Fiduciary
Statutory Compliance Calendar
Monthly, twice-yearly, annual and event-driven filings for companies and trusts, with a template to date your own.
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Fiduciary
Trust administration and company secretarial services
Defensible wealth needs defensible records. We keep companies, trusts and beneficial ownership registers in order, so that structures hold up when they are tested.
64Fixed-price services and bundles, each with a published price
4 stepsChoose, verify, prepare, confirm
500,000+Companies slated for deregistration for missing annual returns and beneficial ownership filings
Under 1 in 4Of South Africa’s 610,000 trusts had filed a beneficial ownership register
Sources: CIPC media statement, 26 November 2024; IOL, 31 October 2025, on trust beneficial ownership filings. Figures are as reported at those dates.
Areas of service
Six service lines.
Each line is a fixed-scope service with a published price, available individually or as a bundle.
Trust administration
Trust deeds, letters of authority, trustee changes, annual administration and records for family and business trusts.
Browse in the shop →Beneficial ownership
Preparing and filing beneficial ownership registers with CIPC, and keeping them current as ownership changes.
Browse in the shop →Board support
Company secretarial support: resolutions, minutes, registers and annual meeting packs.
Browse in the shop →Statutory maintenance
Annual returns, director and address changes, and the filings that keep a company in good standing.
Browse in the shop →Company formation
New companies, name reservations, and amendments to existing registrations.
Browse in the shop →Offshore structures
Coordinated structuring with trusted partners in Mauritius and other jurisdictions where appropriate.
Browse in the shop →How it works
From order to completion.
Step 01
Choose
Select a product or bundle in the shop, with the price shown up front.
Step 02
Verify
FICA verification of the parties is completed before work starts.
Step 03
Prepare
Documents are drafted and filed, and you approve what is signed.
Step 04
Confirm
You receive the filed records and a clear note of what is next.
Statutory maintenance
Records that keep structures defensible.
A trust or company is only as strong as its records. Missed filings, outdated registers and unsigned resolutions are the first things a bank, a buyer or a court looks at.
Calendar-led
We track the statutory calendar so that nothing lapses.
Controlled
Registers are held and updated under a documented process.
Ready for scrutiny
Records are kept in the form a financier, buyer or regulator expects.
Regulatory position
Who does what.
BlackLeaf acts as a Trust and Company Service Provider (TCSP), and is an Accountable Institution under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA).
Reserved legal and audit work is carried out by independent professionals regulated by the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
What we do
Company and trust administration, statutory filings and beneficial ownership records.
What partners do
Legal opinions, litigation and audit are referred to independent regulated firms.
What we require
FICA verification of every client and beneficial owner.
Speak to us
Not sure which service you need?
Describe your structure and we will point you to the right product, or a bundle.
Resources
Guides to read before you begin.
Practical guides from our team, free to download.
Fiduciary
Trust Administration Handbook
Trustee duties, record keeping and the errors we see most often.
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Fiduciary
Beneficial Ownership Guide
What must be registered, who counts as a beneficial owner, and how to keep it current.
Download PDF11 pages
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