the companies register up to its date of issue.

In particular, the Registrar of Companies issues the following certified copies:

• Certificate of Incorporation
• Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Certificate of Commencement of Business
• Certificate of Registration of Charge
• Certificate of Amendment of Objects
• Certificate of Reduction of share Capital
• Certificate of Reduction of Share Premium
• Certificate of Change of Name
• Confirmation of Nominal Value of Subscribed Share Capital
• Statutory Forms

At the same time, the Registrar of Companies issues the following certificates:

• Certificate of Registered Office Address
• Certificate of Directors and secretary
• Certificate of Shareholders/members
• Certificate of Capital
• Certificate of Good Standing
• Certificate that the company has no Charges
• Certificate of a Company’s strike off
• Certificate of strike off due to, voluntary liquidation, merger or cross border merger
• Certificate of the place where a company’s register of members is kept
• Certificate of the place where a company’s register of debenture holders is kept

It is noted that in certain cases, certified copies and certificates for a specific date and period can also be provided.

Submitting a request for certified copies/certificates

The above mentioned certified copies/certificates, which are in bold, may be obtained via the e-filing system of the Registrar of Companies. For further details, please refer to page Obtaining certified copies/certificates online.

Alternatively, all the above certified copies/certificates may be obtained by hand/post. For further details, please refer to page Obtaining certified copies/certificates by hand/post.