INCORPORATION OF A COMPANY  

Any three or more persons associated for lawful purpose may, be subscribing their names to the Memorandum of Association and complying with the requirements of the Companies Act,2017 (the “Act”) form a public company and any two or more persons so associated may, in like manner, form a private company. If only one member forms a private company, it is called a single member company.

First step towards incorporation of a company is to submit a combined or a separate application for the reservation of company’s name and incorporation either through eZfile or in physical form as per the formats provided in the Companies Regulations, 2024 (the” Regulations”).

The process of name reservation and company incorporation is end-to-end digitized. It comprises only four (04) simple user-friendly steps. The promoters guide is designed to have a deep and comprehensive insight into the process of name reservation and company incorporation, in the light of the relevant provisions of the Act and the Regulations.

Promoters guide in English, Urdu and other local / foreign languages is available at https://www.secp.gov.pk/media-center/guide-books/general-guide-books/.