Zambia Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
Zambia company register data is public and free to search through the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA), under the Companies Act No. 10 of 2017, via the search.pacra.org.zm portal. Beneficial ownership is mandated under the same Act and held by PACRA at two thresholds: 25% of shares or voting rights defines control, while a separate 5% test captures "substantial interest" or economic benefit below that level. Access runs through PACRA for a fee rather than free open search, and the regime is still described as developing.
Zambia beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies9,254
- Officer Records46
- Shareholder Records0
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)294
- Financial Reports3
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for Zambia companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Zambia companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 9,254 company records for Zambia, of which 9,253 (100%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in Zambia, and is that information public?
Zambia company register data is public and free to search through the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (PACRA), under the Companies Act No. 10 of 2017, via the search.pacra.org.zm portal. Beneficial ownership is mandated under the same Act and held by PACRA at two thresholds: 25% of shares or voting rights defines control, while a separate 5% test captures "substantial interest" or economic benefit below that level. Access runs through PACRA for a fee rather than free open search, and the regime is still described as developing.
Can I see a Zambia company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 0 shareholder records for Zambia companies, with 294 ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a Zambia company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 46 officer and director records for Zambia companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I access financial statements for Zambia companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 3 digitized financial reports for Zambia companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Does Zavia offer an API for Zambia company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Zambia, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in Zambia?
Zavia's Zambia beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.