Support for establishing and operating social welfare corporations
Updated: July 2025, 10
We support both applicants and local governments to ensure that the approval process goes smoothly.
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☑ I want to effectively utilize the land I own to contribute to society.
☑ I am planning to open a new corporation and would like to request the procedures.
☑ I want to know the cost to establish a social welfare corporation.
Support content
■Providing public recruitment information
■Support for creating public recruitment application documents
■Support for preparing documents for receiving subsidies, etc. from local governments
■Supports loan applications for facility maintenance costs, etc. from welfare and medical institutions.
■Support for creating application documents related to establishment of social welfare corporation
■Support for creating ledgers provided by social welfare corporations
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We establish specialized teams for each project, and our systematized processes enable quick response.
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Document Preparation and Verification Support
It is no exaggeration to say that being able to submit the necessary documents accurately is the key to the procedure.
We provide support tailored to each individual customer's situation, accurately verifying the details from confirming the requirements to obtaining the documents proving them.
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Our experienced and knowledgeable team of specialists in corporate establishment will assist you.
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Steps for establishing a social welfare corporation
①: Consultation → Estimate
Free initial consultation.
Please contact us by phone or via the inquiry form.
We will contact you in our office or online to review your current situation and explain our application policy.
During the interview, we will listen to the client's current situation and wishes in detail,
We will provide you with a quote at a fair price.
②：Application
Once you are happy with the price and services presented in the quotation, please place your order.
③: Support during establishment preparation period
Unlike a stock company, etc., a social welfare corporation cannot be established unless the business it conducts is determined (approved).
First of all, we will establish a preparatory committee and focus on applying to have our business recognized.
We provide a wide range of support, from the public recruitment application process to the operation of the establishment preparation committee.
Regarding public applications, if you are not selected, you will not receive any compensation.
★We aim to support the startup together with our customers.
④: Application for establishment permit
After the construction of the facility was safely approved, following the guidance of the local government,
Apply for permission to establish a social welfare corporation.
★Establishment of a social welfare corporation isAuthorizationThis means that it is necessary.
The competent authorities are currently transferred from prefectural governors to municipalities.
In addition, if the area covers two or more prefectures, it will be the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
The following decisions must be made before an application for establishment permit is accepted:
・Determination of facility equipment cost subsidy
・Informal offer of welfare medical institution loan
⑤: Application for establishment of Legal Affairs Bureau
The establishment will be registered within two weeks from the date of approval.
⑥: Establishment of social welfare corporation
Registration is part of the process leading up to the establishment of a social welfare corporation, but we also provide after-sales support such as support services, accounting services, and troubleshooting after establishment.
If necessary, we will also undertake the creation of templates for documents that need to be provided at each facility.
What is a social welfare corporation?
A social welfare corporation is a corporation established for the purpose of conducting social welfare services based on the management principles stipulated in the Social Welfare Act.
Since we carry out social welfare services on behalf of the government, we need to operate in a highly public, stable, and appropriate manner.
While social welfare corporations are placed under strict supervision by the competent authorities, they are not entitled to subsidies or preferential tax treatment (exemption from corporate tax for medical insurance businesses, exemption from fixed asset tax, etc.). It can be said to be a group that can do this.
For this reason, when establishing a company, certain requirements are imposed regarding officers, assets, etc., and the process begins with selection through public recruitment by the local government in charge.
Of course, it is said that you can apply to become a social welfare corporation based on the social welfare work you are currently doing, but the reality is that it is difficult to obtain approval.
After all, the main route is selection through public recruitment → financing consultation with the Welfare and Medical Organization → application for public recruitment at the local government → establishment of a social welfare corporation.
Recently, approval authority has been delegated from prefectures to municipalities, and there are even municipalities where the officials in charge have never been involved in the establishment of a social welfare corporation.
If you cannot receive appropriate advice from the local government, no one will tell you what criteria to use when preparing your application documents.
Also, if you submit documents that have been arranged without permission, it will take time to review their authenticity and legitimacy.
FAQ
What kind of public interest projects can social welfare corporations do?
・The project is for the public good and is not a social welfare project.
・There is no risk of impairing the purity of the social welfare work carried out by the corporation.
・There is no risk that carrying out the project will hinder the smooth execution of the social welfare work carried out by the project.
・The business must have a subordinate status to the social welfare business conducted by the corporation.
・According to conventional wisdom, it is not acceptable to do something completely unrelated to social welfare, even if it is considered to be of public interest.
・When profits are generated from public service projects, they should be used for social welfare projects or public service projects carried out by the corporation.
Can you handle all administrative applications on my behalf?
We don't recommend it, and the government won't approve of it.
Since social welfare corporations are businesses whose public nature is at stake, it is very important that the business operators are serious about contributing to society through facility management.
We recommend that the representative of the establishment preparatory committee and the facility director participate as much as possible in the initial preliminary consultation, as well as in the actual application and hearings with the local government.
Will I be able to establish a social welfare corporation if I am selected through public recruitment?
If the local government's public recruitment requirements indicate that a new social welfare corporation can be established, if it is selected and the facilities can be developed according to the business plan at the time of application and other requirements are met, the social welfare corporation will become a new social welfare corporation. is approved for establishment.
The government is also responsible for the selection, and will provide guidance until the establishment of the social welfare corporation.
If you want to build a facility with your own funds without relying on subsidies for facility construction,
Can the establishment of a social welfare corporation be approved even if there is no public recruitment?
In principle, this is not possible.
Most social welfare projects are operated using allowances such as nursing care fees provided by the government for providing services.
For this reason, the number of facilities commensurate with the budget is fixed in the long-term business plan of the local government, and the system is such that business operators cannot construct them at will.
However, if you timely propose a facility plan that matches the local government's policies, you may be able to get approval for a new social welfare corporation to operate the facility.
In that case, I think you're pretty lucky.
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