How to register a company
1. Name search and reservation
2. Company registration

Step 1: file the required documents depending on the type of company as per options below:
a. Local company limited by shares
The following documents have to be filed with the Registrar of Companies:
i. Memorandum and Articles of Association
ii. Company forms:
– Company Form A1 – Statement of Nominal Capital;
– Company Form A2 – Declaration of Compliance with the Companies Act.

b. Local company limited by guarantee
The following documents have to be filed with the Registrar of Companies:
i. Memorandum and Articles of Association
ii. Company Form A2 – Declaration of Compliance with the Companies Act.

c. Foreign company
A foreign company is a company which is incorporated in another country.

The following documents have to be filed with the Registrar of Companies:
i. Certified copies of Memorandum and Articles of Association/ Charter/ Constitution and Certificate from the country of origin;
ii. Registration forms:
– A19 – Particulars of Directors and Secretary;
– A20 – Statement of all subsisting charges;
– A21 – List of Names and Addresses of Persons resident in Uganda  authorized to accept services on behalf of the company;
– A22 – Address and Principal Office of the Company

Step 2: fill in the assessment forms and pay registration fees and stamp duty

Step 3. (local companies only)
File the following forms:
– Company form 7 – Particulars of Directors and Secretaries (within 14 days);
– Company form 9 – Notice of Situation and allotment (within 60 days);
– Company form A3 – Return of allotment (within 60 days);
– Form of Annual Return – for a company limited by shares (to be filed once a year)

Step 4: Register taxes, obtain a Tax Identification Number from the Uganda Revenue Authority