A non-profit company, incorporated under the Companies Act, Ch. 81:01, is an association, society, body or other group formed to achieve some useful object, without gain to its members, which has been established a body corporate with the authority, among other things, to regulate its own business, contract in its corporate name, and acquire and hold real and personal property for the objects for which it was formed.
To incorporate a non-profit company, you are now required to:
To incorporate your non-profit company, you must complete the following steps:
Every person engaged in the formation of the company (directors, incorporator(s), attorney-at-law) must have a CRA. To create your CRA, you will need to:
For assistance with creating a CRA, you may email the CROS Help Desk at croshelpdesk@gov.tt
You should carefully decide on an appropriate name for your company. That name must not be the same as or similar to, an existing business name, corporation name, or trademark. Other restrictions To ensure that the name is available you must have the name approved and reserved.
You may wish to conduct a preliminary search using the CROS Search Facility before submitting your application. This will give you an idea of whether the name is already in use, before you apply to reserve the name. You are strongly advised not to use the proposed name in advance of receipt of your certificate of incorporation.
To have your name reserved, you must electronically submit an Application for Name Search and Name Reservation to ensure the availability and suitability of the name. To submit your application:
Fee: $25.00.
Processing time: three (3) working days
Once processed, you will receive confirmation, via email, of the Registrar’s decision. The Registrar may:
Once the name is approved and reserved, you must complete the company incorporation within forty-five (45) days, i.e., before the name reservation expires.
All other persons/entities engaged in the formation of the company must approve their inclusion on the incorporation application.
The individual must:
A director/secretary of the company must:
Once the approval(s), as above, have been granted, they must provide you with their surname and Account PIN/ company name and Company PIN, respectively, to complete your company incorporation application.
To have your company incorporated, you must electronically file Articles of Incorporation. To file your Articles:
Fee: $620.00.
The incorporation particulars will be reviewed by the Registrar. A notification of the decision of the Registrar will be sent via email.
Processing time –two (2) working days
Once the payment is processed, each director will receive confirmation, by email, that the company documents were successfully received. Your copy of the completed Articles of Incorporation and Notices of Address and Directors will be included for download. To collect your certificate of incorporation:
