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 private company; or

3. The company will adopt the model articles of association appropriate to the company; or
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 Nationality Tel no. and Consent

card or email to act as
passport address director/
1
number secretary

1
Add issuing country and place and date of issue if a passport number is provided.
 (Attach copies of national I.D, KRA-PIN and passport photograph)
2
6. The objects (if any) for which the company is established are as follows:
…………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………
7. The liability of the members is limited by shares

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 Number of shares Total number of

shares 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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Received by

Approved/ not
approved

Reason for rejection

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