Change company details: registered office, share capital, allotment of shares or articles
Business Registration Service · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Log in to BRS eCitizen (brsv2.ecitizen.go.ke), open your company, click Maintain Company and pick the change, then upload the signed forms and pay. A new registered office (Form CR16) costs KSh 550; capital increases, allotments and new articles need a resolution and must be filed on time.
- Fee
- KSh 550Change of registered office (CR16)
- How long
- About 1 day for a change of registered office
- Deadline
- Return of allotment (CR20): within one month of allotting the shares
- Deadline
- Amended articles: within 14 days of passing the resolution
- Where
- Online on BRS eCitizen (brsv2.ecitizen.go.ke)
What you need
- New registered office: Form CR16, signed
- Share capital increase: Statement of Increase in Nominal Share Capital, Form CR19 (special resolution, where applicable) and board minutes approving the extra shares
- Allotment: Form CR20 (return of allotment) and the board minutes approving the allotment
- New articles: Form CR19 (special resolution) and a copy of the amended articles
Steps
- Go to brsv2.ecitizen.go.ke, click Sign in and log in with your eCitizen account and OTP.
- Choose Company Registry Services, click Proceed and select your company.
- Click Maintain Company and choose the change, for example the registered address.
- Upload the signed forms and resolution, pay and submit for review.
Watch out
- Increasing share capital attracts stamp duty of 1% of the nominal value of the increase.
- Your new registered office only counts once the Registrar has registered it.
- Lodge any special resolution with the Registrar on Form CR19 within 14 days of passing it.
Who can apply
- Companies registered with BRS. A director, director-shareholder or appointed company secretary files the change from their eCitizen account.
Official sources (7)
- Fee Schedule - Companies Registry brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Company Registry Forms brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- PN/03: Event driven filings (Practice Note, 2025) brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Step by Step Guide: Change of Particulars on BRS Version II brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- FAQs brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Services Available on BRS Version 2 brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- BRS eCitizen brsv2.ecitizen.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026