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In the matter of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited (Company Complaint 27635 of 2023) 2025 UGRSB 3 (2025-01-22)

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Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Company complaint seeking rectification of company register under Companies (Powers of the Registrar) Regulations 2016
Decision
Application granted; multiple company documents ordered expunged from register; original subscribers directed to organize general meeting within sixty days to appoint executive committee

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Holding

Held that only two applicants were proven members of the company limited by guarantee, being subscribers to the original memorandum. Neither applicants nor respondents constituted a legitimate executive committee, as no properly convened biennial general meeting of the original thirty-nine members had elected directors in accordance with the company's articles of association. The respondents' data update, amended memorandum and articles, appointment of directors, and ordinary resolution altering membership were all unlawful and ordered expunged from the register. Original subscribers directed to organize a general meeting within sixty days to appoint an executive committee in accordance with the articles.

Outcome

Application granted; multiple company documents ordered expunged from register; original subscribers directed to organize general meeting within sixty days to appoint executive committee

Facts

Applicants claimed to be members and current executive committee of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited, elected at an annual general meeting on 15 July 2023. They alleged that respondents unlawfully initiated a data update process, appointing themselves as directors and amending the company's memorandum and articles without authorization. Respondents contended that applicants were not members of the company, that no meeting occurred on 15 July 2023, and that their filings complied with law. The company was incorporated with thirty-nine original subscribers. During a data update process following rollout of a new online registration system, respondents filed documents appointing themselves as directors, amending the memorandum and articles, and altering the membership. An ordinary resolution dated 24 November 2012 but registered 14 July 2023 purported to remove most original members for non-payment of subscriptions and admit new members, signed only by two individuals.

Issues

  1. Whether the complainants are members of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited?
  2. Whether the complainants or respondents are the members of the Executive Committee of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited?
  3. Whether the respondent's data update of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited was lawful?
  4. Whether the respondents' amending the original company's Memorandum and Articles of Association was lawful?
  5. What remedies are available to the parties?

Orders

  • The ordinary resolution filed and registered on 14th July 2023 altering the company's original membership was defective and is hereby expunged from the register.
  • The resolution and form 20 appointing the respondents as directors registered on 01st June 2023 be expunged from the register.
  • The minutes registered on 10th August 2023 appointing the respondents as directors be expunged from the register.
  • The amended memorandum and articles of association registered on 29th August 2023 be expunged from the register.
  • That the company original subscribers listed in the original subscription list in the memorandum and articles of association organize a general meeting and appoint an executive committee in accordance with Article 17 of the Company's Articles of Association within sixty (60) days from the date of delivery of this ruling.
  • The Power of Attorney and Resolution appointing the 1st and 5th respondents as authorized representatives in respect to land comprised in LRV KCCA 67 Plots 9-15 at Coronation Avenue Kampala Central registered on 11th September 2023 is also hereby expunged from the register.
  • Each party to bear its costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Company Law — Membership — Companies Limited by Guarantee — Methods of Acquiring Membership
Membership of a company is gained in two ways: by being a subscriber to the memorandum of a company at incorporation, or by agreeing to become a member after incorporation and having one's name entered in the register of members.
Company Law — Membership — Proof of Membership — Insufficient Evidence
Possession of club membership identification cards and signing of minutes does not constitute sufficient evidence of membership in a company limited by guarantee where the individual is neither a subscriber to the memorandum nor entered on the register of members.
Company Law — Articles of Association — Removal of Members — Procedural Requirements
Where a company's articles of association require that members receive notification to remit subscription payments at least fourteen days before removal for non-payment, a resolution removing members without evidence of such notice being given is defective and must be expunged from the register.
Company Law — Directors — Appointment — Compliance with Articles of Association
The appointment of directors must be done in accordance with the provisions of the company's articles of association. Where articles require directors to be elected by full members at a biennial general meeting, an appointment made without such a meeting being properly convened is invalid.
Company Law — Amendment of Memorandum and Articles — Special Resolution Requirements
Amendment of a company's memorandum and articles of association requires a special resolution passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of members entitled to vote at a general meeting of which proper notice has been given. An amendment signed by only two persons falls below the required quorum and is unlawful.
Administrative Law — Company Registration — Data Update Process — Scope and Limitations
The process for updating company data following migration to a new online registration system is designed solely to reflect the company's structure as it existed in the previous system, not to facilitate structural changes. A data update that introduces information inconsistent with the company's original documents and leads to significant structural changes is unlawful.
Company Law — Registrar's Powers — Rectification of Register
The Registrar of Companies may rectify and update the register to ensure accuracy, including expunging documents that were registered in contravention of the Companies Act or a company's articles of association.

Legislation cited (11)

Cases cited (5)

  • Olive Kigongo v Mosa Courts Apartment Ltd (Company Cause No. 01 of 2015)
  • Noble Builders (Uganda) Limited v Balwinder Kaur Sandhu (Civil Appeal No. 70 of 2009)
  • Noble Builders (U) Ltd and Raghbir Singh Sandhu v Jaspal S Sandhu (Civil Appeal No. 41 of 2001)
  • V.B. Rangaraj v. V.B. Gopalakrishnan AIR 1992 SC 453
  • Emmaus Foundation Investments (U) Limited v Emmaus Foundation Ltd & 3 Others (Miscellaneous Cause No. 74 of 2020)

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In the matter of Kyadondo Rugby Football Club Limited (Company Complaint 27635 of 2023) 2025 UGRSB 3 (2025-01-22)
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