Barbados Company Documents

We are able to provide company searches and documents from the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office - CAIPO in Barbados.

Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office

The Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office is a division of the Ministry of Industry, International Business, Commerce and Small Business Development.

The function of the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office is to support the development of Barbados' domestic and international trade and business. International Offshore entities are registered with a Registered Agent in Barbados under the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 77.

Barbados Company Search

We can conduct searches at the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office on any registered company. The contents of a Barbados company search report will include:

• Company Name
• Company Registration Number
• Company Type/ Legal Form - Local Company, International Business Company/ IBC - A Barbados IBC cannot trade in Barbados
• Date of Incorporation
• Date of Continuance - If transferred from another country - where applicable
• Details of Continuance - where applicable
• Company Status - Active and in Good Standing under the International Business Companies Act, Chapter 77
• Registered Agent/ Manager
• Registered Office Address
• Mailing Address
• Contact details of Registered Agent
• Registered agent - contact details
• Company Activity
• Mortgages and Charges filed with the registry - an International Business Company is therefore not obliged to file or publish Annual Audited Accounts at the Registrar of Companies, under the Barbados Law
• Parent/ Associated Subsidiaries - where available
• Company Directors details - including name, address and position held
• Company Details - not from the registry - where available

With a Barbados IBC the name of the directors, shareholders and officers are not disclosed in any public register. An International Business Company and is therefore not obliged to file or publish Annual Audited Accounts at the Registrar of Companies, under the Barbados Law. With a Barbados Local company the Directors details are available.

Barbados Company Search Report - Timescale

The search report will be ordered from the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office and is delivered by email in 6 - 10 days, an express service is available and is 3 - 5 days.

Company Records

Section 168 (1) of Companies Act states that a company must at all times have a registered office in Barbados. The Companies Act also requires the following categories of records to be maintained at the registered office of the company:

• A register of shareholders showing the name and last known address of each shareholder, the shares held by each shareholder, and the date on which each person was entered on the register and the date on which each person ceased to be a shareholder
• Copies of all notices required to be filed effecting any changes in the directors of the company
• Register of Debentures
• All minutes of meetings and shareholders resolutions

Please note these details are confidential and would not be included in the company search.

In addition to the above records, the company must also keep adequate accounting records.

Barbados Certificate of Good Standing

A company which is registered with the Barbados registry, is said to be in Good Standing if it has filed and continued to file all statutory filings and paid all annual fees which are due.

We only supply a certificate of Good Standing if you have the IBC business licence number for the registry to provide official documents. Please note this is different to the company registration number and usually only held by the actual company or the Barbados registered agent.

For the Certificate to be issued the requirements for this are that the company licence fees to the Barbados registry are up to date and details can be requested from the registered agent. The Barbados registry will prepare the certified document and a scanned copy will be emailed through and original couriered, currently this can take the up to a few months.

Barbados Company Formations

The Companies Act 1982 legislates companies in Barbados, based on the Canadian Business Corporation Act.

• Company Directors - Minimum one who can be of any residency or nationality
• Secretary - Local company secretary required which we can provide
• Shareholders - Minimum of one who can be of any residency or nationality

Barbados Company Documents

We can provide copies of official company documents and conduct searches for companies registered in Barbados. Please complete our enquiry form so we can assist with your company documents requirements: