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How to verify a company in Ghana.

Short answer

ORC's free name search only shows registered names. For status, officers or insolvency, request a company search: GHS 30, or GHS 150 including charges and insolvency.

Law
Companies Act 2019 (Act 992)
Checked
26 October 2026

Step by step

  1. 1

    Run a name search from ORC's site. It shows registered names, not owners.orc.gov.gh

  2. 2

    For details, request an entity information search. ORC says it replies within three working days.orc.gov.gh

  3. 3

    Read the dates on any strike-off notice: "earmarked" is not the same as struck off.orc.gov.gh

What it costs

Company register searchorc.gov.ghGHS 30
Search including charges and insolvencyorc.gov.ghGHS 150
Certified true copy, domestic companyorc.gov.ghGHS 30
Companies Bulletin, electronicorc.gov.ghGHS 13

From ORC's 2026 fee schedule.

Reading the result

  • Business names start BN and partnerships PN, each followed by nine digits.orc.gov.gh
  • A subsidiary business name is a trading name of the parent, not a separate company.orc.gov.gh
Earmarked for strike-offNotice given, with time to show cause. Not yet dissolved.
Struck offRemoved and dissolved. Check the effective date and any restoration.
In liquidation, administration or restructuringInsolvency processes under Act 1015.
RestoredBack on the register; check the current record.

What these meanorc.gov.gh

Other free checks

Watch out for

  • GRA's public TIN checker is for individuals only, so it can't verify a company.gra.gov.gh
  • An external company is a branch of an overseas company; check the foreign parent too.orc.gov.gh
  • ORC reviewed portal access in March 2026; some online services may be limited.orc.gov.gh

What we couldn't confirm

  • The full number format for companies (CS and CG prefixes come from a secondary source)
  • When full online access was restored

Sources read 26 October 2026. Registries change their portals and fees; check the linked page before you pay.

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