Company's Structure

Shareholders

    Each Private Company of limited responsibility with stocks, limits the number of shareholders. Maximum are fifty (50) and minimal one (1) shareholders. For the registration of company is required for each shareholder the below characteristics:

     

    • - Complete Name
    • - Nationality
    • - Address
    • - Profession
    • - Number of which s/he owns
    • - Copy of Passport or Identity

    Note: All stocks are nominatives and in the case of a Private Company is prohibited the publication of stocks in a bearer. However, the householders who do not wish to be presented as registered shareholders can name representatives which will act for them as registered shareholders. The real property will always remain in the beneficiary householders. The representatives of shareholders can be Cypriot or foreigners. The practice that prevailed is a company to undertake the configuration of the new company in order to determine the representatives of shareholders via her members or via the company which is checked by.


    Directors

    There is no requirement by law that a Private Company will have more from one director or that the Company should have local Directors. However in order a company to be considered tax resident Cyprus Company (guarantee of address and control of company for tax aims in Cyprus and the smooth operation of company in Cyprus), is proposed to have local directors or alternative directors. The services of the Director are provided by the company which undertakes the configuration of the private company.

    For each director the following information are required.

    • - Complete Name
    • - Nationality
    • - Address
    • - Profession
    • - Copy of Passport or Identity

    Secretary

    The Company must have a Secretary. The Secretary acts under the control and the directives of Directors, keeps under control the established documents of the company and executes administrative work which does not have executive character. For practical reasons but also in order to observe the common law processes is usually named secretary member of company or the company which undertakes the foundation of Private Company in Cyprus.