You can apply for your Close Corporations as follows:

1. Submit  a name application/reservation form CC8. Name reservations can also be done online 
2. On approval of name reservation, submit a Founding Statement, form CC1. This requires the submission of the following documents:

• • Copy of the approved form for name reservation
  • Founding statement in triplicate
  • Consent letter from the accounting officer
  • Certified Copy of passport in case of foreigners

If no identity document has been issued, a written statement to this effect must be attached.

Minor children and other persons under legal disability must be assisted by their parent, guardians or representatives, as the case may be and the capacity must be stated.

A Defensive Name is the first step towards registering your business, and is registered at BIPA for the purposes of protecting such name where the defender holds material interest in such a name.

The Name can be defended for an initial period of 2 years and may be renewed for an additional 2 years only. Subsequently the applicant may choose to register a close corporation or a company or cease to defend the name, in which case it becomes available to any other person. A defensive name by law should not be used for trading purposes.

To apply for a Defensive name, submit the application for ‘A Reservation of a Defensive Name’ (CM5) or apply online