Setting up a non-profit association

Setting up a non-profit association is filed with Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (Ministerio Interior) o Registro Autonómico. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: €149 to €187.

We handle the incorporation and registration of your association with the Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (the National Register of Associations, run by the Ministerio del Interior or Spanish Home Office) if it operates across more than one region, or with the corresponding regional register. A minimum of 3 founding members is required. We check the name, its syntax, the territorial scope, the aims and that the documents are complete (founding minutes + statutes + governing body). 3 types are supported: general, youth (Ley 6/1996, members aged 14-30) and federation/confederation. A declaration of public-benefit status requires 2 years of prior activity (art. 32 LODA, the Spanish Associations Act).

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Estimated total cost: €149 to €187
Managora's fee: €180.29 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee): No tasa payable
Processing time: There is no deadline for setting it up (registration is merely declaratory). Administrative decision: 3 months, with POSITIVE silence if there is no reply (art. 30 LODA).
Where it is filed: Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (Ministerio Interior) o Registro Autonómico ↗
What you receive: Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 149 €. Registration with the Registro Nacional costs around 38 €; many regional registers are free..

Setting up a non-profit association: how is it filed?

1Answer the questions in the chat (around 10 minutes).
2We check the name, the scope, the minimum number of members and that the documents are complete.
3Payment of 149 € + the registry tasa (official fee): 38,57 € for the national register or around 40 € for a regional one.
4Signature of the mandato (mandate) from your mobile.
5We draft the statutes and the founding minutes with the elements required by art. 7 LODA.
6We coordinate the signing by all the founding members (in person or with an electronic signature).
7Application for a provisional NIF (Spanish tax identification number) with the AEAT (Spanish Tax Agency) using Modelo 036.
8Filing of the registration with the national or regional register.
9You receive the registration number and the registry certificate within around 30-60 days.

Which documents do you need?

•Founding minutes signed by all the founding members (art. 6 LODA).
•Signed statutes containing all the elements required by art. 7 LODA.
•DNI/NIE/CIF (Spanish national ID, foreigner's identification number or company tax number) of the founding members.
•Designation of the governing body (Junta Directiva, the management board).
•A report on the planned activities (recommended).

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

A minimum of 3 founding members (individuals or legal entities, art. 5 LODA).
The association COMES INTO BEING by agreement (art. 5.2 LODA): registration is DECLARATORY, not constitutive, but it confers legal personality as against third parties.
Administrative deadline: 3 months, with POSITIVE silence (art. 30 LODA).
Tasa (official fee): Registro Nacional 38,57 € (2026); regional registers around 40 €, varying; public-benefit associations are exempt.
Minimum content of the statutes (art. 7 LODA): name, aims, registered address, scope, bodies, members' rights and duties, financial rules, dissolution.
Types: general (LO 1/2002), youth (Ley 6/1996, ages 14-30), federation/confederation.
Declaration of public-benefit status (art. 32 LODA): it requires 2 years of activity + aims in the general interest + evidenced activities. It CANNOT be applied for when setting the association up.
After registration: apply for the definitive NIF with the AEAT (Modelo 036), open a bank account in the association's name, and keep the Libro de Actas (minute book) and the Libro de Socios (register of members).
Some regions (Catalonia, the Basque Country, Andalusia) have their own laws in addition to the LODA: Llei 4/2008, Ley 7/2007, Ley 4/2006.

Setting up a non-profit association: frequently asked questions

Setting up a non-profit association: how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is €149 to €187: Our fee 149 €. Registration with the Registro Nacional costs around 38 €; many regional registers are free.. Managora's fee is €180.29, 21% VAT included (€149.00 net + €31.29 VAT). This procedure carries no official tasa.

Setting up a non-profit association: how long does it take?

There is no deadline for setting it up (registration is merely declaratory). Administrative decision: 3 months, with POSITIVE silence if there is no reply (art. 30 LODA).

Setting up a non-profit association: which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Founding minutes signed by all the founding members (art. 6 LODA)., Signed statutes containing all the elements required by art. 7 LODA., DNI/NIE/CIF (Spanish national ID, foreigner's identification number or company tax number) of the founding members., Designation of the governing body (Junta Directiva, the management board)., A report on the planned activities (recommended).. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (Ministerio Interior) o Registro Autonómico. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: Registro Nacional de Asociaciones (Ministerio Interior) o Registro Autonómico ↗.

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