Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Cyprus with a translation and an apostille.
The commercial register of Cyprus (Μητρώο Εταιρειών) is administered by the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism. The Department of the Registrar of Companies is responsible for registration of companies, information check, and deletion of entries from the register.
The business register of Cyprus was created in 1923, and extracts from any year since then can be obtained in a form of an e-document. The register itself has switched to an electronic database since 2011.
An extract from the commercial register of Cyprus is an official document issued by the aforementioned Ministry and contains publically available information about legal entities, partnerships, cooperatives, and branches of foreign companies in the country. Instead, there are other documents that can be presented in court – they are called certificates and present different aspects of companies’ business activities.
When requesting information about companies in Cyprus, be sure to mention the exact data you need.
Electronic extracts contain basic information about companies and are available in the English language. These extracts do not have any legal force and can be used for informational purposes only.
Electronic extracts from the commercial register of Cyprus contain following information:
- Full legal name
- Identification number
- Type of business
- Date of registration
- Legal address
- Information about the head of the organization and its founders
- Contact information
- Amount of the authorized capital
- Company’s status (active or inactive)
NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Incumbency is the most substantial document. Unlike other certificates, it contains significant amount of information about a company in Cyprus, including its name, legal address, registration date, directors, founders, shareholders, registered capital, bankruptcy and dissolution procedures. Basically, this is a copy of an electronic extract from the register, but apostilled and certified by a public notary, which makes it valid in courts.
Certificate of Incumbency from commercial register of Cyprus contains following information:
- Full legal name
- Identification number
- Type of business
- Date of registration
- Legal address
- Information about the head of the organization and its founders
- Contact information
- Amount of the authorized capital
- Company’s status (active or inactive)
NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 476 € | from 400 € |
Certificate of Directors and Secretary is information about company’s directors and the secretary, eg. their name, address and citizenship. It also contains details of a legal entity that acts as a management company.
Certificate of Directors and Secretary from the commercial register of Cyprus contains the following information:
- Full legal name
- Directors and Secretary
- Date of registration
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Registered address confirms legal address.
Certificate of Registered address contains:
- Full legal name
- Legal address
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Incorporation is certificate of company’s registration in Cyprus. This document confirms the company’s existence, and contains its registration date and type of business.
Certificates of Incorporation from commercial register of Cyprus contain:
- Full legal name
- Date of registration
- Type of business
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Good Standing from commercial register of Cyprus is a confirmation of a company’s trustworthiness and its right to do business in Cyprus. Confirms that a company has got a tax ID number, submits annual financial reports in good order, and abides by the local tax laws. This certificate is only issued when a company meets all legal requirements, does not have tax debts and is not in the process of bankruptcy, dissolution, corporate restructuring or merger.
Certificate of Good Standing contains:
- Full legal name
- Company’s status (active or inactive)
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Dissolution from commercial register of Cyprus contains the fact and date of dissolution.
Certificate of Dissolution contains:
- Full legal name
- Fact of dissolution
- Date of dissolution
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Change of Name.
Certificate of Change of Name contains:
- Old full legal name
- New full legal name
- Date of change of full legal name
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Сapital is confirmation of authorized capital, official statement, indicating the size of the authorized capital of the company.
Certificate of Сapital from commercial register of Cyprus contains:
- Full legal name
- Size of the authorized capital
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Certificate of Tax Residence is confirmation of a company’s registration in the tax authorities of Cyprus. This document proves that it abides by the local tax laws. Tax Residence Certificate is issued to a company's director (or auditors by the power of attorney) and is meant for businesses to avoid double taxation.
Inquiries are processed from 5 days.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
From the register of Cyprus you can request copies of documents filed in the register.
You can get following documents from the register:
- Certificate of striking off a company
- Сertificate of Alteration of objects
- Сertificate of reduction of capital
- Certificate that the company has no charges
- Certificate of registration of charge
- Copies of other documents
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Memorandum and Articles of Association from commercial register of Cyprus is the statutory document of any company.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
Annual Return is an annual financial statements that also contain information about founders and shareholders, their shares and registered capital.
Inquiries are processed from 30 minutes.
| Service | Price incl. German VAT 19% | Price excl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Price for an Electronic Extract | from 23,80 € | from 20,00 € |
| Price for an Extract with Apostille without international shipping | from 297,50 € | from 250,00 € |
An extract from the commercial register of Cyprus can be used in order to:
- Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
- Negotiate foreign trade agreements
- Register legal entities with foreign participation
- File legal claims
The data from the business register of Cyprus is provided in the form of a PDF-file with a translation. Original documents can be sent by post, in a notarised or apostilled form.
To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:
- Full legal name
- Incomplete name with full legal address
Main types of businesses in Cyprus
Legal entities:
Δημόσια Εταιρεία Λίμιτεδ – joint-stock company
Ιδιωτικής μετοχικής εταιρείας – limited liability company
Unincorporated:
Ατομική εταιρεία – individual entrepreneur
Oμόρρυθμη Εταιρεία – registered partnership
Ετερόρρυθμη Εταιρεία – limited partnership
We provide extracts from the register in strict compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Cyprus and the General Data Protection Regulation.
Inquiries are processed within one working day. Courier delivery of apostilled documents is paid separately by courier service tariffs.
You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.
Register of Beneficiaries of Cyprus
At the end of January, it became known that due to technical difficulties encountered during the implementation of the project, the Cypriot authorities decided to postpone the launch of the collection of information about the beneficiaries to February 26, 2021.
Recall that it was assumed that the Department of Registration and Liquidation of companies will begin to collect data from the owners of companies from January 18.
The new register will not be public (since the Register is being implemented in accordance with the Fourth, not the Fifth, EU Directive) – only a certain number of authorized persons will have access to it: competent authorities, representatives of MOKAS (anti-money laundering unit), law enforcement and tax authorities. Also, in order to verify their customers, access will be provided to banking institutions and registration agents.
In the future, Cyprus also plans to introduce a register of trusts. It is expected that the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission will be responsible for this register from March 2021.
Apostille for extracts from commercial register of Cyrpus
Cyprus acceded to the The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents on 26 July 1972.
Therefore, the documents issued in Cyprus are subject to a simplified apostilling procedure, thus the documents gain full legal value in Convention member states after certified translation.
Apostilling usually takes about two weeks.
In addition, you can order certified translation from the English or Greek languages.
