Requirements For Registering A Company Limited By Guarantee In Uganda
A company limited by guarantee is a type of corporation used primarily for non-profit organisations that require legal personality.
Limited by guarantee companies are most often formed by non-profit organisations such as sports clubs, workers’ co-operatives and membership organisations, whose owners wish to have the benefit of limited financial liability.
Requirements For Registering A Company Limited By Guarantee In Uganda
1. It’s necessary when registering a company limited by guarantee in Uganda.
To register a company limited by guarantee, one needs to first book or reserve a name for their business and file the Company registration form that is S.18, memorandum of understanding, and articles of association with the registrar’s office.
When company registration has been done, several other forms must be filed in addition to form 18 when registering a company limited by guarantee (company returns), and some of these forms include;
- Company form 20, which seeks for particulars of directors and secretaries and must be filed within 14 working days
- There is also company form 10, which is the return of allotment, which must be filed within 60 days.
- And the form of annual return for a company that is limited by shares and has to be filed once a year.
2. Company form 18 is also required when one wants to register a local company limited by shares; however one needs first to reserve a name for their business and must be accompanied by documents to be filed with the registrar of companies’ office.
These documents include;
- Companies’ registration form, which is s.18
- Memorandum of understanding and articles of association
- Additional required company forms
- A1, which is a statement of nominal capital
(a) Details that must be filled in before filing company form 18 in regards to the (notice of situation of the registered office and the registered postal address)
Name of the company …………………
Presented by (your name preferably)………….
(b) Details that must be filled in before filing company form 18 in regards to the (registrar of companies’ office)
Name of the company (insert it)……………….
Location……………………………………………………
Postal address of the company…………………
Date…………………………………………………………
Signature………………………………………………….
In conclusion, that is the basic information that you may need to know about company registration form 18 in Uganda of Uganda registration bureau of services, however, for more information, you can reach out to them either physically, by phone, or by email and their full contact information is just right below here;
URSB Contact Info
Location and address; plot 5 George Street, Georgian House, P.O.Box 6848, Kampala-Uganda. Contact and telephone number details;
- Call center number; +256417338100
- Phone number; +256414233219
- WhatsApp contact; +256712448448
- Toll-free number; 0800100006
- Fax number; +256414250712
- Email; ursb@ursb.go.ug
Branches of URSB Uganda registration services bureau has many branches across the country, and thus you could contact them depending on your nearest location at any convenient time of your choice, the branches country are about 6, let us take a look at the location of each one of them for easy guidance and directions just in case you wanted to approach them physically; In Kampala there are 3 branches, URSB is located at;
- Posta Uganda Main Office, Kampala Road Booth 2 & 3
- UIA offices, Tweed plaza (1st floor) Lumumba avenue
- Nakivu- Sekaziga House floor 1, Nakivubo mews
In Mbarara there is one branch, and it is located at; plot 1, Kamukuzi hill.
Gulu has one branch as well which is located at; Plot 6B princess road Mbale has one branch which is located at; plot 3, park crescent at Ministry of Justice and constitutional Affairs.
Masaka also has a single branch located; plot 26, Edward Avenue, Mayor’s chambers.
Arua, too, has one branch located at; plot 42/44 Packwach road.
Subsidiary Institutions: URSB works in tandem with
Uganda Revenue Authority
Kampala capital city Authority
Plan Uganda
United Nations international Children’s Emergency Fund
United Nations Population Fund
Justice Law and Order Sector
African Regional Intellectual property organization
World Intellectual property organization