Fast, accurate and cost-effective company search services in Australia and worldwide.
Reasons for conducting a company search
A company search may be conducted to determine the existence of a company in a particular jurisdiction, or as part of a due diligence process, or for asset tracing and/or anti-money laundering purposes.
Whatever the reason, two key requirements for conducting a company search is that the company search results should be fast and accurate. A simple company search for establishing the status or existence of a company may, in many jurisdictions, be conducted online for free.
In other jurisdictions, where a manual company search is required, a company search fee is usually imposed by the competent authority.
For in-depth information required from a company search, such as financial and shareholding details, a more thorough company search must be conducted.
At Inveiss, our company search specialists are able to conduct company searches in close to 200 countries and cater to all types of clients, from individuals right through to multinational corporations and government bodies. We are fast, accurate and professional.
Types of Company Searches
We offer the following types of company searches:
- Company Name Search
- Corporate or Business Registry Extract Company Search
- Official Copies of Company Documents
Company Name Search
A company name search is usually done for either of the following purpose:
- to confirm that a company or entity with a particular name exists in your country of interest, or if a worldwide company search is conducted, that it exists in a particular corporate registry; or
- to confirm that a particular name of your choice is available for use by you or your business.
In certain countries with online registries, a company search for a name can be done free-of-charge. In most countries, however, a company search must be conducted manually and a fee is incurred. In yet other countries, a company name search is not available.
Corporate or Business Registry Extract Company Search
A corporate or business registry extract company search is normally conducted to obtain specific information on a particular company. The information available depends on where the company or entity is registered.
Examples of the type of information which may be obtained are from extracts of a company search of a corporate or business registry as follows:
- Registered office
- Principal place of business
- Particulars of directors
- Particulars of shareholders
- Annual company returns
- Other financial details
- Trading activities
Certain jurisdictions, particularly in tax haven countries, do not have corporate laws which require filing of particulars of shareholders and/or directors or annual returns or statements. In this regard, therefore, any company search conducted may result in limited information being retrieved.
Official Copies of Company Documents
Official copies of company documents retrieved from a company search are copies of actual documents filed with the jurisdiction’s corporate registry and may be required for the following reasons:
- Due diligence
- Asset tracing
- Other legal, AML and/or taxation purposes
List of Countries
We are able to conduct a company search in close to 200 countries. The 125 countries listed below are the countries usually requested for by our clients. Even if your country of interest is not listed, please submit an enquiry anyway as we are most likely able to assist or contact us.
| Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Chile China Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark East Timor Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany |
Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guernsey Hong Kong SAR Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Republic Isle of Man Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jersey Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebenon Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madeira Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Namibia Netherlands Netherlands Antilles |
New Zealand Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russian Federation Samoa Saudi Arabia Serbia Serbia & Montenegro Seychelles Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain St Vincent Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan SAR Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turks & Caicos Islands Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay USA Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zimbabwe |
Pricing & Ordering Information
(a) Fee Structure
Fees for a company search vary between jurisdictions and are dependent on currency fluctuations. As a guide only, our fee structure is as follows:
- Company Name Search: From $75
- Company or Business Registry Extract Company Search: $150 to $450
- Official Copies of Company Documents: $300 to $600
(b) Order Request
Please submit an enquiry so that we may provide you with a full quote. Alternatively, you may wish to contact us.
Receipt of Company Search Results
Generally, it takes about 3-5 working days for the company search results to come through. In certain jurisdictions, however, a company search report may take up to 14 days or more.
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Although we have made every effort to ensure the information has been obtained from reliable sources, Inveiss Legal Pty Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions. In no event will Inveiss Legal Pty Ltd, or its directors, agents or employees, be liable for any decision made, or withheld, in reliance of the information contained herein.
