Proposed Name of Company
A company has the option to choose its own name. There are several requirements for the field.
- Proprietary limited companies should contain the words "proprietary" and "limited". The following abbreviations are also accepted:
- Proprietary Limited
- Proprietary Ltd
- Proprietary Ltd.
- Ltd.
- Pty Ltd
- Limited
- Pty Limited
- Several words are not allowed to be used such as:
- Bank
- Trust
- Royal
- Incorporated
- King
- Queen
- RSL
- When using non-dictionary words for a Company Name, it is recommended to request manual processing for the registration. See this page for more details on manual processing.
- Only ASCII characters are allowed to be used in the field. (ie: Special characters). (Click on this link for the list of accepted characters: Steps to register a company)
- If any of the requirements are not met, a red color image will be displayed in the field
- If you intend to have a custom name for the company, you should select “No” via the "Use ACN as company name?" field, from the drop-down menu.
Related Article: How To Register a Standard Company