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Before registering a company in Kenya, it’s essential to choose the appropriate legal structure that best suits your business goals and objectives. In Kenya, the common legal structures include.
Step 1
Select the Appropriate Business Structure
The first step is to select the appropriate business structure for your proposed venture. You can choose to register a sole proprietorship, partnership, Limited partnership, limited liability company (LLC), Branch companies or Companies limited by Guarantee
Step 2
Choose a Company Name
The next step is to choose a name for your Company/business. The name must be unique and not already registered by another entity, so you should conduct thorough research before selecting your desired name.
Step 3
Prepare and submit the company registration forms
The company registration forms include the following:
- Form CR1 – Shows the list of Directors in the company
- Form CR2 – Shows the list of shareholders in a company
- Form CR8 – Shows the addresses of the directors
- Statement of Nominal Capital – Captures the share capital of the company
- Form BOF 1 – Used to declare the beneficial owners of a company
Step 4
Certificate of Incorporation
Once the above forms are submitted and the registration fee is paid, your application is approved within 7 days and here you will receive a Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate bears the date of registration, entity registration number and the registered name. Nobody can trade using the same name in in Kenya and this can further be enhanced by registering a Trademark in Kenya.
Step 5
Register for Tax
After company registration, the next step is to register the company for Tax for ease of doing business, payment of relevant taxes and Tax Compliance. The Tax registration Process takes about 7 working days.
Step 6
Open Bank Account
The final step to getting a fully fledged company is to open a corporate bank account. Here you have the option of opening the company account in any of the 28 Local or in the 14 international banks in Kenya. Here we recommend that you choose the bank that is easy to open and run the account.
Requirements to Register a company in Kenya
The process of registering a company in Kenya involves fulfilling certain requirements mandated by the government.
Here are the requirements for registering a limited company in Kenya
- Three Preferred company names.
- A list of the company’s activities.
- Directors’ and shareholders’ passports copies
- Passport size photos of all the shareholders and directors
- Physical and email addresses
- Phone number
- Occupations of all shareholders and directors.
- Nominal Share capital
- Number of shares taken
- Details of the beneficial owners if any
- Local Director / Company Secretary details
- Proposed office address in Kenya
- Proposed business start date.
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