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RPVS registration for non-profits

RPVS registration for non-profits in practice

A civic association with a large grant from its region, a sports club funded by the Slovak Sports Support Fund, or a non-profit with a contract for public benefit services: the third sector must also register in RPVS once public payments exceed the statutory threshold. The difference is that a non-profit has no shareholders whose holdings can simply be listed.

We therefore look for beneficial owners in the statutes and founding documents: among members of the executive body, founders, board of trustees members or the fund administrator. A large executive committee can mean more than ten people. Officers change after elections, so after registration we also keep track of the deadlines for getting those changes into the register.

What we help with

  • We check whether the grant or subsidy exceeds the threshold.
  • We determine the beneficial owners from your statutes.
  • We register all members of the executive body who meet the criteria.
  • We flag public officials sitting on your bodies.
  • After an election we register the new leadership.

Worth knowing

Who the beneficial owner is

For a civic association, usually the executive body members; for a non-profit organisation (n.o.), founders and the board of trustees; for a foundation, founders and its board; for a non-investment fund, the founders and administrator.

Threshold for the third sector

The duty arises for a one-off payment above €100,000 or recurring payments above €250,000 in total over the contract, exactly as for companies.

Elections and changes

After a new committee or board is elected, the change must be registered within 60 days.

Common questions

  • Only if the grant exceeds €100,000 at once or €250,000 in total. It is worth adding up smaller public grants so that you do not cross the line without noticing.

  • An extract from the Slovak register of non-governmental non-profit organisations, the statutes or founding deed, minutes of the highest body, ID documents of officers and beneficial owners, and proof that the grant was approved.

  • Yes, if a church or religious society receives payments above the threshold. Its beneficial owners are usually the statutory representatives recorded by the Slovak Ministry of Culture.

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