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Company Searches International provides Business Reports on all businesses registered in Cyprus. We do not provide a Financial Report Service on this country.
Full Company Name and Full Address are required to undertake a search.
Business Reports
These are general company profiles based on the most up to date information available at local official registries and other sources. They are always available in English, on a three speed service.
Contents of a Business Report:
Identity, Legal Status & History
- Legal Form
- Registration Number
- Date of Incorporation
Ownership & Management
- Directors
- Shareholders
- Registered Paid Up Capital
Activities & Operations
- Principal Activities
- Number of Staff
- General Data
Financial & Public Record Information
- Not obliged to make financial data public. (to our knowledge)
- We cannot always guarantee financial information e.g. even a turnover figure.
A Summary & Credit Opinion
- Bankers
- Opinion to Commercial Morality
- Payments i.e. do they pay on time
Principal Business Types
Public Limited Company
Must have at least seven shareholders. There is no minimum capital nor maximum. Shares may be offered to the public and are freely transferable. Shareholders have no
liability once the shares held have been paid for.
Private Limited Company
Must have at least two shareholders and not more than 50. There is no minimum or maximum capital. Shares may not be offered to the public and transfer is restricted. Shareholders have no liability once the shares held have been paid for.
Other Types of Limited Company
There are companies limited by guarantee. There are "exempt" private limited companies so called because they are exempt from certain restrictions and reporting various conditions are observed.
Partnership
Partnerships may be general or limited. Every partner in a general partnerhip is jointly and severally laible for all debts. A limited partnership must have at least one general partner wholly laible and one or more limited partners whose liability is limited to their capital contribution.
Branch of a Foreign Company
The foreign company assumes liability for all debts.
General Information
Offshore companies must have a minimum paid up capital of CYP 1000. They are required to have a minimum of 1 director and 1 secretary.
They file an annual return showing the directors, secretary, shareholders and charges.
As at April 1994 there were 59373 companies registered in Cyprus of which 11353 were offshore companies and 9000 were shipping companies.
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