Download - Companies Office Presentation Crf 2009
New Zealand Companies Office
An Introduction and an Update
Corporate Registers Forum 2009
• Ministry of Economic Development
• Companies Office Services
• Companies Office Structure
• Companies Office Statistics
• Achievements
• Looking Ahead
Companies Office Structure
• 80 staff (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch)– Servicing - Processing, Compliance, Legal, E-
Business, Contact Centre, supported by National Enforcement Unit and Corporate Services
• AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 certified
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Companies Office Services
• Provision of business registry functions
• Enforcement
• Electronic via the internet
• 17 corporate registers maintained
Companies 510,868 as at 28 February 2009
Impact of Recession As at 28 February 2009
• Companies 30,275 [39,111]• Name Reservations 48,103 [60,359]
• PPSR• Registrations 327,467 [427,969 ]• Searches 1,673,218 [1,748,715 ]
2009 achievements
• NZ 1st in World Bank indicators for “starting a business”
• NZ 2nd in World Bank Indicators for “ease of doing business”
• Most helpful NZ government agency for 6th consecutive year
• Companies Office Mobile
• Certificates of Good Standing & Certificate Validation
• Obtain tax & GST number at incorporation
• Information exchange with Australia
• TXTB4UBUY
Enterprise 2009
• Time to refresh, systems, thinking, process and legislation
• Enterprise– Enable global changes– Watching briefs– Minimise costs– Meeting customers expectations– Integrated services across government
m.companies.govt.nz
• Access the Companies Office register anytime, anywhere.
• Companies Office Mobile enables you to view the Companies Office Register from your internet enabled mobile phone or personal digital assistant.
• Search Companies, Directors and Banned Directors
Companies Office Mobile