Forms 01: CAC E-Status Report Explained With Sample

CAC BN 01 is a document issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission alongside a Business Name certificate.

Simply put, Form 1 accompanies a certificate of business name. The form is now known as an E-status report.

What does the form entail?

As for Business Name (BN), the e-status report or Form BN 01 has two major parts:

PART A: Business Name Details
PART B: Proprietor’s Details

Business Name Details

This is the section of the E-status report that has the details of the business with the following details:

Business Name
BN Number
Date of Registration
Business Type
Principal Place of Business
Branch Address
Post Code
Email
Status
Principal Business Activity
Due Date of Accounts

Proprietor’s Details

This is part 2 of BN 01 with the following details:

Role Type
Surname
First name
Other Name
Email
Phone Number
Nationality
Service Address
Residential Address
Gender
Date Of Birth
Date Of Appointment
Status

E-Status Report Explained

A status report in relation to business or company registration typically refers to an update on the progress of an entity’s registration process.

It is called CAC E-status report because the document is sent electronically alongside an e-copy of the certificate of registration.

It includes information on the current status of the registration application. That’s why it reads “ACTIVE” if the registration has been successfully completed.

When the applicant receives the document, it contains the current status of the application, “This is the true extract of the business name’s status from the Register as of 10 September” 2022.

In 2021, the agency that is responsible for the registration of businesses in Nigeria replaced forms with E-status reports.

As such, here is the list of names each of the former CAC forms is called: