Application for Change of Company Name (Form R310)

Summary

This is Form R310, the standard application form used to change the registered name of a BVI Business Company under section 21(1) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004. It is submitted by a registered agent on behalf of the company to the Registry, together with the proposed new name and its name reservation number.

• Core details required: BVI Company Number, transaction date, current company name, agent name and address, proposed new company name, and the name reservation number.
• Attachments: A restated memorandum and articles of association may be attached; a copy is required for the registry's record if filed under section 15, and additional copies are charged separately.
• Agent declaration: The registered agent must declare that any restated memorandum and/or articles attached incorporate only amendments already separately registered under section 13.
• Optional add on requests: The form allows requesting additional documents (Certificate of Good Standing, certified or duplicate Certificate of Incorporation, certified or stamped Memorandum and Articles) subject to applicable fees.
• Registrar's role: The form notes the Registrar has no duty to verify the contents of the form or the company's underlying authority for the matters stated.

As a form rather than a rule, it does not itself impose ongoing compliance obligations beyond the accuracy of the information and declarations required for this specific filing.

Key obligations

• The registered agent must complete and submit Form R310 to apply for a change of a BVI Business Company's name under section 21(1) of the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004.
• If a restated memorandum and/or articles of association is submitted for filing under section 15, a copy must be provided for the registry's record.
• The signing agent must declare that any restated memorandum and/or articles attached incorporate only amendments already separately registered under section 13.

Applies to

BVI Business Companies, Registered agents