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A South African nonprofit can carry three unrelated numbers: its NPC company registration (ending /08), an NPO number from the social-development registry, and a PBO number from the tax authority. Only the first proves corporate existence. Order the official record for any NPC — identity, status and directors — in minutes.
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South African nonprofit paperwork is a classic source of confusion because the three regimes serve different masters: company law (NPC), sector oversight (NPO) and tax (PBO). They fall out of sync constantly — a live NPC may have a lapsed NPO listing, or a PBO letter may reference a company already in deregistration. Anchoring on the corporate record first puts the rest in order.
For funders and partners, the NPC record delivers the operative facts: exact name, /08 number, status, directors and registered office.
The official record for the NPC — registered name, registration number, incorporation date, status, registered office and directors as published — structured data plus a branded PDF, emailed within minutes. From €4.99, no account.
The NPC registration creates the legal entity; the NPO number is a voluntary listing on the nonprofit-organisations register; the PBO number grants tax benefits. Funders regularly receive one number when they asked about another — the /08 company record is the existence check.
No — it has incorporators and members (or none) and is governed by directors for a public-benefit or group-interest object. Directors appear on the official record, which is where accountability checks start.
Yes, through the same annual-return machinery as any company — and a deregistered NPC cannot validly receive grants or sign funding agreements. The live status field answers it.
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