company formation for The Gambia (tax year 2026): Single Window steps, 2024 fee order, annual returns. Built from official GRA, SSHFC and Ministry of Justice pages.
Gambia · tax year 2026 · changed 25 Jun 2026
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Founders registering in The Gambia through the Single Window Registry. Types on the MoJ page: sole proprietorship, partnership, company (including limited by guarantee), foreign or external company.
Fees are set by the 2024 Order. The older fee list on the MoJ page is lower and superseded.
The fee band follows share capital. A non-resident shareholder or director needs a Gambian agent's particulars. A foreign company needs an agent permanently resident in The Gambia.
Company steps:
Foreign company: parent's certified Memorandum and Articles (English translation if needed), ID of parent directors, shareholders and secretary, TIN card, board resolution or power of attorney appointing the agent, form CO38. Sole proprietor: form SWR 3, ID and TIN card. Partnership: name reservation, form SWR7, registered deed, TIN card, partners' ID.
Tax return: see corporate. Staff: see payroll.
Late annual returns take a D500 extension fee. Other penalties are on the Not yet confirmed line.
Foreign company registration above. Expatriate staff trigger quota tax.
Share capital D750,000: registration D20,000 plus name D500.
name: Fees
inputs:
reg: 20000
name: 500
steps:
- total: reg + name
expected:
total: 20500.00
Decision: capital of D500,000 or D600,000. The higher band costs D5,000 more.
name: Band step
inputs:
low: 15000
high: 20000
steps:
- gap: high - low
expected:
gap: 5000.00
| Source | URL | Read on |
|---|---|---|
| Single Window Registry Services (Fee Schedule) Order, 2024, Legal Notice 16 of 2024 (whole, scanned), read in full for this skill | https://www.moj.gm/download-file/878f710c-710a-11ef-bbb8-025103a708b7 | 2026-11-01 |
| MoJ Companies Division page (registration steps; its fee list predates the 2024 Order), read for the rows cited | https://www.moj.gm/companies-division | 2026-11-01 |
| GRA Domestic Taxes FAQs (whole), read in full for this skill | https://www.gra.gm/domestic-faqs | 2026-11-01 |
Not yet confirmed: The Companies Act 2013 text. Minimum number of incorporators (old: two). Minimum capital and the 25% subscription rule (old file, law firm source). Form S.V.3 (old file; the MoJ page names SWR 7). One-day timeline. Municipal trade licence and SSHFC employer registration steps (old file, no official source). Annual return date. Statutory audit thresholds.
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