Beneficial Ownership Declarations in Zimbabwe

Beneficial ownership information identifies the natural persons who ultimately own or control a company, including through entity shareholders.

Partzile collects the same particulars required for directors — full name, identity details, date of birth and residential address — together with the class of shares held and the percentage holding in the vehicle entity.

• Companies with one or more entity shareholders
• Companies registering or re-registering on this platform
• Companies updating their beneficial ownership register after a share change

• Details of the entity shareholder through which the shares are held
• Full particulars of each ultimate beneficial owner, including date of birth and residential address
• The class of shares owned and the percentage holding
• The nature of the control or interest held

• Identity documents for each beneficial owner
• Registration documents for the entity shareholder
• Any declaration or trust document evidencing the interest

1. 1Identify entity shareholdersThe platform asks for beneficial ownership only where a shareholder is an entity.
2. 2Capture each ownerEnter the particulars, share class and percentage held for each ultimate beneficial owner.
3. 3ReviewYour compliance officer verifies the declaration against your shareholding records.
4. 4LodgeThe declaration is submitted with your registration, re-registration or share filing.

Beneficial ownership disclosure supports transparency obligations under the Companies and Other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31] and applies to both new registrations and re-registrations.

When is a beneficial ownership declaration required?

Where one or more shareholders is an entity, the ultimate beneficial owners of those shares must be declared.

What details are required?

The same particulars required for directors, plus the type of shares owned and the percentage holding through the entity.

Does this apply to re-registrations?

Yes — it applies to both new company registrations and re-registrations.