Company Name Changes

This page allows you to change the name of your registered company. You first need to reserve a name, then do the name change once your proposed name has been approved. The service is only for all company types, not close corporations or co-operatives. Please refer to the CIPC website for details on name changes for close corporations and co-operatives.

A name change costs R250. The amount is waived if the company currently does not have a name; which means that the current name is the same as the registration number, with the words (South Africa) appended at the end.

PLEASE NOTE THAT CURRENTLY YOU MAY ONLY DO A COMPANY CHANGE FOR COMPANIES WITHOUT NAMES. USE THE CIPC eSERVICES WEBSITE FOR COMPANIES THAT ALREADY HAVE NAMES.

Name Reservation

You may apply for between 1 and 4 proposed names during an application process, which costs R50. If your name reservation application is not approved, you will need to apply for new names at another cost of R50.

Name Reservation

Name Change