How to report changes in a limited company
Last updated: 10 October 2018 .
If you would like to change the information that is registered on your company, you need to submit the form Coordinated register notification.
You can change the address by submitting the form coordinated register notification.
New business address
The business address for a limited company has to be a Norwegian street address or name of place.
If you change the address to another municipality, the articles of association have to be changed as well. This type of change has to be approved by the general meeting.
When you change the address to a new municipality, you have to enclose
- updated articles of association
- minutes from the general meeting
New postal address
You are not required to report a separate postal address. If you would like your mail sent to a different address than the business address, you can report it as postal address.
When your company has elected new board members, you need to report it in the form coordinated register notification.
The board has to be elected by the general meeting.
You have to enclose
- minutes from the general meeting showing the decision
When the company hires a general manager, you must report this in the Coordinated register notification.
There are usually no requirements for attachments
The exception is if you as a general manager submits a notification and you do not have roles in the board. Then you must attach
- minutes from the board showing the employment
An agreement with a shareholder, a shareholder’s parent company, a board member or a general manager where the company is to receive assets, services or benefits for payment that constitute more than one-tenth of the share capital, must be approved by the general meeting to be valid. This also applies when the agreement has been entered with someone in close relationship with the shareholder, the shareholder’s parent company or someone acting on behalf of these.
The board must draw up a statement about the agreement. This shall include a statement that there is reasonable match between the value of the company’s contribution and the value of what the company is to receive. The statement must be dated, verified by an auditor and signed by the entire board. The statement must be attached to the summon of the general meeting, and must be notified to us when it has been approved.
You must attach
- statement signed by the entire board
- auditor’s confirmation of the statement
If you are waiving audit for a company which already has a registered public auditor, you need to enclose
- minutes from the general meeting
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You register a new business name by submitting the form Coordinated register notification. The general meeting decides the business name. The name change also requires a change of the articles of association.
You have to attach
- the minutes from the general meeting
- updated articles of association
On the page How do I choose a name for my company? you can read more about the choice of names and what considerations you need to take.
All role holders can report their own resignation. When you resign, you waive all rights and obligations belonging to your role. You can notify us about your resignation through the form Coordinated register notification. Once the resignation has been registered, both the limited company and you will be notified of this.