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Cyprus company search: directors free, shareholders for EUR 10

Updated 10 November 2026Fees from the Registrar, November 2026About 7 minutes to read
The short answer

Search free on the Registrar of Companies' e-search by name or registration number. The free record already shows current directors and the secretary.

For shareholders, with their history, the detailed search costs EUR 10; it now asks you to log in. Certificates are EUR 20 each.

Open the official search Which certificate fits?
The open one EUR 10 shows every shareholder of a Cyprus company, with history Directors and the secretary are free. Beneficial owners closed to the public in 2022.

Cyprus is the most open register in this series: directors free, shareholders for the price of a coffee. Here's how to use it, and what the 2022 EU ruling took off public view.

Key takeaways

  • The free search shows directors, secretary, office and status.
  • The EUR 10 detailed search adds shareholders and share capital, with history.
  • Certificates of good standing, directors or shareholders cost EUR 20 each.
  • An approved name is held for 6 months after a EUR 10 approval.
  • The beneficial owner register closed to the public after the EU court ruling of 2022.
Chapter 1

How to search the Cyprus Registrar of Companies

The Cyprus Registrar of Companies e-searchShows | costs or hides
  • Name, number, status
  • Directors and secretary
  • Registered office
  • ShareholdersEUR 10
  • HistoryEUR 10
  • Beneficial ownersclosed
Searching from your country.
  1. Open the e-search

    By name, using all words, any word or a phonetic match, or by registration number.

    Free
  2. Open the company record

    Directors, secretary, office, status and recent filings appear at once.

  3. Buy the detailed search for shareholders

    EUR 10, now behind a government login. Without one, order a shareholders certificate instead.

  4. Order certificates

    By post, at the counter or online. No Cypriot agent is needed to ask.

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Key takeaway

Directors are free; log in or order a certificate for shareholders.

Chapter 2

What the Cyprus company record shows, free and paid

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Key takeaway

EUR 10 shows shareholders with their full history.

Chapter 3

Cyprus certificate of good standing and other certificates

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Key takeaway

Every Cyprus certificate is EUR 20, accelerated EUR 20 more.

Chapter 4

Why Cyprus companies are being struck off now

Cyprus is clearing its register. Companies with unpaid annual levies from 2012 to 2023 face strike-off from December 2026, after a Gazette notice and three months' warning.

Stays on the register when
  • Annual returns are filed
  • Old levies are paid; the EUR 350 levy itself ended in 2024
At risk when
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Key takeaway

Check old levies are paid before the December 2026 strike-off wave.

Chapter 5

Cyprus company name approval

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Every name is approved before registration: EUR 10, held for 6 months once approved. Check the basics first.

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    Key takeaway

    Name approval is EUR 10, held for six months.

    Chapter 6

    Who owns a Cyprus company?

    The shareholders are findable for EUR 10. The people behind a shareholder company aren't: the beneficial owner register closed to the public after the EU court's 2022 ruling.

    ShareholdersEUR 10 search or EUR 20 certificate, for anyone.
    Beneficial ownersAuthorities and regulated firms only, at EUR 3.50 an entity.
    A corporate shareholderSearch it in its own country's register.
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    Key takeaway

    Shareholders are public; beneficial owners closed in 2022.

    Chapter 7

    Cyprus company search questions, answered

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    Is the Cyprus company search free?
    Yes for directors, secretary, office and status. Shareholders and history cost EUR 10.
    Can I see the shareholders of a Cyprus company?
    Yes. The EUR 10 detailed search or a EUR 20 shareholders certificate shows them.
    How much is a Cyprus certificate of good standing?
    EUR 20, plus EUR 20 for accelerated service.
    Is the Cyprus beneficial owner register public?
    No. Public access was suspended after the EU court ruling of November 2022.
    How long is a Cyprus company name reserved?
    6 months after approval, which costs EUR 10.
    Do you form Cyprus companies?
    Yes: EUR 1,890 a year, with office, secretary and accounts review inside.

    Changelog

    • 10 November 2026: first published.
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