Business Profile

A Business Profile is an electronic document issued by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), and business owners will need it often for business purposes.

This electronic document summarises basic information available in ACRA’s records about a Singapore-registered entity, and bears no signature or stamp of ACRA. It includes the registration number, entity name, business activities, date of registration, ownership/directorship details, and charge information about the entity as of the date of issuance. It is equivalent to the Certificate of Incumbency, Companies House data, or master data used in other jurisdictions, and is sometimes referred to as an “ACRA instant printout.”

When Would I Need It

A Business Profile is useful in situations including (but not limited to):

Opening a bank account under your business entity's name
Applying for business licences and permits
Performing checks on potential business partners
Finding out more about a company, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership, or public accounting firm/corporation

Information Provided in a Business Profile

The information provided depends on the entity type.

Sole proprietorships / partnerships

Name of the firm, and date of change of name (if applicable)
Registration number (UEN)
Commencement date, renewal date, and expiry date
Place of business, and date of change of address (if applicable)
Status of business, and effective date of status
Principal activity(ies)
Particulars of authorised representative(s), existing owner(s), and withdrawn owner(s)

Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP)

Name of the LLP, and date of change of name (if applicable)
Registration number (UEN) and registration date
Status of the LLP, and effective date of status
Registered office address, and date of change of address (if applicable)
Date of annual declaration
Principal activity(ies)
Particulars of manager(s), existing owner(s), and withdrawn owner(s)

Limited Partnerships (LP)

Name of the LP, and date of change of name (if applicable)
Registration number (UEN) and registration date
Status of the LP, and effective date of status
Commencement date, renewal date, and expiry date
Registered office address, and date of change of address (if applicable)
Principal activity(ies)
Particulars of existing and withdrawn general partner(s), and limited partner(s)

Companies (Private Company / Public Company / Foreign Company)

Name of the company
Registration number (UEN)
Company type, status, effective date of status, and incorporation date
Principal activity(ies)
Registered office address, and date of change of address (if applicable)
Capital amount, issued share capital, and paid-up share capital
Date of last AGM, date of last annual return, and date accounts were laid at the last AGM
Date of lodgement of the annual return and accounts
Audit firm details
Particulars of officers, shareholders, liquidators, receivers, and judicial managers

Public accounting firms / public accounting corporations

Name of the firm/corporation, and date of change of name (if applicable)
Registration number (UEN) and registration date
Status, and effective date of status
Commencement date
Registered principal place of business, and date of change of address
Principal activities
Particulars of existing and withdrawn sole proprietor(s)/partner(s), and managing partner(s)

Information Not Provided in a Business Profile

A Business Profile does not include:

Other directorships or shareholdings of the parties involved
Movements or changes in directorship/shareholding history
Historic details (including previous director/shareholder details)
Financial information
Commercial litigation involving the company or its directors/shareholders
Other business intelligence information

Cost and How to Obtain a Business Profile

A Business Profile costs $5.50 per report and can be purchased via the ACRA BizFile portal. If you have a Singpass, log in to BizFile to make the purchase and download the Business Profile from the link provided in the email under “Messages.” If you don’t have a Singpass, an email with a download link is sent to you instead.