Amalgamations, transferring engagements or converting to a company

Information you must provide 

You must notify the Registrar if your society amalgamates with, or transfer engagements to, another society or company. We also suggest liaising with us early if your society intends to convert to a company.

Amalgamation / Transfer of Engagements

An industrial and provident society may by special resolution amalgamate with any other registered society or societies or transfer its engagements to any other registered society or societies or amalgamate with or transfer its engagements to a company under the Companies Act 1993. A special resolution will only be valid when a copy signed by the chairperson of the authorising meeting and the secretary has been delivered to the Registrar of Industrial and Provident Societies for registration.

Amalgamation with a transfer of engagements to, or registration as a company results in cancellation of the industrial and provident society’s registration under section 14B(a) of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908.

Cancelling a registration

Conversion of an industrial and provident society to a company under the Companies Act 1993

An industrial and provident society may convert to a company under the Companies Act 1993. You should liaise with the Registrar at an early stage, as timing is important. This requires:

  1. A name reservation,
  2. A special resolution (sections 14A(5) and (8)), and
  3. An application to the Registrar of Companies to be registered as a company under the Companies Act 1993.

Last updated September 2025