Non-Profit Organisation (“NPO”)

In accordance with the Non-Profit Organisations Act of 1997, you need to register your NPO with the Department of Social Development. It can be done online or manually. If you decide to do it manually then drop the forms and supporting documents off at your nearest Social Development offices.

• Online NPO Registration link.
• NPO Application for Registration of a Non-Profit Organisation (Section 13, Non-Profit Organisations Act, 1997).
• Download and edit a:
  • NPO Constitution (click here for a free non-editable example).
  • NPO Narrative for Reporting on Meetings (click here for a non-editable example).
  • Business Plan format.
  • Inventories, for all areas of your ECD center
  • NPO Codes of Good Practice.
  • Non-Profit Organisation Act, No. 71 of 1997

Members can click here for the editable templates

Registrations with Other Departments

SARS: Employer Tax Registration online link, or manually submit form IT77C.

PAYE: Employee Tax Registration online link, or manually submit form EMP101.

VAT (if your turnover will be R1 000 000 or more per annum: VAT registration online link, or manually submit form VAT101.

UIF and SDL: Employee Tax Registration online link, or manually submit form UI8.

Department of Labour: Register for COIDA (Compensation) online, or manually submit form WaS2.

Click here for an SME Toolkit that gives instructions, forms to download, and links (from Business Partners)

Registering a Private Company or a Non-Profit Company (“NPC”)

Private and public companies and Non-Profit Companies are registered with the Companies and Intellectual Properties Commission (“CIPC”).

• Click here to register your private company on CIPC.
• Click here to get the forms to register your private company.

or

• Click here to understand how to register your NPC.
• Click here to get all the NPC forms and fees required for registration.

Municipal and DBE Registrations

There are several certificates, permits, or letters that you need to apply for:

• Town Planning: Zoning or Consent Use.
• Disaster Management/EMS: Fire Clearance Certificate.
• Environmental Health:
  • Public Health Permit.
    • Reference materials: School Health Policy Guidelines and Chapter 13 – Public Health By-Laws.
  • Certificate of Acceptability for Food Handling (if you serve food on the premises).
    • Reference material: Regulation 638 General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises.
• Department of Basic Education (from 1 April 2022):
  • Form 11: Application for the Registration / Conditional Registration / Renewal of Registration / Reinstatement of a Partial Care Facility.
  • Form 16: Application for the Registration / Conditional Registration / Renewal of Registration / Reinstatement of an Early Childhood Development Programme.
  • Application for the Registration of Community-Based Sites as Independent Schools Offering Grade ‘R‘ (Gauteng Version).
    • Reference materials:
      • Vangasali Registration Guidelines.
      • Children’s Act Guide for Early Childhood Development Practitioners – Essential reading if you own or manage an ECD centre.
      • Guidelines for Early Childhood Development Services.
      • National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy.
      • National Environmental Health Norms and Standards.
• Police Clearance Forms:
  • Form 29, Child Protection Register – used to check the status of every single employee at school.
  • Form 30, Child Protection Register – used to check the status of the owner/Principal.

Tools for School provides templates for Form 11, Form 16, and the Application for Grade R

Members can click here to get their editable application file templates