Your share register, certificates and cap table, kept to the letter of the law.
A hosted securities register for private companies in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana. Record every allotment, transfer, SAFE, note and option once; the registers, certificates, resolutions and deadlines follow.
Everything a company secretary keeps, in one place
Built on an append-only, double-entry securities ledger. Registers, certificates and the cap table are calculated from it, at any date.
Statutory registers
Securities register or register of members, directors, beneficial ownership (with look-through), debentures, options, warrants and convertibles. PDF, Excel and CSV, as at any date.
Certificates with QR verification
Each certificate carries the content the Act requires, two signatories and a QR code to a public check that shows only whether it is current. Lost certificates are replaced with a marked duplicate.
Corporate actions with approvals
Over 30 guided actions, from allotments and transfers to priced rounds with SAFE and note conversion, buybacks and dividends. Each states the resolution the law requires and collects signatures.
SAFEs, notes and options
Pre- and post-money SAFEs, convertible notes with five day-count conventions and in duplum, option plans with vesting, warrants, and foreign-currency instruments at the rate in the agreement.
Compliance calendar
Deadlines from a rule pack read against the Acts and regulations: register updates, CIPC, BRS and CAC filings, securities transfer tax, stamp duty and beneficial ownership notices.
Holder portal and audit trail
Holders see their own holdings and certificates. Every change is recorded in a tamper-evident, hash-chained audit log, verified daily.
The law of each country, applied
South Africa
- Companies Act 71 of 2008: s41 approvals, s46 solvency and liquidity, s48 buybacks as amended in 2024, s51 certificates
- Regulation 32 securities register and the 5% beneficial ownership filing
- Securities transfer tax on transfers and buybacks
Kenya
- Companies Act 2015: register of members (s93), return of allotment (s333), pre-emption (s338) and authority to allot (s329)
- Beneficial ownership at 10%
- Stamp duty on transfers
Nigeria
- CAMA 2020: register of members (s109), authority to allot (s149), persons with significant control (s119)
- Minimum issued capital and CAC notices
- Stamp duty exemption for instruments of transfer
Botswana
- Companies Act (Cap. 42:01): share register (s83), certificates within 20 working days (s89), notice of issue (s50(4)) and of transfer (s81(4A))
- Beneficial owners above 10%, changes to CIPA within 10 days (s186A)
- Private company 25-shareholder and close company five-member limits; transfer duty only where immovable property passes
Priced by holders, not by features
Every plan includes every instrument, every register, certificates, resolutions, the compliance calendar and the holder portal.
Starter
- 1 company
- Up to 10 holders
- Every instrument and register
- Certificates with QR verification
Growth
- 1 company
- Up to 25 holders
- Every instrument and register
- Certificates with QR verification
Scale
- 1 company
- Up to 50 holders
- Every instrument and register
- Certificates with QR verification
Pro
- 1 company
- Up to 100 holders, then $2 per extra holder a month
- Every instrument and register
- Certificates with QR verification
Managed
- Everything in Pro
- Bedrock company secretarial team prepares actions, resolutions and filings
- Register reconstruction and onboarding
An additional company on the same account is 50% of that company's plan. A holder is anyone holding shares, SAFEs, notes, options, warrants, debentures or preference shares.
Prices in US dollars. Charged in rand at the day's mid-market rate, locked when you subscribe or renew (indicative R16.50 per US dollar on 2026-11-11).
Questions
Who keeps the legal responsibility for the register?
The company. Bedrock Registry keeps the register in the form the Act requires and prepares the documents; the board decides and signs. On the Managed plan Bedrock company secretarial staff also prepare and file for you.
Can I download my data?
Yes, at any time and on every plan: registers as PDF, Excel and CSV, certificates as PDF, signed resolutions, and the full audit log. One click produces a ZIP of everything.
Do you install anything on my computer?
No. Bedrock Registry is a hosted service used in the browser. The calculation engines and statutory rule packs run on our servers; your screens receive results.
Where is my data held?
On Cloudflare's network (D1 database and R2 storage), encrypted in transit; identity numbers, addresses and other sensitive fields are encrypted again in the application before storage. See the privacy notice.
What counts as a holder?
Anyone holding shares (ordinary or preference), SAFEs, convertible notes or loans, options, warrants or debentures in the company. A person with several instruments counts once.
Which countries do you support?
South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Botswana today, each with its own rule pack, register formats and certificate content.
Start with your current register
Import your existing register from Excel or CSV, check it against your control totals, and issue fresh certificates.
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