Corporate Statutory & Administration

Legal Advisory

Impartial and informed advice for your company

Statutory compliance and company secretarial matters have several complexities that require expert knowledge and understanding of legislation, including the Companies Act 71 of 2008.

There are several reasons why businesses require statutory services. Advice may be needed for the formation of companies, altering share capital, preparing annual returns and transferring shares, to name a few. RSM’s specialist team are highly skilled in providing clients with robust and reliable corporate statutory and company secretarial services.

Our extensive knowledge in all areas of regulation means we work with a broad range of organisations, from both public and private profit companies to non-profit entities.

We also specialise in providing bespoke advice for companies that are dealing with complex corporate issues, as well as unusual or unexpected circumstances. We provide impartial, high-quality advice to ensure your business is heading in the right direction.

As RSM, we provide clients with a wide range of corporate statutory services including:

The formation and registration of all forms of companies, including public and private companies, personal liability companies, ring fenced companies, non-profit companies and external companies
Drafting and amending a company’s Memorandum of Incorporation
Conversion of companies and close corporations
Conversion and alteration of the share capital of companies
Allotment, repurchase and transfer of shares
Attend to the preparation, completion and lodgement of the Annual Return
The maintenance and storage of statutory records
The drafting of resolutions (ordinary and special) and preparing minutes of meetings
Appointment and resignation of directors
Perform the duties of the company secretary in all its forms
Voluntary liquidations
Statutory audits and due diligences
Statutory compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”), and the Promotion of Access to Information Act No 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”)
Appointment and resignation of information officers and deputy information officers
The drafting of delegations of authority for deputy information officers
Drafting and amending of PAIA manuals, and submission thereof to the Information Regulator
Drafting and submission of the annual PAIA report with the Information Regulator
Ongoing administrative support and performing the duties of the Administrative Officer in all its forms on the Information Regulator Portal
Performing POPIA or PAIA compliance status assessments