Corporate Paper Survival Kit

Keep your company records clean, current, and funder-ready. This kit gives South African SMEs a practical set of corporate housekeeping templates you can use to document decisions, prove signing authority, and maintain the basic statutory registers that banks and investors ask for.

Built by The StartUp Legal for busy founders who want corporate admin handled properly, without turning every decision into a legal drama.

what this kit helps you do

• prove who can sign and bind the company, especially for banks, customers, and suppliers

• record key Board and shareholder decisions quickly, with a clear audit trail

• keep your directors and share records in order for due diligence, onboarding, and compliance

• reduce delays when opening accounts, updating signatories, issuing shares, or changing directors

what’s included

directors’ resolutions pack

• opening a bank account and appointing signatories

• change of bank signatories

• approval of a material contract and authority to sign

• borrowing and granting security (basic)

• appointment of a director

• resignation of a director

shareholders’ resolutions pack

• issue of shares (simple)

minutes and meeting notices pack

• board meeting notice and agenda

• board meeting minutes template

authority and signature pack

• delegated authority matrix (simple)

• authorised signatory letter (for bank, customer, or supplier)

share certificate and transfer pack

• share certificate template

• share transfer form (basic)

statutory registers pack

• directors register

• securities register (share register)

• beneficial ownership capture worksheet

plus

• fillable fields table to speed up completion

• completion checklist and practical “how to use” guidance

who it is for

• founders and ops teams running a (Pty) Ltd who want tidy records

• businesses preparing for banking, procurement onboarding, or investment

• SMEs that have grown beyond “we’ll do it later” corporate admin

how it works

• pull your latest MOI and CIPC disclosure

• complete the fillable fields table once, then populate the templates

• sign and save as PDFs in a single folder using clear file names (date + document type)

• update registers as changes happen, not six months later

important notes

• you must align these templates to your MOI and your specific facts

• if you are unsure about share issues, security, or unusual MOI rules, get advice before signing

• the kit includes a POPIA reminder, store personal information securely and restrict access

Add to cart and get your corporate paperwork under control.