Register a Company in Australia

Registering a company in Australia means incorporating a legal entity under the Corporations Act 2001 and having it registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The most common structure is a proprietary limited company (Pty Ltd), which is used by everything from single-director startups to multi-entity corporate groups. The registration process requires choosing a company name, appointing at least one director who ordinarily resides in Australia, nominating a registered office address and principal place of business, issuing at least one share, and deciding whether to adopt a constitution or rely on the replaceable rules in the Corporations Act. EntityFlo handles all of this through a guided 8-step registration wizard that generates all required documents — Form 201, director consents, share applications, and minutes — and lodges the application directly with ASIC.

Before you begin, you will need the following: • A proposed company name (EntityFlo appends "Pty Ltd" automatically and checks availability) • At least one director who ordinarily resides in Australia, including their date and place of birth • A registered office address in Australia (this is a public record on the ASIC register) • A principal place of business address • Details of initial shareholders, share classes, and share quantities • A decision on whether to adopt a custom constitution or use the Corporations Act replaceable rules If you are registering a subsidiary within an existing corporate group, EntityFlo automatically links the new entity to your group structure, sets up ownership chains, and begins tracking compliance obligations from day one.

ASIC charges a one-time company registration fee of $576 for a standard application (as of 2024-25). This fee is paid directly to ASIC as part of the lodgement process. Your first entity on EntityFlo is free — no credit card, no lock-in. After that, paid plans scale with your portfolio: Foundation at $199/mo (up to 25 entities), Control at $389/mo (26–50 entities), Corporate at $599/mo (51–100 entities), and Enterprise for groups managing 100+ entities with custom pricing. All plans include unlimited ASIC lodgements at $0 per filing — no per-form fees, no per-entity surcharges. Company registration, Form 484 changes, annual reviews, and all other ASIC filings are covered. Compare this to traditional company secretarial firms that charge $800–$2,000 per incorporation plus ongoing per-filing fees. EntityFlo replaces the entire cost structure with a flat monthly subscription.

Once ASIC processes your application and issues an ACN (Australian Company Number), EntityFlo automatically: • Creates the entity in your portfolio with all details pre-populated • Sets up the statutory registers (officer register, member register, share register) • Generates and stores all incorporation documents in the Document Vault • Calculates the first annual review date and creates compliance obligations • Links the entity to your corporate group structure • Begins monitoring compliance across all eight compliance categories You do not need to manually enter any data after registration. The entity is live in your governance platform immediately, with compliance tracking, officer management, and document management all active from the moment the ACN is issued.

EntityFlo is a licensed ASIC Digital Service Provider (DSP), which means your registration is lodged directly with ASIC through an authenticated API connection — not through the ASIC portal, not through a third-party agent, and not through paper forms. This direct connection provides faster processing, fewer errors (data is validated before submission), and a complete audit trail of every lodgement. Post-registration changes — director appointments, share transfers, address changes — are lodged through the same pipeline with Form 484s generated and submitted automatically. For governance teams managing corporate groups, the value goes beyond registration. Every entity you register through EntityFlo is immediately part of your centralised governance platform, with compliance scoring, obligation tracking, beneficial ownership mapping, and document management all connected from day one.