Compliance · South Africa
Skip the wait. Take over a pre-registered Pty Ltd with an older CIPC number today.
A shelf company is a South African Pty Ltd that has already been registered with CIPC but has never traded — kept 'on the shelf' until a buyer needs an established registration date. When you buy one, ownership and directorship transfer to you, and you start operating immediately.
Shelf companies solve two urgent problems: some tenders and industry licences require a company registered for 1+ years, and banks often prefer to open accounts for older entities. Amashad supplies clean shelf companies (no trading history, no debt, no SARS liabilities) with a full transfer pack.
Every shelf company we sell comes with an updated Beneficial Ownership filing, share transfer, director change to your name, and a SARS-registered income tax number.
Tell us which registration year you need (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, etc.) — pricing depends on age.
We prepare director resignation, share transfer, CoR39 and new MOI.
Ownership and director changes filed with CIPC — typically 1–3 business days.
You receive the full company pack: registration cert, tax number, share certs, MOI, BO confirmation.
Shelf company pricing in South Africa scales with age. A 2022 shelf company typically costs less than a 2019 one because older registration dates unlock more tender categories. Amashad maintains a rolling inventory across recent years — availability changes weekly.
Some entrepreneurs assume a shelf company saves time on tax registration. It does — the SARS income tax number is already issued. However, VAT registration is not automatic (SARS still requires trading evidence of R 1m+ turnover, or voluntary registration with proof of business activity).
We never sell shelf companies that have traded. Every shelf company has zero income statements, zero VAT filings and a clean CIPC compliance record. We provide a written guarantee to that effect at handover.
We keep an inventory of clean shelf companies from 2019 to the current year. Older registration dates cost more and are limited in supply.
No shelf company comes with a live bank account — banks require the new director to open the account personally. But older shelf companies are usually approved faster.
No. Every Amashad shelf company is guaranteed to have zero trading history, no SARS debt, no CIPC penalties and up-to-date annual returns at the time of sale.
By filing a CoR39 director change, share transfer and updated MOI with CIPC — plus a Beneficial Ownership refile. The full handover typically takes 1–3 business days.
Request a free, no-obligation quote — we respond within one business day.