| |
Name of New Zealand companies
A proposed company name must consist of at least one word followed by
"Limited".
You must select names that are not similar to an existing company or business name. Please ensure that the name is not a trademark or a well-known overseas name.
The "Application for Name Approval" is filed with the companies office. Please note that if your initial choices are not acceptable by the registrar of companies there are further application and filing fees payable. When the name approval has been granted the applicant is given a name approval form that is valid for 20 working days. In the letter of name approval you are advised that you should be aware that the company's name application may infringe rights arising under the Trade Marks Act 1953 and the Fair Trading Act 1986.
Registered office and company records
Every company must have a registered office in New Zealand, as well as an address for service, where legal documents can be delivered to the company. Both addresses must be notified to the registrar on application for incorporation.
If a company wishes to change its registered office or the address for service, the change and the date upon which it is to take effect must be notified to the registrar. This date must be at least five working days after the notice is registered.
At the registered office, a company must keep the following documents:
Constitution of the company
Minutes of all meetings and resolutions of shareholders within the last 7 years
Share register and the register of Director's interests
Minutes of all meetings and resolutions of directors and directors committees within the last 7 years
Certificates given by directors under this act within the last 7 years
Full names and addresses of the current directors
Copies of all written communications to all shareholders during the last 7 years, including annual reports
Copies of all financial statements and group financial statements for the last 7 completed accounting periods of the company
Accounting records for the current accounting period and for the last 7 completed accounting periods of the company
the share register
|
