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BRS Business Name vs Limited Company Registration Cost Estimator

Compare the total cost of registering a Business Name (Sole Proprietorship) vs Private Limited Company vs LLP on eCitizen BRS in Kenya.

SELECT REGISTRATION STRUCTURE

eCITIZEN STATUTORY FEE BREAKDOWN

TOTAL COST PAYABLE: KES 10,850

Official BRS Registration Fee: KES 10,650

Name Search / Reservation Fee: KES 150

eCitizen Convenience Charge: KES 50

Comprehensive Technical & Practical Guide: BRS Business Name vs Limited Company Registration Cost Estimator

The BRS Business Registration & Company Filing Cost Estimator provides entrepreneurs, founders, and legal practitioners with transparent fee breakdowns for registering corporate entities in Kenya. Administered by the Business Registration Service (BRS) under the Companies Act 2015, corporate incorporation follows standardized statutory tariffs.

[ CORPORATE COMPLIANCE ]

Companies Act 2015 Compliance

Accounts for nominal share capital tiers, name reservation windows, and mandatory stamp duty on share allocations.

[ FOUNDER READY ]

eCitizen BRS Gateway Alignment

Mirrors exact government billing line items to ensure founders budget accurately for business setup.

// SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE BASE

Active Browser Sandbox · Deterministic Engine

Operational Workflow & Verified Specifications

🔒 100% Client-Side Privacy ⚡ Sub-10ms Latency 📜 Statutory / RFC Grounded

[ 01 // OPERATIONAL PIPELINE ]

How to Operate This Tool

Step-by-step interactive workflow from parameter configuration to validated result export.

Business Structure & Nominal Share Capital

Select your entity type (Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, or Private Limited Company by Shares) and nominal authorized share capital.

ENTITY CONFIGURATION

Business Registration Service (BRS) Tariffs

Applies official statutory filing fees gazetted by the Business Registration Service on the eCitizen platform.

BRS STATUTORY TARIFFS

Ancillary Statutory Documentation

Factors in name reservation fees (KES 150), CR12 official search certificates, stamp duty on share capital, and statutory filing surcharges.

STATUTORY SURCHARGES

eCitizen Business Registry Readiness

Outputs an itemized breakdown of expected government billing and professional secretarial compliance fees.

BRS ECITIZEN READY

[ 02 // VERIFIED KNOWLEDGE BASE ]

Frequently Asked Questions

Technical compliance, formula specifications, and legal statutory groundings.

[ BRS INCORPORATION FEES ] How much does it cost to register a limited company in Kenya?

The official statutory registration fee for a private limited company with nominal share capital up to KES 500,000 is KES 10,650 on the BRS eCitizen portal.

[ BUSINESS NAME VS LIMITED COMPANY ] What is the fee difference between a Business Name and a Limited Company?

A Sole Proprietorship (Business Name) costs KES 950 to register on eCitizen, whereas a Private Limited Company requires KES 10,650 in statutory fees plus potential secretarial costs.

[ CR12 OFFICIAL SEARCH ] How do I obtain an official CR12 certificate for a Kenyan company?

A CR12 official search can be generated online through the BRS portal on eCitizen for a statutory fee of KES 650.

[ ANNUAL RETURNS DEADLINE ] What are the penalties for failing to file annual company returns (CR29)?

Companies must file Annual Returns (Form CR29) within 30 days of their AGM. Late filing attracts statutory penalty fees of KES 1,000 per year and risks de-registration by BRS.

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