Platform 2026 Ghana • LegalTech

GrayDocket

Start your business. We'll handle the paperwork. GrayDocket checks your name, files your registration with Ghana's Office of the Registrar of Companies, and keeps you compliant afterwards.

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Status Live
Domain graydocket.com
Market Ghana
Products Start · Agent · Name ideas
01 / The Problem

Registering a business shouldn't mean a week of office visits

For a first-time founder in Ghana, formalising a business means a chain of steps across institutions: checking that a name is available at the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), preparing and filing the registration, getting a TIN, and then remembering recurring obligations like annual returns and name renewals.

Each step is easy to get wrong when you are doing it for the first time, and mistakes are costly: a rejected name sends you back to the start, and a missed deadline quietly puts the business out of good standing.

Name rejections

Exact matches and look-alike names in the ORC register get applications rejected after you have already filed.

Forms and queues

Printed forms, in-person visits and unclear status updates make a simple registration feel opaque.

Compliance after day one

Annual returns, renewals and tax registrations recur every year, and it is easy to lose track while running the business.

Scattered documents

Certificates, constitutions and TIN certificates end up spread across email, paper folders and phones.

02 / The Solution

Registration and compliance as one service

GrayDocket turns registration into a 15-minute questionnaire. The team checks the details, files with the ORC, and posts every update to a dashboard. Once the certificate is issued, the same account keeps tracking what is due next.

It supports sole proprietorships, companies limited by shares, and companies limited by guarantee (non-profits). Existing businesses can be added too, so their filings are tracked from then on.

Problem
How we solve it
Choosing a name blindLook-alikes cause rejections.
Name search firstChecks the ORC register for exact and similar names before filing.
Paper forms, office visitsHard to start, hard to track.
Online questionnaireAbout 15 minutes of simple questions; filing is handled for you.
No visibility on statusFounders chase updates.
Live dashboardEach step (name cleared, filed, certificate issued) shows up as it happens.
Missed deadlinesAnnual returns and renewals slip.
Compliance trackingEarly reminders, then filing on your approval.
Documents everywhereHard to find when a bank asks.
Document VaultEncrypted storage with secure sharing to invited people.
03 / How It Works

From idea to certificate in three steps

GrayDocket registration and compliance flow Flowchart
No Yes No Yes Founder starts 1-minute quiz picksthe business type Name search againstthe ORC register Nameavailable? Try anotheror use name ideas ~15-min questionnaire,then filed with ORC Certificate savedto Document Vault Existingbusiness added Agent tracks annualreturns & renewals Deadlineapproaching? Early reminder,owner approves GrayDocket files ·business stays compliant
Rounded ends mark where the journey starts and finishes, diamonds are decisions, and dashed lines show loops and alternative paths.
GrayDocket Registration Flow Processing time depends on ORC
01
Find your business type
A 1-minute quiz recommends sole proprietorship, company limited by shares, or company limited by guarantee.
02
Tell us about your business
Answer simple questions in about 15 minutes. No forms to print, no office visits.
03
Name check and filing
GrayDocket checks the name against the ORC register, verifies details and files the registration.
04
Certificate ready
The certificate of registration lands in Documents. For example: name cleared Monday, filed Tuesday, certificate Thursday.
05
Compliance runs itself
Deadlines for annual returns and renewals are tracked, with reminders and filing on your approval.
04 / Wireframes

Key screens

Wireframes of the four surfaces a founder touches: choosing a structure, checking a name, tracking the filing, and storing the results.

Founder journey 4 screens
Will you run it alone or with partners?
Just me
With co-founders
It's a non-profit
Next
Business type quiz1-minute recommendation
Pick your name with confidence
Kente Ventures
Looks availableOK
Similar names on the register
Taken
Similar
Start my business
Name searchChecked before filing
Your business
Name clearedMon
Filed with ORCTue
Certificate issuedThu
Compliance
Annual returnOn track
Name renewal14 days
DashboardFiling + compliance
Documents
Certificate of registration
Constitution
TIN certificate
Annual return
Share securely
DocumentsEncrypted vault
The dashboard is the product's centre of gravity: it starts as a filing tracker and becomes the compliance calendar once the business is registered.
05 / Key Features

What's in the box

Start (registration)

Guided registration for sole proprietorships and companies limited by shares or guarantee.

Agent (compliance)

Tracks annual returns, renewals and filings, sends early reminders and files on your approval.

Name search & ideas

Free name checking against the ORC register, plus a name-ideas tool.

Document Vault

Certificates, constitutions, TIN certificates and filed returns, encrypted and visible only to you and invited people.

Real people

Support from a person over WhatsApp or email.

Existing businesses

Already registered? Add the business and GrayDocket tracks its filings going forward.

GrayDocket handles filings and reminders; it does not provide legal advice.

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