Switzerland Company Documents

Switzerland Company Document examples

As incorporation agents our experience with the Federal Commercial Registry in Switzerland means we can obtain copies of company documents from the registry. We are able to conduct a company search report which includes details of the company, confirms its existence and details the current company details.

Switzerland Company Document fees

Contents of a Swiss Company Search Report

A Swiss company search report usually includes the following information:

• Full company name – Raison Sociale
• Registered Company Number – Fed. Nr
• Head Office – Siège
• Registered Office address – Adresse
• Legal Entity
• Activity & Observations
• Date of Incorporation – Dates des Statuts
• Administration, review board and people having signing capability – Administration, organe de révision et personnes ayant qualité pour signer
• Share Capital – nominal, released and shares – Capital actions – nominal, libéré, actions
• Company Statutes – if available
• Statute updates – if available
• If the company is dissolved

The original shareholders of the company are included in the constitution of the company, the company does not need to register any change to shareholders at the Registry.

Extract of the Commercial Register – Certificate of Good Standing Equivalent

We provide the closest equivalent to a Certificate of Good Standing in Switzerland: a certified company extract from the Federal Commercial Registry. This document confirms the current company details and is issued by the Federal Commercial Registry, complete with an official stamp, seal, and the signature of an authorised officer.

A company is considered to be in good standing if the extract contains no reference to liquidation, bankruptcy, loss of domicile, or the absence of directors or auditors.

Public Information

Upon incorporation director and shareholder registers must be filed at the Commercial Registry, but are not available for public inspection. Furthermore, these registers do not have to be kept up to date with any subsequent changes to company directors or registers.

Swiss Company Financial Statements

Generally, companies incorporated in Switzerland are not required to file annual financial statements. The exception to this is for certain types of company, such as banks, finance institutions, publicly traded companies. For these companies the financial statements must be filed within six months following the end of the reporting period.

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