Incorporate a trust (registered trustees, perpetual succession)
Business Registration Service, Registrar of Companies · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Trusts are now incorporated by the Business Registration Service, not the Ministry of Lands. Apply online at manual.brs.go.ke with Form TR1, a commissioned petition and your registered trust deed or constitution, and pay KSh 10,050.
- Fee
- KSh 10,050Incorporation of a trust (BRS)KSh 1,000Registering the trust deed at Lands (Registration of Documents Act)
- Where
- Online at manual.brs.go.ke (Business Registration Service)
What you need
- Completed Form TR1 (on brs.go.ke)
- A petition to incorporate, commissioned by a Commissioner for Oaths
- Trust deed registered with the Ministry of Lands (under the Registration of Documents Act), or a constitution
- Minutes appointing the trustees, a one-page summary of the trust and the trustees' CVs
- Title deed or other proof of the trust's assets, a current search, and a bank statement
- Certified copies of ID, KRA PIN and passport photos of the settlor, trustees, beneficiaries and any enforcers
Steps
- Register your trust deed with the Ministry of Lands under the Registration of Documents Act (KSh 1,000), unless you use a constitution.
- Fill Form TR1 and have your petition commissioned by a Commissioner for Oaths.
- Apply online at manual.brs.go.ke, upload the documents and pay KSh 10,050.
Watch out
- The Ministry of Lands stopped taking trust incorporation applications on 22 May 2024. Apply to BRS instead.
- The trust's name must end with the words 'Registered Trustees'.
Who can apply
- The settlor, a trustee, an enforcer or an advocate can apply on the trust's behalf.
- Three kinds can be incorporated: family, charitable and non-charitable trusts.
Official sources (3)
- Incorporation of Trusts (amended guide) brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- President William Ruto signed into law the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2024 brs.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- SDLPP Service Charter (Updated 2025) lands.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026