What information of a BVI Corporate Registry would be disclosed on?

If I have a BVI Corporate Registry, what information would be disclosed on the public record? Do I have to disclose the information of my BVI company’s Director and Shareholders as well?

For all registered BVI companies, some of the information would be disclosed for the public via the BVI Registrar of Businesses and depending on the situation, the court may access other information through the customers’ BVI registered agent. The disclosed information generally includes the company’s registered office, registration number, company status, date of incorporation, and authorized capital. Furthermore, the public record of a BVI registered company also contains the following information:

Company Incorporation Certificate:

is one-page certificate issued by the BVI government confirms the client’s company is properly registered

Certificate of Good Standing:

This certificate is for companies that are up-to-date and companies require this certificate when they pay the annual registry fee, also known as Company Renewal fee. Information such as registration and current status of the company is shown on this certificate.

Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association

Information of the directors and shareholders which are in the Register of members is required to disclose not to the public but must be uploaded to the Beneficial Owner Secure System (BOSS) Portal, according to the amended BVI Business Companies Act in 2016.

The reason for this is to assist the BVI government to manage and identify the directors and shareholders of all registered BVI companies. Only the BVI company’s registered agent and BVI authorities have access to this information.

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