Corporate & Commercial · Company Registration
A bare registration gives you a company number. It doesn't give you a share register, a beneficial ownership filing, resolutions, a B-BBEE affidavit or a Memorandum of Incorporation that fits how you'll actually own and run the business. lawvero does the whole thing (attorney-verified) for one fixed fee, VAT included.
Why not the cheapest option?
Dozens of online services will register a company for a few hundred rand. The filing itself is the easy part, and most of them stop there.
What a bare filing doesn't give you is the paperwork a bank, SARS, a tender board, an investor or a future buyer will ask for: a securities register and share certificates (required by the Companies Act, not optional), a beneficial ownership declaration (now mandatory before annual returns can be filed), directors' and shareholders' resolutions, an MOI that matches your ownership, and a B-BBEE affidavit. Fixing these afterwards is a separate instruction every time.
lawvero builds the company file once, correctly, and hands it over bank-ready.
| What you get | Budget online service | lawvero Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Company registration & registration certificate | Yes | Yes |
| Standard MOI checked against your ownership | Template only | Yes |
| Share certificates & securities register | No | Yes |
| Beneficial ownership filing | Do it yourself | Filed for you |
| First directors' & shareholders' resolutions | No | Yes |
| B-BBEE sworn affidavit (EME) | No | Yes |
| FICA-verified, attorney-checked file | No | Yes |
Fixed fees · VAT included
Pick the one that matches how the company will be owned. If you're not sure, start the intake and we'll tell you.
01 · Essentials
One or two founders, simple shareholding, ready to trade.
From R1,950
Typically 5–10 business days after submission
02 · Founders
Verified · 2+ shareholdersTwo to four shareholders, or a trust or holding company coming in, who want the rules written down before money and effort go in.
From R5,950
Typically 10–15 business days (agreement drafted in parallel)
Shareholders' Agreement & MOI
Bespoke Memorandum of Incorporation and shareholders' agreement where the standard package won't do: share classes, pre-emptive rights, exits, deadlock. The agreement is included in Founders.
From R4,250
Trust or Holding-company Shareholder Set-up
Resolutions, FICA on the entity and the beneficial ownership chain where a trust or company holds the shares.
R1,950
Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN
eFiling activation and tax clearance PIN for tenders and suppliers.
R450
CSD Supplier Registration
National Treasury Central Supplier Database registration for government tenders.
R450
Public Officer Appointment
Appointment of the company's SARS public officer where it is not the first director.
R650
Inter Vivos Trust to Hold Your Shares
Trust registration with the Master, the usual holding vehicle for family-owned companies.
From R9,450
Trade Mark Application
Search plus trade mark application for your company or brand name.
Price on Request
| Add-on | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders' Agreement & MOI | Bespoke Memorandum of Incorporation and shareholders' agreement where the standard package won't do: share classes, pre-emptive rights, exits, deadlock. The agreement is included in Founders. | From R4,250 |
| Trust or Holding-company Shareholder Set-up | Resolutions, FICA on the entity and the beneficial ownership chain where a trust or company holds the shares. | R1,950 |
| Tax Compliance Status (TCS) PIN | eFiling activation and tax clearance PIN for tenders and suppliers. | R450 |
| CSD Supplier Registration | National Treasury Central Supplier Database registration for government tenders. | R450 |
| Public Officer Appointment | Appointment of the company's SARS public officer where it is not the first director. | R650 |
| Inter Vivos Trust to Hold Your Shares | Trust registration with the Master, the usual holding vehicle for family-owned companies. | From R9,450 |
| Trade Mark Application | Search plus trade mark application for your company or brand name. | Price on Request |
All prices include VAT and statutory filing fees. Turnaround times depend on registrar and SARS processing and are indicative, not guaranteed.
One intake form, one fixed fee, five stages from first name to bank-ready pack.
Complete the online intake form (or the PDF version) with your proposed names, directors, shareholders and shareholding. Ten minutes.
We verify directors and shareholders (certified ID and proof of address), invoice the fixed fee, and reserve your name on payment.
Company registered with the MOI that fits your structure. SARS issues the income tax number automatically on registration.
Share certificates, securities register, resolutions, beneficial ownership filing and B-BBEE affidavit drafted and verified by an attorney.
You receive the complete pack as PDFs, plus a one-page "what happens next" sheet: annual returns, beneficial ownership updates, tax deadlines.
Before you start
Have these to hand and the intake takes about ten minutes. You can also download the PDF intake form, complete it offline and email it to us.
A name reservation and company registration typically take 5 to 10 business days once we submit, although it can be quicker. Name reservations are the usual delay: a name too close to an existing one gets rejected and we move to your next choice, which is why we ask for up to four. If speed matters more than the name, we can register by enterprise number immediately and add a name later.
That is exactly when you need one. The MOI governs the company; a shareholders' agreement governs the shareholders: what happens when one wants out, dies, divorces, stops contributing or wants to sell to an outsider. Without it the default is the Companies Act and the courts. The Founders package includes a fixed-fee agreement for up to four shareholders.
It depends on what you're building and what you want to protect. Shares in a trust are generally ring-fenced from your personal creditors and simplify succession, but attract their own tax rules and compliance. For a family business or a company that will build value, holding the shares through a trust is common: the trust shareholder set-up is an add-on, and we can register the trust for you. We'll give you a view on the structuring call, not a sales pitch.
Since 2023 every company must file a declaration of who ultimately owns or controls it: the natural persons behind the shares, including behind any trust or company shareholder. Annual returns are blocked until it's filed, and non-compliance is an offence. We file it as part of every package and show you how to keep it updated when shareholding changes.
Yes. A company with annual turnover under R10 million is an Exempted Micro Enterprise and only needs a sworn affidavit, not a verified certificate. We prepare the affidavit for commissioning as part of every package. If your turnover will exceed R10 million, we'll tell you what a Qualifying Small Enterprise needs instead.
No. lawvero (Pty) Ltd is a legal document and compliance platform. Reserved legal work on your file (including the attorney review of your MOI and agreements) is referred to attorneys that can assist, under their own professional supervision. Document preparation at fixed prices is what we do; general information on this page is not legal advice.
Regulatory disclosure. lawvero (Pty) Ltd (Reg. No. 2026/679063/07) is a legal document and compliance platform and is not itself a law firm. Reserved legal work (including attorney review of the Memorandum of Incorporation and any shareholders' agreement) is referred to attorneys that can assist, under their own professional supervision and Legal Practice Council regulation. This page is general information for the South African market as at the date of publication and does not constitute legal or tax advice. Statutory fees, thresholds and processing times (Companies Act 71 of 2008, Income Tax Act, VAT Act, B-BBEE Codes) change periodically, so please confirm the current position with us before acting. lawvero provides document preparation services and does not provide legal advice.
Start here
Prefer to go straight to the full intake? Complete it online or download the PDF and email it to office@lawvero.co.za.
Two minutes, no commitment. We'll come back with the right package and the fixed fee.
lawvero provides document preparation services and does not provide legal advice.