Ready-made request · Starting a company

Document checklist: Setting up a French SAS or SARL: registration

Who asks whom: The founder, lawyer or accountant to the shareholders and the future director

Useful for: Startup founder Business Law firm Accountant Freelancer or small business Large company

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The 8 documents to request

ID documentEvery shareholder: valid ID card or passport, both sides. The bank or notary receiving the share capital asks for every shareholder's ID; the one-stop registration portal asks for the director's.Document or photo (PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP)
Proof of addressFor the future chair (SAS) or manager (SARL) only: their address is requested when the share capital is deposited.Document or photo (PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP) · Optional
Declaration of no criminal record and parentageFor the future chair (SAS) or manager (SARL) only: the sworn statement, dated and signed by hand, added to the registration file.Document or photo (PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP) · Optional · To sign
Capital contributionHand your contribution to the company's future legal representative: they deposit the share capital with the bank or a notary. Then declare your payment here.Payment: "I've paid" statement, optional proof
Certificate of deposit of fundsFor the future director, who deposited the share capital: the certificate issued by the bank or notary, with the dated and signed list of subscribers.Document or photo (PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP) · Optional
Signed articles of associationThe articles of association are attached. Every shareholder signs them: the company is formed when all shareholders have signed.PDF · To sign
Proof of registered office addressFor the person providing the registered office address: water, electricity or gas bill, commercial lease or business address contract, with the address clearly readable.Document or photo (PDF, JPG, PNG, HEIC, WebP) · Optional
Details for the beneficial ownership declarationIf you will hold more than 25% of the capital or voting rights, or control the company in another way: date and place of birth, nationality, home address, and percentage held. Otherwise, answer "not applicable".Written answer

Documents to sign

Declaration of no criminal record and parentage: To sign by hand, then send as a photo or PDF.
Signed articles of association: To sign online.

How it works

List the documents you need, and their format. With this ready-made request, the list is already done.
Add the people. Everyone sends the same thing, or each their own.
Set the deadline and how often to remind them. Done.

Everyone gets a personal link by email or text message. No account to create, no app to install: they snap their document with their phone. Invitations and reminders go out between 9 am and 7 pm (Paris time), never on Sundays or public holidays, and stop as soon as the person has sent everything.

Frequently asked questions

Which documents should you request (setting up a French SAS or SARL: registration)?

This ready-made request lists 8 documents: ID document, proof of address, declaration of no criminal record and parentage, capital contribution, certificate of deposit of funds, signed articles of association, proof of registered office address, details for the beneficial ownership declaration. 2 of them must be signed.

Do the people need to create an account?

No. Everyone gets a personal upload link by email or text message, with no account to create and no app to install.

Can I change the list?

Yes. Before sending, you can add, remove or rename a document, and change its format or its instructions.

Is this ready-made request free?

Yes. The ready-made request is free, and so is the Free plan: one campaign at a time, 5 contributors, email reminders.

What happens to sensitive documents?

Some documents in this list are recognised as sensitive (ID document). They are flagged to you and to the contributor, and deleted 30 days after they arrive, unless you choose to keep them longer (until the end of the campaign, or 5 years when your profession requires it); you are warned 3 days before each deletion.