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Company Registration

The vehicle you register decides who carries the liability, how you are taxed, and whether an investor can put money in without restructuring the whole thing first. We advise on the structure, reserve the name, draft the constitutional documents, and register the entity through SECP eServices or with the registrar of firms. Then we finish the part most people underestimate: the NTN, the bank account and the opening statutory registers, without which you have a certificate rather than a working company.

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Scope

What'sincluded

Everything below is in the standard engagement. Anything outside it is agreed in writing before the work starts, never after.

  • Structure advice across private limited, single member company, LLP, and partnership or AOP
  • Name availability search and reservation through SECP eServices
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association drafted around your actual business objects
  • Digital signature issuance for every subscriber and director
  • Incorporation filing and Certificate of Incorporation
  • Post-registration setup: company NTN, corporate bank account and the opening statutory registers

Who this is for

Built for three situations

  • Founders incorporating for the first time
  • Sole proprietors converting to a company
  • Partners formalising an existing arrangement

Process

How thisactually runs

  1. Structure advice

    We recommend the right vehicle based on your ownership, liability exposure, tax position and funding plans, and tell you plainly what each one costs you later.

  2. Name and documents

    Name searched and reserved, constitutional documents drafted to your objects, and digital signatures issued to every subscriber.

  3. Incorporation

    The entity is filed and registered, with SECP for a company or LLP and with the registrar of firms for a partnership, and the certificate issues.

  4. Made operational

    Company NTN obtained, corporate bank account opened, statutory registers opened and the first board resolutions passed.

Deliverables

What you end up holding

  • Certificate of Incorporation, or the registered partnership deed
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association
  • Digital signatures for all subscribers and directors
  • Company NTN certificate and an opened corporate bank account
  • Statutory registers: members, directors and charges

What we need from you

Documents required

  • CNIC of all directors, subscribers or partners
  • Three proposed company names in order of preference
  • Proof of registered office address
  • Shareholding or profit-sharing split between the subscribers
  • Passport-size photographs of directors

Missing something? Tell us anyway. We can usually work around a gap, and it is better to know before we start.

Next step

Tell us your situation and we will scope it.

Talk to us about it

Scope, fee and dates confirmed in writing before anything starts.

Questions

AboutCompany Registration

  • Should I register an SMC or a private limited company?

    A Single Member Company suits one owner with no plans to bring in partners. A private limited allows two to fifty shareholders and is what any investor will expect to see. Converting from SMC to private limited later is possible but is extra cost and paperwork, so if outside investment is plausible within two years, start as a private limited.

  • What is the difference between an LLP and a partnership?

    A registered partnership under the Partnership Act 1932 is simple and cheap, but every partner is personally liable for the whole of the firm’s debts. An LLP is registered with SECP, is a separate legal person, and caps each partner’s liability at what they put in. If the business carries real financial exposure, the LLP is usually worth the extra filing burden.

  • Can foreign nationals be directors or shareholders?

    Yes, with additional documentation and, in some cases, security clearance depending on nationality and sector. It adds time to incorporation rather than preventing it. Tell us upfront so we build it into the timeline instead of discovering it at the filing stage.

  • Do I need a physical office to register?

    You need a registered office address in Pakistan where official correspondence can be served. It does not have to be commercial premises, and a residential address is acceptable, but it must be real and you must actually receive post there.

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