Renew Business Names by June 6th to Avoid Removal from Register: Registrar General

The Office of the Registrar General has informed all business owners who have registered their businesses with the outfit to renew their business names by June 30, 2024, to avoid the removal of such business names from the register.

This was contained in a communiqué sent to persons who have registered their business via an SMS alert.

“The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) wishes to remind its clients to RENEW their BUSINESS NAMES by 30/06/2024.” the message said.

The Registrar of Companies (ORC) furthered that businesses that fail to comply with the directive will have their business names removed from the register. Such an action will offer others who want such names an opportunity to re-register them as new businesses.

“Failure to do so will cause the BUSINESS NAME to lapse and be REMOVED from the business register, which will fall into the public domain and be used by anyone else.”

How To Renew Business Names by June 6th to Avoid Removal from Register

Business owners have therefore been directed to take proactive steps to renew their businesses by dialing *222# and following the prompts.

1. You can RENEW by dialing *222#
2. Select 4 which is ORC, and follow the prompts.

Businesses can also sign up with the Ghana.Gov.Gh platform and make payments.

Payment for the renewal can also be done at the office of the ORC, onsite at the Fidelity Banks in Accra/Regional Offices.

To ensure the free flow of information between the office and business owners, the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has also released the following numbers for its regional offices for the same purpose.

What are the contacts of the Registrar of Companies (ORC)?

Contact ACCRA: 0546594859, 0242982004, 0242128194

HO: 0206873595, 0508615506, 0577788545
KUMASI: 0244692320, 0208751473

TAMALE: 0244984395, 0548288876

SUNYANI: 0243822798, 0547762611

TAKORADI: 0277072407, 0243194488

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What you need to know about the Registrar of Companies (ORC)

The ORC is run by the governing board with full financial autonomy and full control over the use of its internally generated funds. The core functions of ORC, as contained in the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992)

The Registrar General’s Department was established under the Ordinance 1950 during the Colonial days. It became a department of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General in 1961.

Our aim is to become a highly progressive department that efficiently serves it customers by becoming a highly strategic partner to businesses and stakeholders.

We are also mandated by the Government to ensure an efficient and effective administration of entities inter –alia industrial property, marriages, administration of estates, and public trustees, to provide customer friendly services and accurate data for national planning. Registrar General’s Department was established under the Ordinance 1950 during the Colonial days. It became a department of the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General in 1961.

Our aim is to become a highly progressive department that efficiently serves it customers by becoming a highly strategic partner to businesses and stakeholders.