Company intelligence layer for Africa
Search, verify, and monitor
companies across South Africa
Look up and verify any registered company on South Africa's official register, free.
About the South Africa company register
South Africa's official company registrar is the CIPC. South Africa company records on Fylings are compiled from official public sources, government procurement (OCDS) award data and the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF), not extracts from the CIPC company register. They are official-source identity records; verify a company's registration details officially via the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission).
Fylings makes it searchable, so you can confirm in seconds whether a company is real, active, and properly registered, with the registry source and the date it was checked attached to every record.
What you can find
- Legal (registered) name and any trading name
- Registration number and legal form
- Registration / incorporation date, where published
- Status, active, dissolved, or as reported
- Registered address or region, where published
- Directors and tax ID, where the registry exposes them
How to verify a company
- Search the company name or registration number above.
- Open its profile for the registry source, the date checked, and a confidence signal.
- Need a certified extract? Request one, or verify programmatically via the API.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I check if a company is registered in South Africa?
Search the company's name or registration number in the box above. Fylings looks it up in South Africa's official register (CIPC) and shows whether it's real, active, and registered, with the source and the date it was checked.
What is the CIPC?
South Africa company records on Fylings are compiled from official public sources, government procurement (OCDS) award data and the Global LEI Foundation (GLEIF), not extracts from the CIPC company register. They are official-source identity records; verify a company's registration details officially via the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission).
Is company information in South Africa public?
Yes, South Africa's basic company register is public. Fylings surfaces the published fields (legal name, registration number, type, and more where the registrar publishes them) and always shows the official source and date on every record.
How current is the company data?
Coverage matches the official register, and every record carries the date it was last verified plus a confidence signal, so you can see exactly how fresh and reliable each result is.