1.Reservation of proposed name for the Sole-proprietorship/Partnership.
2.Full name of Sole-proprietor/Full names of all Partners.
3.P.O. Box and Physical Address for the Sole-proprietorship/Partnership.
4.Main business activity to be carried out by Sole-proprietorship/Partnership – only one business activity is allowed
5.Copy of National ID and KRA Pin of Sole-proprietor/Partners.
6.Recent colored passport size photo of Sole-proprietor/all Partners.
7.Completed application form (BN2 form)

1.Proposed Company name for name search and reservation (Form CR14) – The name should be unique and not similar to any existing company name. Pick at least 3 names to increase chances of approval.
2.Objectives of the Company – Business activities the Company will undertake
Names of all Shareholders in full
3.Names of all Directors in full (If Directors are different from shareholders)
Number of shares to be held by each Shareholder
4.Physical address of the Company (includes LR No or Plot No, Street or Road name, Town name and County) – If you don’t have a business premises you can use your home address then make changes later once you secure business premises
5.P.o Box, Email address and Telephone number of Shareholders and Directors
Correctly completed Company Registration Form (Form CR1)
6.Memorandum for the Company – One can be prepared or the model memorandum for a limited company (Form CR2) can be adopted
7.Articles of Association – Ones provided for in Company Regulations can be adopted
Statement of Nominal Capital
8.A copy of National ID and KRA Pin certificate of each Director
9.Recent coloured passport sized photo of each Director
10.Notification of each Director’s residential address (Form CR8)
Note : Private companies with a paid up nominal capital of Ksh. 5,000,000 are required to have a company secretary.