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Choosing a Company Name

 

Please note that the following is NOT allowed:

  • Undesirable names
  • Names which are identical to a sole-proprietorship / partnership name or to that of any other company, corporation, limited liability partnership or limited partnership
  • Names which are identical to a name being reserved under the Business Registration Act, the Companies Act, the Limited Liability Partnerships Act or Limited Partnerships Act
  • Names which  the Minister has directed the Registrar not to accept for registration e.g. Temasek

You may wish to refer to Practice Direction No.4 of 2003 on the selection of names.

Please note that a name application may be referred to the Regulatory Authorities for comments if the name application discloses information, which necessitates the referral. For more information, please refer to the Referral Authorities Table.

If you also intend to apply for charity status, please click here for more information on the naming criteria and governing instruments.

Last Updated/Reviewed on 07 May 2012