Unclaimed Shares Recovery
Shares bought years ago that nobody has heard about since — no statements, no dividends, and often no paperwork left at home.
In short
Shares do not expire and they are not written off. If a holding stopped being tracked — because an address changed, a company was renamed, or the person who bought them died — the shares still exist somewhere in a register under someone's name.
What changes over time is how hard they are to find, and which route you have to take to claim them. We establish what is held, where it sits today, and what it will take to bring it back.
Does this describe you?
If one of these sounds familiar, this is the right page.
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Old certificates turned up in a family file Physical certificates, a folio number, or a letter from a registrar — even if the company name is unfamiliar now.
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Dividends simply stopped arriving Payments that used to come and then did not, with no letter explaining why.
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You know something was bought but have no record A memory, a mention in a will, or a reference in old bank statements.
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A relative has died and nobody knows what they held Often the first time a family discovers there were investments at all.
What we do
Our side of the work, in the order it happens. You are not asked to chase any of it.
- We establish what actually exists Working from whatever you have, we check the company and its registrar for a holding in that name.
- We confirm where it sits today Still on the register, moved to the IEPF, or affected by a merger, name change or corporate action.
- We identify the route that applies The claim process differs depending on what happened. Getting this right first avoids months of rework.
- We prepare and submit the claim Including the documentation, the declarations, and the corrections the registrar will require.
- We handle the follow-up Queries, resubmissions and chasing, so you are not managing a correspondence chain.
What you may need
Indicative, not a checklist to complete before contacting us. Missing paperwork is normal and is part of what we sort out.
- Share certificate or folio number — If you have one. Not required to start.
- PAN and identity proof — For the person claiming.
- Proof of address — Current address, which may differ from the one on the register.
- Bank account details — Where any proceeds would be credited.
Where this usually gets stuck
Knowing these in advance is most of the reason cases move faster with help.
- The name on the certificate rarely matches the name on today's documents exactly. Initials, expansions and spelling drift over decades are normal, and they are one of the most common reasons a claim stalls.
- A company that no longer trades under its original name has not necessarily disappeared. Mergers, demergers and renamings all leave the holding intact but make it harder to trace.
Questions people ask
I have no paperwork at all. Is there any point?
Yes. Paperwork makes it faster, but it is not what establishes ownership — the register does. We regularly start from nothing more than a name and a company.
How far back can shares be traced?
There is no cut-off. Holdings from several decades ago are still traceable, though older cases usually involve more name changes and more documentation.
Do I have to deal with the company or the registrar myself?
No. That is the part we take on. You give us what you have and we handle the correspondence.
Free check
- We work out whether this is the right route before anything else.
- You will get the route, what it needs and what it costs before you decide anything.
- We never ask for payment to run a check.
You don’t have to work this out alone.
Tell us what you know about the holding, and we’ll come back with the specific next step.