Set Up & Registration of SSAs

How to register your SSA, form a trust or apply for Institution of Public Character (IPC) status.

How do I register as a Society?

SSAs that want to be registered as a Society should register with the Registry of Societies (ROS).

Registration of Societies (ROS)
10 Kallang Road
ICA Building
#06-00
Singapore (208718)
Tel 6391 6325

 

How do I register as a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)?

SSAs that want to be registered as a CLG should register with the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA).

Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
10 Anson Road
International Plaza
#05-01/15
Singapore (079903)
Tel 6248 6028

 

How do I form a trust?

You would need to ask your legal advisors or lawyers to do the necessary administrative papers to set up a Trust under the Trustees Act.

 

How do I register as a Charity?

A SSA has to be a legal entity set up as either a Society or Company Limited by Guarantee before it can apply to be a charity.

A charity is an organisation set up exclusively for any of the following charitable objects:

  • the relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • other charitable purposes which help and benefit the community

    • the advancement of health
    • the advancement of citizenship or community development
    • the advancement of arts, heritage or science
    • the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
    • the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages
    • the advancement of animal welfare or
    • the advancement of sport, where the sport advances health through physical skill and exertion.

Visit the Charity Portal for more information on the registration and fund-raising requirements

 

How do I apply to for IPC status?

A SSA should register itself as a charity first before applying for Institution of Public Character (IPC) status.

An organisation with approved IPC status is authorised to receive tax-deductible donations (i.e. donors are given tax-deduction for donations made to these organisations).

Visit the Charity Portal for more information on the application requirements

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