FORM CR1: APPLICATION TO REGISTER COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES OR GUARANTEE OR IS UNLIMITED

FORM cr1

[Section 13 of the Companies Act, 2015]

APPLICATION TO REGISTER COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES or GUARANTEE OR is UNLIMITED

1.    The name of the company is ………………………………limited (Insert name of company as reserved)

2.    The company is—

(a)    a public company; or

(b)   a private company; or

(c)    a company limited by guarantee.

(d)   an unlimited company (either public or private).

(Strike out whichever kind of company does not apply)

3.    The company—

(a)    has prepared its own articles of association; or

(b)   will adopt the model articles of association appropriate to the company; or

(c)    will adopt some of those model articles and has prepared its own articles of association to supplement or modify those model articles.

(Strike out the words that do not apply) 

If the company has prepared its own articles or articles to supplement or modify the model articles, those articles have been printed, dated and signed by the applicants and are attached to this application.

4.            The registered office of the company will be located at

(Here state the address where the company’s registered office is or will be located                                  ……………………………………………………………………

                  ……………………………………………………………………

5.            The following are the details of the first directors, secretary and authorised signatory of the company

No.	Name	Address	Identity card or passport number[1]	Nationality	Tel no. and email address	Consent to act as director/ secretary

(Attach copies of national I.D, KRA-PIN and passport photograph)

6.            The objects (if any) for which the company is established are as follows:^[2]

              …………………………………………………………………………

              …………………………………………………………………………

7.            The liability of the members—

(a)    is limited by shares; or

(b)   is limited by guarantee; or

(c)    is unlimited.

(Delete the items that do not apply to the company).

8.            If the company is limited by shares, its share capital is KShs ………… (Insert amount of share capital) divided into ………….. shares of KShs ………… each.

Class of shares	Nominal value of shares	Number of shares	Total number of shares

9.            The amount to be paid up (if any) and the amount to be unpaid on each share KShs ………………

Date of this application: ………………………………………… 20 …

This application is lodged by:

 ………………………………………………..

Address of the person lodging this application:

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

(Subscriber/Agent) (Strike out whichever does not apply)

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[1]        Add issuing country and place and date of issue if a passport number is provided.

[2]        Note: Unless the articles of a company specifically restrict the objects of the company, its objects are unrestricted.