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Why CoSec Partners can be trusted
Verifiable facts about CoSec Partners, including its ASIC registered agent number, history since 1976, people, legal partner and registrations.
Registrations
- Legal name CoSec Partners Pty Ltd, ABN 58 615 782 799.
- ASIC registered agent number 21579.
- BGL CAS360 implementation partner.
History
- Established in Adelaide in 1976 by David Garry, as the first practice in South Australia to specialise in company registration and corporate secretarial work.
- More than 200,000 company and trust formations completed by CoSec Partners and its predecessor businesses since 1976.
- Acquired in 2020 by Aaron Garry, the second generation, and trading as CoSec Partners since 2025.
- Predecessor businesses traded under or acquired include David Garry & Associates, Nassaris Rossi, IncSpec and Dial a Shelf Company.
People
- Aaron Garry, Director and Owner.
- Ian Pelayo, Director, Corporate Secretarial.
- Cathie de Francesco, Manager, Corporate Secretarial.
- Nick Light and Kristine Pedralvez, Associates, Corporate Secretarial.
- David Garry, founder and Chairman.
The team works from offices in Adelaide, at 232 Unley Road, Unley SA 5061, and Sydney, at Level 16, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Knowledge and news articles on the site are written by named members of the team.
Quality controls
- Every ASIC lodgement goes through a two-person review before it is lodged.
- Every trust and SMSF deed is reviewed and signed off by Key Legal, an independent legal practice in Perth that is not owned by or affiliated with CoSec, and is covered by its professional indemnity insurance.
- ASIC fees quoted on the site are checked against ASIC Information Sheet 30 each July.
Reviews
Client reviews quoted on the site are verified reviews from the firm’s Trustpilot profile, reproduced word for word.