Full List: Company And Business Registration Charges And Fees
If you wish to register your company or business in Kenya, then you must know the category under which your business falls and all the charges involved. Here is a full list of company or business registration charges in Kenya and the duration it takes to get your registration certificate.
READ:Business And Company Registration Process In Kenya
| Service Offered | Fees | Document Lodged | Document Issued | Time |
| Name Search & Reservation | Kshs 150 | Application made online | Name reserved | 1 day |
| Registration of Business name | Kshs 850 | BN 2 | Certificate of Incorporation | 1-2 days |
| Limited Liability Partnership | Kshs 25000 | New Registration LLP 1 | Certificate of Incorporation | 1 day |
| Private Limited Company | Kshs 10650 | CR 1, CR 2, Cr 8, Statement of Nominal Capital | Certificate of Incorporation | 3-5 days |
| Public Limited Company | Kshs 10650 | CR 1, CR 2, CR8, CR 10, CR 12 and Statement of Nominal Capital | Certificate of Incorporation | 3-5 days |
| Unlimited Companies | Kshs 20050 | Cr 1, CR 4, Cr 8 Statement of Nominal Capital | Certificate of Incorporation | 3-5 days |
| Company Limited by guarantee | 1-25 members kshs 3000
26-100 members kshs 7500 Over 100 members kshs 15000 + additional Kshs 2000 for each additional 50 members License to dispense with the word limited Kshs 3000 |
CR1, CR 3 and CR 8 | Certificate of Incorporation | 3 days upon receipt of vetting report from NIS |
| Change of name of Company/Business Name/Limited Liability Partnership | Business Name Kshs 800 subject to penalties
Company Kshs 4000 LLP Kshs 2000 |
Company CR 15 & 19/Business BN 4/LLP 9 | Certificate of Change of Name | 1 day |
| Change of Office bearers | Kshs 550 (each) | CR 6 & 9 where applicable | CR 12 | 3 days |
| Change of Particulars of Directors | Kshs 550 | CR7 | CR 12 | 2 days |
| Change of address/location of Company | Kshs 550 | CR 16 | No document issued (Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Appointment of Company Secretary | Kshs 550 | CR 10 | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
2 days |
| Change of Particulars of Company Secretary | Kshs 550 | CR 11 | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Change of Residential Address of Company Secretary | Kshs 550 | CR 12 | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Cessation from office of Company Secretary | Kshs 550 | CR 13 | No document issued (Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Increase/Decrease of Nominal Capital
|
Increase varies with the Nominal Capital | Resolution of company, Court Order for decrease in value | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Variation of Shares | Lands ( stamp duty) | Resolution of Company | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
1 day |
| Change of Particulars of Business Name | Kshs 200 (upon submission of an original BN certificate) Kshs 400 (upon submission of a copy of BN certificate) subject to penalties where applicable |
BN 4 | BN5 (Certificate of change of particulars) | 3 days |
| Change of Particulars of LLP | Kshs 2000 | CR LLP | Can apply for CR 12 to see changes | Varies |
| Conversion of Private to Public Limited | Kshs 7000 | CR 17 accompanied by documents stipulated on the forms i.e CR 15, CR18, CR19
· Amendment memorandum-Kshs 2000 · CR 19- Kshs 2000 · CR 18- Kshs 2000 · CR 15- Kshs 2000 |
Certificate of Conversion | 2 days |
| Conversion of Public to Private Limited
|
Kshs 7000 | CR 17 accompanied by documents stipulated on the forms i.e CR 15, CR18, CR19
· Amendment memorandum-Kshs 2000 · CR 19- Kshs 2000 · CR 18- Kshs 2000 · CR 15- Kshs 2000 |
Certificate of Incorporation | 2 days |
| Conversion of Private Limited Company to Unlimited Company | Kshs 7000 | CR 17 accompanied by documents stipulated on the forms i.e CR 15, CR18, CR19
· Amendment memorandum-Kshs 2000 · CR 19- Kshs 2000 · CR 18- Kshs 2000 · CR 15- Kshs 2000 |
Certificate of Conversion | 2 days |
| Conversion of Public Company to Unlimited Company | Kshs 7000 | CR 17 accompanied by documents stipulated on the forms i.e CR 15, CR18, CR19
· Amendment memorandum-Kshs 2000 · CR 19- Kshs 2000 · CR 18- Kshs 2000 CR 15- Kshs 2000 |
Certificate of Conversion | 2 days |
| Conversion from Limited Company to Limited Liability Partnership | Kshs 25000 | LLP 7 | Certificate of Conversion | 2 days |
| Conversion from Business Name to LLP | Kshs 25000 | LLP5 | Certificate of Conversion | 2 days |
| Cessation of Business Name | Kshs 800 subject to penalties | BN 6 | Letter of Confirmation | 1 day |
| Declaration of solvency or insolvency | Kshs 2000 | LLP 10 | No document issued
(Reflected on company records) |
Immediately |
| Dissolution of Companies | Kshs 4000 | Resolution of Company and CR 18 & 19 | Letter of Confirmation | 90 days |
| Registration of Debentures/Charges | Kshs 2000-14000 | Security Instrument accompanied by CR 25, 26 or 27 | Certificate of Mortgage | 2 days |
| Discharge of Charge/Debenture | Kshs 2000 | Cr 28 | Certificate of Clearance | 1 day |
Source: www.brs.go.ke
