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Royal Offices, 1st Floor, Suite No.17 Mogotio Road, Off Chiromo Lane, Westlands Nairobi, Kenya.
You are probably thinking about incorporating a Company in Kenya but something is still not clear to you on the type of company that is best suited to meet or achieve your unique purpose.
Failure to make due considerations and identify the distinctive features has resulted in many unplanned conversions, overhead costs in effecting amendments, penalties on unknown requirements of the type of company incorporated, and many more unwarranted consequences. This may as well be avoided at the preliminary stages of pre-incorporation of Companies:
In the broadest sense, there are two types of Companies namely: Limited and Unlimited Companies. The companies are limited in the sense that they are held accountable to the debts of the Company to a certain extent. Such companies may therefore be limited by guarantee or share capital. Two categories of companies fall in this subpart.
These are public companies limited by shares and Private companies limited by shares. For unlimited companies, there is no limitation on the liability of members to pay the debts of the company and the members are jointly and personally liable for the debts in case of winding up. However, such companies are rarely incorporated nowadays but they may be necessary.
You can also check the section on registration services to look at the other business structures that may be suitable for you. Find the link here: Company Registration Services.
You are probably thinking about incorporating a Company in Kenya but something is still not clear to you on the type of company that is best suited to meet or achieve your unique purpose.
Failure to make due considerations and identify the distinctive features has resulted in many unplanned conversions, overhead costs in effecting amendments, penalties on unknown requirements of the type of company incorporated, and many more unwarranted consequences. This may as well be avoided at the preliminary stages of pre-incorporation of Companies:
In the broadest sense, there are two types of Companies namely: Limited and Unlimited Companies. The companies are limited in the sense that they are held accountable to the debts of the Company to a certain extent. Such companies may therefore be limited by guarantee or share capital. Two categories of companies fall in this subpart.
These are public companies limited by shares and Private companies limited by shares. For unlimited companies, there is no limitation on the liability of members to pay the debts of the company and the members are jointly and personally liable for the debts in case of winding up. However, such companies are rarely incorporated nowadays but they may be necessary.
You can also check the section on registration services to look at the other business structures that may be suitable for you. Find the link here: Company Registration Services.
We carry out the registration of a branch of a foreign company in Kenya. To carry out business in Kenya, a foreign company has to be registered under the Kenyan Companies Act. Failure to register the foreign company in Kenya will lead to a fine of Kshs. Five Million Shillings.
The following are the requirements for the registration of a foreign company (branch);
Time scale: It takes approximately 4 weeks to secure the Certificate of registration or in this regard “a Certificate of Compliance”
We carry out the registration of a branch of a foreign company in Kenya. To carry out business in Kenya, a foreign company has to be registered under the Kenyan Companies Act. Failure to register the foreign company in Kenya will lead to a fine of Kshs. Five Million Shillings.
The following are the requirements for the registration of a foreign company (branch);
Time scale: It takes approximately 4 weeks to secure the Certificate of registration or in this regard “a Certificate of Compliance”
Acting as a registered agent to a branch of a company whether local or foreign where we accept service of correspondence, provide registered office address and premises, use our registration details for PIN registration, and acting as a nominee director at board meetings.
Acting as a registered agent to a branch of a company whether local or foreign where we accept service of correspondence, provide registered office address and premises, use our registration details for PIN registration, and acting as a nominee director at board meetings.
Establishing and administering the registered office; attending to the receipt, coordination, and distribution of official correspondence received by the company, sent to its registered office; ensuring the provision of facilities for the public inspection of company register and documents.
Establishing and administering the registered office; attending to the receipt, coordination, and distribution of official correspondence received by the company, sent to its registered office; ensuring the provision of facilities for the public inspection of company register and documents.
Have you filed the annual returns? Well, you run the risk of being penalized and the company being struck off by the Registrar of Companies. Annual returns show the changes that have occurred at the company during the year such as change of shareholding, directorship, and registered office of the company.
Section 125 of the Companies Act stipulates that every company having a share capital shall, once at least in every year, make a return, and the said return shall be in the form and shall be made up to the date of the fourteenth day after the date of the annual general meeting.
The annual returns should be made at least once every calendar year.
The annual return is be completed within forty-two (42) days after the annual general meeting for the year of the annual return, and the company must within such period deliver to the registrar a copy of the annual return, signed both by a director and by the secretary of the company.
If a company fails to comply with this requirement, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a default fine as may be deemed fit by the registrar. It should be noted that the term “officer” as used here includes any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act.
In filing the Annual Return, the completed form is submitted at the Companies Registry with the requisite fees before accepted for filing. Late filing of annual returns attracts a penalty for every year defaulted.
Have you filed the annual returns? Well, you run the risk of being penalized and the company being struck off by the Registrar of Companies. Annual returns show the changes that have occurred at the company during the year such as change of shareholding, directorship, and registered office of the company.
Section 125 of the Companies Act stipulates that every company having a share capital shall, once at least in every year, make a return, and the said return shall be in the form and shall be made up to the date of the fourteenth day after the date of the annual general meeting.
The annual returns should be made at least once every calendar year.
The annual return is be completed within forty-two (42) days after the annual general meeting for the year of the annual return, and the company must within such period deliver to the registrar a copy of the annual return, signed both by a director and by the secretary of the company.
If a company fails to comply with this requirement, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be liable to a default fine as may be deemed fit by the registrar. It should be noted that the term “officer” as used here includes any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the company are accustomed to act.
In filing the Annual Return, the completed form is submitted at the Companies Registry with the requisite fees before accepted for filing. Late filing of annual returns attracts a penalty for every year defaulted.
The Companies Act 2015 requires that the statutory initial board meeting of a new company of board members and shareholders.
We provide the initial secretarial matters needed for such a meeting that involves the appointment of directors, the appointment of a company secretary, notices and agenda, preparing the minutes, and other secretarial duties required.
The Companies Act 2015 requires that the statutory initial board meeting of a new company of board members and shareholders.
We provide the initial secretarial matters needed for such a meeting that involves the appointment of directors, the appointment of a company secretary, notices and agenda, preparing the minutes, and other secretarial duties required.
Preparing and filing of all necessary returns which include; the Annual Returns; giving details of the situation of registered office, register of members and debenture holders; particulars of indebtedness in respect of all mortgages and charges which are required to be registered with the Registrar of Companies; a list of all past and present members who have held shares since the previous annual return and particulars of directors and secretaries.
Preparing and filing of all necessary returns which include; the Annual Returns; giving details of the situation of registered office, register of members and debenture holders; particulars of indebtedness in respect of all mortgages and charges which are required to be registered with the Registrar of Companies; a list of all past and present members who have held shares since the previous annual return and particulars of directors and secretaries.
The company secretary usually undertakes the following duties: a) Maintaining the statutory registers. These are;
The company secretary usually undertakes the following duties: a) Maintaining the statutory registers. These are;
Filing information with the Registrar of Companies to report certain changes regarding the company or to comply with requirements for periodic filing. Of particular importance in this regard are:
Filing information with the Registrar of Companies to report certain changes regarding the company or to comply with requirements for periodic filing. Of particular importance in this regard are:
Royal Offices, 1st Floor, Suite No.17 Mogotio Road, Off Chiromo Lane, Westlands Nairobi, Kenya.