Guides
The questions sellers avoid, answered with numbers and registry links. Start with the red flags if you're close to buying.
What is a shelf company?
The definition with numbers attached: price bands by market, how companies age on the shelf, and the two uses that turn a legal purchase illegal.
Red flags when buying a shelf company
Nine checks with the exact registry lookup for each and the walk-away thresholds. Under an hour, mostly free — and yes, it applies to our stock too.
Shelf company vs shell company
One is a market term, the other a compliance term — and banks screen for the second. Where the line runs and how not to cross it by accident.
See what’s on the shelf
Every listing shows its incorporation date, filing status, and full price before you ask. Pick a jurisdiction and compare.