Organization : Uganda Registration Services Bureau
Type of Facility : Online Business Name Search
Country: Uganda
Website : https://ursb.go.ug/
URSB Online Business Name Search
By Name :
Business Name Search Allows you to search for Business using the Business Name.
Related : USRB Registering a New Company : www.statusin.org/7368.html
You can use wild cards ‘%’ to match the Business Name without using typing the full business name E.g %Business%
By Registration Number :
Business Name Registration Number Search Allows you to search for Business using the Business Registration Numbers
With this option, you can only match by the entire registration no without wild cards
Registering a Business Name
** Fill the form of Statement of Particulars required to be given pursuant to the Business Name Registration in case of a firm.
** Hand in the form for a name to check as to the availability of the name.
** The form should indicate the name of the person signing the form against the signature in case of corporate entities being the partners.
** The signature of the endorsee, title and the seal of the corporate entity must be indicated in case of corporate entities being the partners.
** Pay the registration fee and hand in the form at the Business Registry for registration
How to Register a Partnership:
** Register a Business Name
** Register a Partnership Deed under the Documents Act Cap 81
Conversion of a Business Name into a company:
** File a Notice of Cessation of the Business Name
** Return the original certificate of registration for cancellation
** Go through the procedure for new company registration.
Business Registration :
Overview :
** It is the registry operated by the Directorate of Business Registration of Uganda Registration Services Bureau.
Services Of The Business Registry
We provide the following Business Registration Services
1. COMPANY REGISTRATION SERVICES New company registration :
** Public Limited Companies
** Private Limited Companies (The companies limited by shares including single member companies, and companies limited by guarantee)
** Foreign Companies
** Unlimited Companies
Registering events and occurrences in the life time of the company.
** Company Resolutions arising from Company meetings.
** Company Forms as provided in the law.
2. Business Name Registration Services :
** New business names registration (Sole Proprietorships and Partnerships)
** Change of particulars of registered business name.
** Cessation of business name.
Law Applicable :
** The Business Names Registration Act, Cap. 109
** The Business Names Registration Rules, S.I. 109-1
** The Business Names Registration (Amendment) Rules, 2005 S.I. No. 53 of 2005
** The Partnerships Act, 2010
** The Partnerships Regulations, 2016
** The Finance Act, 2013
3. Legal Documents Registration Services :
Our services include registration of the following types of documents :
** Constitutions
** Deeds
** Agreements; e.g. Joint Venture Agreements, Tenancy Agreements, Sale Agreements, Contracts, Memorandum of Understanding.
Law Applicable :
** The Registration of Documents Act, Cap. 81
** The Registration of Documents (Fees)(Amendment) Rules 2005
4. Registration Of Collateral Security Interests :
** We register Chattels, Mortgages and Debentures.
Law Applicable :
** The Companies Act, No. 1 of 2012
** The Chattels Transfer Act, Cap. 70
Contact Us:
Uganda Registration Services Bureau
Plot 5 George Street, Georgian House
P.O.Box 6848 Kampala Uganda
Telephone: URSB General Line: +256 414 233 219
Telephone: Registrar General: +256 414 235 915
Fax: General fax Line: +256 414 250 712
E-mail: ursb AT ursb.go.ug