address requirements for a new zealand company
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Address Requirements for a New Zealand Company
Every New Zealand Company is required to maintain:
Registered Office
Address for Service
The Registered Office is the officially recorded location at which the New Zealand company
maintains a full set of its corporate documents. Under Part 10 Section 189 of the
Companies Act 1993, all companies must keep the following documents at the Registered
Office:
the constitution of the company: minutes from all meetings of the shareholders and any resolutions of the
shareholders: minutes from all meetings of the directors and any resolutions of the directors and
directors' committees within the last 7 years: certificates given by directors within the last 7 years: the full names and addresses of the current directors: copies of all written communications to all shareholders during the last 7 years all annual reports to the shareholders: copies of all financial statements and group financial statements for the last 7
completed accounting periods of the company, as required to be completed by the Companies Act 1993 or the Financial Reporting Act 1993:
the accounting records for the current accounting period and for the last 7 completed accounting periods of the company:
an interests register: the share register.
The Address for Service of the company is the location at which the entity can be served with legal notices or documents. Part 10 Section 192 of the Companies Act 1993 sets out that the Address for Service of a company may be the entity's Registered Address or the offices of the company's lawyers, solicitors, accountants, etc. The Act also sets out the Address of Service for the company must not be a postal service address, or a document exchange, or any other similar service.
New Zealand companies may also specify further addresses, if it wishes to maintain some of its records in a location separate from the Registered Office, or if it wishes to receive some communications at a location other than the registered office.
KIRILL KRUGER
Development Manager at
Abaconda Management
Group , Director of AMG
Business Development.
Kirill Kruger is a young but
experienced financial
consultant, with a
specialization in
international and New
Zealand taxation research,
management and planning.
Being a successful
entrepreneur he has also
authored advanced studies
in the field of financial
academics, and regularly
writes reports on current
affairs and developments in
international and New
Zealand finance, taxation
and management.
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Address of the Share Register
If the company maintains its Share Register at an address other than its Registered Office, it will be required to disclose this location to the Companies Office.
Address of Records
The company may choose to store its records at a physical location other than the Registered Address, in which case it must inform the Companies Office of this new location.
Address for Communication
The company may wish for all communication from the Companies Office to be directed to an address other than the Registered Office. Unlike all other specified addresses, the Address for Communication may be a non-physical address, such as a postal box or a mail service.