Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973)Regulations Retention and Preservation of Company Records, 1983Schedule 2 : Retention Periods of company Records |
Item No. |
Records |
Retention period |
1. |
Certificate of Incorporation |
Indefinite |
2. |
Certificate of change of name (if any) |
Indefinite |
3. |
Memorandum and articles of association |
Indefinite |
4. |
Certificate to commence business (if any) |
Indefinite |
5. |
Minute book, CM 25 and CM 26, as well as resolutions passed at general/class meetings |
Indefinite |
6. |
Proxy forms |
3 years |
7. |
Proxy forms used as Court convened meetings |
3 years |
8. |
Register of allotments - after a person ceased to be a member |
15 years |
9. |
Register of members |
15 years |
10. |
Index of members |
15 years |
11. |
Registers of mortgages and debentures and fixed assets |
15 years |
12. |
Register of directors' shareholdings |
15 years |
13. |
Register of directors and certain officers |
15 years |
14. |
Directors' attendance register |
15 years |
15. |
Branch register |
15 years |
16. |
Annual financial statements including: |
15 years |
- Annual accounts |
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- Directors report |
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- Auditors report |
15 years |
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17. |
Books of account recording information required by the Act |
15 years |
18. |
Supporting schedules to books of account and ancillary books of account |
15 years |
19. |
The microfilm image of any original record reproduced directly be the camera - the 'camera master' |
Indefinite |