Business Registration

The Bureau is mandated under the Uganda Registration Services Bureau Act Cap 210 to register all business entities in Uganda which are required by law to be registered. The directorate of Business Registration is responsible for the registration of :

  • Public/Private companies
  • Foreign companies
  • Legal documents (e.g Constitutions, agreements, deeds, powers of attorney, etc)

Benefits Of Registering a Company

  • Obtain legal Identity/status
  • Safeguard your business name by acquiring a trade name.
  • Access opportunities like loans, tenders, financing etc.
  • Business formalization creates more employment opportunities through business expansion.
  • Enables registration for licenses e.g Investment, trading and taxation licenses.
  • Better marketing and advertising opportunities for increased clientele
  • Improved competitiveness in the regional market

Benefits Of Registering a Document

Registered documents are admissible in the court of law since they have evidential value in the eyes of the law. This means that un-registered documents are not readily acceptable and admissible in a court of law.
Registered documents safeguard the interest of a buyer since they take effect against every un-registered documents relating to the same property. In other words, the registration of documents preserves the title of the buyer.
Registering your document puts it on the government record which renders credibility to the document and makes it a notice to the public at large in respect to the subject matter of the document.

  • Obtain legal Identity/status
  • Safeguard your business name by acquiring a trade name.
  • Access opportunities like loans, tenders, financing etc.
  • Business formalization creates more employment opportunities through business expansion.
  • Enables registration for licenses e.g Investment, trading and taxation licenses.
  • Better marketing and advertising opportunities for increased clientele
  • Improved competitiveness in the regional market

Registering a Document

Before you present a document for registration, please ensure that the major features of the document are clearly and properly represented on each copy of the document.
The document should be presented in triplicate (3 copies) and should be duly witnessed.

Certification of Documents

To have a document certified:

  • Present copies of the document to be certified;
  • Pay the certification fees; and
  • Hand in the documents and payment receipt at the Business Registry.



Service Details Costs (Ugx. & US$)
Continuous filing on companies Registration of any other documents or instrument submitted to the registrar 35,000/=
Company Resolutions 35,000/=

Registration of any notice of appointment or change of directors or secretary (Form 20)35,000/=

Registration of a notice of a registered office (Form 18)35,000/=

Registration of form of allotment of shares 35,000/=
Company Forms 35,000/=
Stamp duty on transfer of shares 1.5% of amount being transferred
Registration of transfer of shares 35,000/= 
Annual Returns of a private company with nominal share capital 55,000/=

Annual Returns of a company without nominal share capital35,000/=

Amended Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association55,000/=

Registration of any increase of share capital made after the first registration of the company1.5% of the amount by which the increased share capital exceeds the share capital on the preceding registration

Filing an application for restoration of a company on the register55,000/=

Application for conversion or registration of company from one category to another 55,000/=
Registration Of Legal Documents Powers of Attorney and Constitution 55,000/=
Affidavits and Statutory Declarations 55,000/=

Application for a search on the register of documents
35,000/=

Request for inspection of a document on the register of documents
35,000/=

Request for a certified copy of the document on the register of documents
35,000/=

Request for an uncertified copy of the document on the register of documents
35,000/=

Any application to the Registrar of Documents
55,000/=
Other Services Company Search Fees 25,000/=
Certification  of any company documents on the register 35,000/=

Application to the registrar to dispense with the word limited55,000/=

Filing any application or form not expressly provided for under the Regulations to the Registrar under Companies Act55,000/=

Filing and registration any Notice or Order required to be delivered, sent or forwarded to the registrar35,000/=

Registering the appointment of a receiver or manager of the property of a company under section 103 of the Act55,000/=

Declaring that the company has no assets  and liabilities 55,000/=
Registration of business names Reservation of a business name
35,000/=

Registration of a business name
55,000/=
Notice of Change of particulars provided in the application for registration, including the address and change of business name
35,000/=
Search of the business names register
35,000/=
Filing or requesting for a copy of any other document under  the Act
55,000/=
Notice of cessation of business or removal of business name from the business name register
35,000/=
Certification of certificate of registration
35,000/=

Certification of the business name form
35,000/=

For any other application to the Registrar
55,000/=

Statement of Business Continuity
0/=
Registration of Partnerships
Registration of a notice of a minor repudiating the relationship in partnership
35,000/=

Registration of a notice of death of a partner
35,000/=

Registration of a notice of variation of terms of partnership
35,000/=

Registration of a notice of dissolution of a partnership
35,000/=

Registration of a notice of retirement of a partner
35,000/=

Filing a statement for registration of a limited liability partnership
55,000/=

Application for registration of a notice of change in particulars of Limited Liability Partnership
55,000/=

Filing for registration of a statement of intent of conversion of partnership
55,000/=

Request for certified copy of forms and any other document on the register
35,000/=

Application for search of the register
35,000/=

Filing any other document under the Act or Regulations made under the Act
35,000/=
Incorporation of Companies with Share Capital Name reservation 35,000/=
Registration fees of nominal capital of 1M-5M 105,000/=
Registration fees of nominal capital exceeding 5M 1.5% of Share Capital
Stamp duty 0.5% of share capital on new companies with share capital above 5M
Incorporation of a company without nominal share capitalRegistration fees105,000/=
Foreign Companies Registration of certified copy of memorandum or equivalent $350
Any other document (forms) $70
Certification, per copy $30

Return filed by foreign company$70

Registering a certified copy of the charter, statue or memorandum and articles of the company or other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of the company $350

Registering any other document required to be delivered to the registrar relating to a foreign company under the Act$70
Registration of Charges Registration of mortgage/charge 55,000/=
Registration of series of debentures 55,000/
Inspection of the register of companies, in respect of any one company or for each inspection of a company's file
25,000/=
Registration of receiver or manager of property 55,000/=

Inspecting the register of charges for each Inspection25,000/=

Registration of memorandum of satisfaction of charge55,000/=