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Registering amendments to a Thai limited company
When registered details change — directors, address or capital — the company must register the amendment with the registrar; some changes need a shareholders' resolution first. We check which resolution applies, prepare documents and file. Acceptance is the registrar's decision.
Tell us what you need to change for a quotationIllustrative preparation image — not a client or an official document.
Main steps
- Step 1
Identify the change
Review the current affidavit and articles to see whether the change affects the memorandum, the articles, or only registered particulars.
- Step 2
Hold the right meeting
Changing the name, objectives, articles or capital needs a shareholders' special resolution (at least three quarters of votes of those present and entitled to vote). Other matters may follow the articles. Notice must follow the legal method and period.
- Step 3
File on time
File via DBD Biz Regist or at the office. A special resolution must be registered within 14 days. A capital reduction requires publication and creditor notice first.
- Step 4
Obtain the new affidavit
Once registered, request an affidavit showing the new details for banks and partners.
- Step 5
Notify other bodies
For example the Revenue Department for a new address or VAT, banks for new signatories, Social Security, and BOI or other licences tied to the old details.
Common amendments
- Changing directors, signing directors or seal conditions.
- Moving the head office, or opening/closing branches.
- Changing the company name, seal or objectives.
- Increasing or reducing capital, which may affect foreign shareholding under the Foreign Business Act.
- Share transfers are not filed as DBD amendments but are recorded in the share register and reported in the shareholder list (Bor Or Jor 5).
DBD registration fees follow ministerial regulations and vary by item (per change, or by amount of new capital). Check the current DBD rates. Our service fee is given separately in a written quotation.
Frequently asked questions
Does changing directors need a shareholders' meeting?
Generally directors are appointed or removed by shareholders, unless the articles or law let the board fill a vacancy. Check the articles first.
What does moving address involve?
A move within the same province may be a particulars change; a move across provinces, or where the articles fix the location, may need a special resolution. Notify the Revenue Department if VAT-registered.
Can foreign shareholders add capital?
Yes, but check whether the new ratio makes the company foreign under the law; if so and the business is restricted, a licence or certificate is needed first.
What do foreign directors need?
A signed passport copy, and possibly signature certification if signing abroad, as the registrar requires. We list the items per case.
What if filing is late?
Fines may apply, and some resolutions (such as special resolutions) must be filed within 14 days. Prepare documents before the meeting.
How long and how much?
It depends on the change and document completeness; we do not promise a fixed period. Our fee is quoted after review. No guarantee of outcome and no refund policy.
Official sources
- กรมพัฒนาธุรกิจการค้า — จดทะเบียนแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมบริษัทจำกัด / DBD
- DBD Biz Regist — ยื่นจดทะเบียนทางอิเล็กทรอนิกส์
- ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ บรรพ 3 ลักษณะ 22 — สำนักงานคณะกรรมการกฤษฎีกา
- กรมสรรพากร — แจ้งเปลี่ยนแปลงข้อมูลผู้ประกอบการ / Revenue Department
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We do not guarantee any authority's decision, and the company has no refund policy.
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