Company services
Replacement company register.
Every company must keep registers of members, officeholders, option holders and charges. They are routinely lost, never created, or quietly out of date, and it surfaces during a sale, an audit or a bank review.
Lawyer prepared
Documents prepared and reviewed by a Victorian commercial lawyer.
Fast turnaround
Most registrations and deeds turned around same day or next business day.
Fixed fee, quoted first
Fixed fee quoted before we start, ASIC fees itemised separately.
Compliant documents
Corporations Act 2001 and ASIC compliant documentation.
How we rebuild a company register.
We reconstruct the register from ASIC records, historical lodgements, accounting records, share transfer documents and available minutes, identify gaps, and prepare the resolutions needed to ratify or correct what is missing.
You receive a complete register, members, officeholders, share certificates, consents, minutes and a document index, either as a bound book or in digital form.
Failure to keep proper registers is an offence and a standard due diligence finding. It is cheaper to fix before a buyer finds it.
Why it pays to have this done properly.
Gaps found and closed
Unissued share certificates, missing consents and undocumented transfers are identified and remedied with proper resolutions.
Reconciled with ASIC
Registers are checked against the ASIC record so the two versions of history finally agree.
Sale and audit ready
A clean register removes a predictable round of due diligence queries and price adjustments.
Is this you?.
- The minute book has been lost or never existed
- ASIC records and your understanding of ownership differ
- A buyer, bank or auditor has asked for the registers
- Shares were issued or transferred without documentation
If any of these sound familiar, a short conversation will tell you whether this is the right document, and what it costs, before you commit.
How it works.
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Tell us what you need
Start online or call us. We take short instructions, names, roles, structure and timing, and confirm this is the right document for what you are actually trying to achieve.
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We check the detail
We confirm eligibility, consents, existing documents and any tax or duty consequence before drafting, so nothing is discovered after lodgement.
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We prepare and lodge
We draft the reconstructed registers, certificates and ratifying resolutions, send it for signing with clear instructions on who signs what and when, and attend to any ASIC, State Revenue Office or ATO lodgement.
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You get a complete file
You receive executed documents, registers and confirmations in a single organised pack, plus a short note on what to keep and what happens next.
Fees.
Fixed fee for a straightforward reconstruction. Companies with a long or contested history are quoted after an initial search and review.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions.
Still unsure? Call us on (03) 9008 7224 and speak to a lawyer, not a call centre.
What if past transfers were never documented?
Can registers be kept electronically?
Where must the register be kept?
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Learn moreReady to get started with replacement company register?.
Start online or book a consultation with a CMK Legal commercial lawyer in Richmond, Melbourne.