Below is a categorized list of Business Registration Service (BRS) forms used under the Companies Act, 2015. These forms are essential for various company registration, compliance, and legal procedures in Kenya.
Company Formation & Registration
CR1 – Application to register a company – [Section 13]
CR2 – Model memorandum for a company with share capital
CR3 – Memorandum for a company limited by guarantee – [Section 12]
CR4 – Memorandum for unlimited liability company – [Section 12]
CR5 – Assent to convert to unlimited company – [Section 83(b), 89(1)(a)]
CR14 – Application for reservation of a company name – [Section 48]
CR17 – Application for registration of conversion of company – [Sections 70–89]
CR18 – Application to strike off company name – [Section 897]
Company Officers (Directors/Secretaries)
CR6 – Notice of appointment of directors
CR7 – Notice of change of directors’ particulars – [Section 138]
CR8 – Change of director’s address – [Section 138]
CR9 – Notice of cessation of director – [Section 138]
CR10 – Appointment of secretary and their particulars – [Section 249]
CR11 – Change of secretary’s particulars – [Section 249]
CR12 – Change of secretary’s residential address – [Section 138]
Company Office & Name Changes
Share Capital & Shareholding
CR20 – Return of allotment – [Section 333(1)]
CR21 – Rights of new class members (no share capital) – [Section 401(1)]
CR22 – Class name/designation (no share capital) – [Section 402(1)]
CR24 – Capital statement: Unlimited → Private Limited – [Section 88]
CR25–CR28 – Particulars and satisfaction of company charges – [Sections 878–887]
CR29 – Annual return – [Section 705]
CR30 – High court cancellation of public → private resolution – [Section 79]
CR31 – Return of allotment for new class shares – [Section 334(1)]
CR32 – Class name/designation of shares – [Section 399]
CR33 – Variation of rights attached to shares – [Section 400]
CR34 – Sub-division, consolidation or redemption of shares – [Sections 406, 525]
CR35 – Statement on reduction of share capital – [Section 421]
CR36 – Notice of share cancellation – [Section 428]
CR37 – Return of purchase of own shares – [Section 464]
CR38 – Cancellation after purchase of own shares – [Section 465]
CR39 – Court application to cancel redemption resolution – [Section 480]
CR40 – Sale or transfer of treasury shares – [Section 530]
CR41 – Cancellation of treasury shares – [Section 532]
Financial & Legal Disclosures
CR19 – Lodgement of special/ordinary resolutions
CR42 – Change of accounting reference date – [Section 634]
CR44 – Request for register copies from registrar – [Section 856]
Cessation, Dissolution, Restoration
CR43 – Dissolution/deregistration of foreign company – [Section 991(2)]
CR45 – Appointment of administrator – [Section 886(1)]
CR46 – Cessation of administrator – [Section 886(1)]
CR47 – Withdrawal of striking off application – [Section 904]
CR48 – Administrative restoration application – [Section 912]
Shareholder Actions
Foreign Company Forms
FC1 – Registration as a foreign company – [Section 975]
FC2 – Use of alternative name – [Sections 977(1), 977(2)]
FC3 – Address change of local representative – [Section 980(1)]
FC4 – Hours of opening of foreign company’s office – [Section 983(3)]
FC5 – Change of particulars of foreign company – [Section 986]
FC6 – Closure of place of business – [Section 982(3)]
FC7 – Cessation of business in Kenya – [Section 991(1)]
FC8 – Dissolution/deregistration in place of incorporation – [Section 991(2)]
Source: BRS Official Website
