Company Re-registration in Zimbabwe

Re-registration updates an existing company's record so that it complies with the current companies legislation and the Registry's records reflect accurate, current particulars of the company, its directors, secretary, shareholders and beneficial owners.

On Partzile Compliance Hub, re-registration uses the same guided file as a new registration but skips the name search — your company already has a name and a registration number.

• Companies incorporated under earlier legislation that have not yet been re-registered
• Companies whose particulars on the register are out of date
• Directors who need a compliant company record before banking, tender or licensing processes

• The registered company name and company registration number
• Date of incorporation
• The date of meeting of the latest annual return filed, if any
• Current registered office address and province
• Full particulars for at least two directors and the company secretary
• Shareholder particulars and the shareholding split
• Beneficial ownership particulars where a shareholder is an entity

• Certificate of incorporation and existing company documents
• The most recent annual return filed, where one exists
• CR5 — notice of registered office address
• Identity documents for directors, secretary and natural-person shareholders

1. 1Open a re-registration fileFrom your dashboard choose company re-registration and enter the existing company details.
2. 2Annual return checkThe platform compares the date of your latest annual return with today's date. If returns are outstanding you are shown how many are due and the total filing cost.
3. 3Bring returns up to dateOutstanding annual returns are paid for and filed first — re-registration cannot be submitted while returns are in arrears.
4. 4Complete the guided formsCapture company, secretary, director, shareholder and beneficial ownership particulars.
5. 5Officer reviewYour compliance officer reviews the file and messages you about anything that needs correcting.
6. 6Payment and submissionPay the applicable fee, and Partzile lodges the re-registration and uploads the issued documents to your dashboard.

Re-registration is dealt with under the Companies and Other Business Entities Act [Chapter 24:31], and the prescribed CR forms under S.I. 46 of 2020 are used for the supporting filings.

Because a company's annual return obligations continue regardless of re-registration, arrears are cleared as part of the same process on this platform.

Does re-registration require a name search?

No. Your company already has an approved registered name, so the name search step is skipped for re-registration applications.

What if my annual returns are behind?

The platform calculates the number of returns due from the date of meeting of your latest annual return and shows the total filing cost. Those returns must be paid for and filed before the re-registration is submitted.

How are years in arrears calculated?

Years due are always rounded down to the nearest whole year from your latest annual return date.

Can I track the progress?

Yes. Every stage — draft, review, queries, payment and submission — is shown on your dashboard in real time.