Filing with the Central Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)

Unless exempt, all companies (including foreign companies) and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) must file their RORC information with ACRA.

Update Register of Registrable Controller

Last updated 1 May 2026

What is the Central RORC

The Central RORC is ACRA's database of beneficial owners (registrable controllers). It contains information about the people who beneficially own or control companies, foreign companies or LLPs.

This information helps law enforcement agencies investigate financial crimes, but it is not available to the public.

Who must file

If you must set up and maintain an RORC, you must also file with the Central RORC.

This requirement has been in place since 30 July 2020 to:

Improve transparency of business ownership
Uphold Singapore's reputation as a trusted financial hub

When you must file by

Your filing deadlines depend on whether you are filing with the Central RORC for the first time or updating it.

Central RORC filing deadlines

If you are	You must
Filing for the first time (for businesses incorporated or registered from 16 June 2025)	File your RORC information on the same day you register. How to file: Enter your RORC information when you register your business via Bizfile.
Filing for the first time (for businesses that were previously exempted)	File updates with ACRA's Central RORC within two business days of setting up your private RORC.
Updating the Central RORC	File updates with ACRA's Central RORC within two business days of updating your private RORC.

If you are

You must

Filing for the first time (for businesses incorporated or registered from 16 June 2025)

File your RORC information on the same day you register.

How to file: Enter your RORC information when you register your business via Bizfile.

Filing for the first time (for businesses that were previously exempted)

File updates with ACRA's Central RORC within two business days of setting up your private RORC.

Updating the Central RORC

File updates with ACRA's Central RORC within two business days of updating your private RORC.

Note: You cannot apply for an extension of time for RORC filings. If you do not file your RORC with ACRA on time, you may face prosecution and fines up to $25,000.

How to file with the Central RORC

This guide explains how to file through the Update Register of Registrable Controller eService.

Who may file

You can file with the Central RORC if you are a:

Position holder, such as a:
- Company director or secretary
- LLP partner or manager
Registered corporate service provider (CSP)
Group secretary of a group of companies

What you need to prepare

You need to file the same information or changes as your private RORC.

You only need to provide details of a director with executive control or chief executive officer ("individuals with executive control") if you know, or have reasonable grounds to believe, that:

The company has no registrable controller (RC); or
The company has a registrable controller, but you are unable to identify them.

Required information

What you need to prepare	Details
Individual controller details, if you are able to identify controllers	Full name Aliases (if any) Residential address Email address Contact number Nationality Identity card number or passport number Date of birth Date of becoming a controller Date of cessation as a controller (if applicable)
Corporate controller details, if you are able to identify controllers	Name Unique entity number (if any) Address of registered office Email address Contact number Legal form of the corporate controller Jurisdiction where the corporate controller is formed or incorporated, and under which law (if applicable) Name of corporate registrar in which the corporate controller is formed or incorporated (if applicable) Identification number or registration number issued to the corporate controller when it was formed or incorporated (if applicable) Date of becoming a controller Date of cessation as a controller (if applicable)
Details of individuals with executive control, if you are unable to identify controllers	Provide these details for the director with executive control or chief executive officer: Full name Aliases (if any) Residential address Email address Contact number Nationality Identity card number or passport number Date of birth Date on which the director is taken to be a controller Date on which the director is no longer taken to be a registrable controller (if applicable)
(Optional) Notices or confirmation from RCs	You are strongly encouraged to attach notices or confirmation from your RC notices. This helps ACRA verify your information faster and means we are less likely to contact you for these documents later.

Fees and processing time

Filing to the Central RORC

What you need to know	Details
Fee	Free
Processing time	Immediate

Bizfile mega menu with Manage expanded showing Update Register of Registrable Controller option under Local company, Foreign company, or Limited liability partnership

1. From the mega menu, click "Manage". Depending on your entity type, click "Local company", "Foreign company", or "Limited liability partnership". Then, select "Update Register of Registrable Controller".

Note: All entity and personal information (including UEN, entity details, NRIC or FIN numbers, names and addresses) shown are dummy data for illustration purposes only.

Who may access your RORC

Your RORC may be accessed by:

Company officers (such as directors or secretaries) and corporate service providers (CSPs) as they are responsible for maintaining it.
Law enforcement agencies if they need to administer or enforce laws under their purview. For example, to investigate money laundering offences.

Note: Shareholders who are not company officers cannot view your RORC. Members of the public cannot view or buy your RORC information.

Setting up & maintaining a Register of Registrable Controllers (RORC)

Check if you need to comply with RORC requirements, and how to set up and maintain your private RORC.

Identifying & sending annual notices to registrable controllers (RCs)

Check how to identify RCs based on significant interest or control. You must send RCs annual notices to verify their details and update any changes to your RORC.

RORC, ROND & RONS guidance

Instructions and regulatory requirements for companies to establish and maintain statutory business registers.

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