Make a change to a limited partnership

Change your registered address

You can do this by completing the 'change of registered address' form in myRegistry. You must be a nominated person of the partnership to submit this form.

Go to your portfolio, select the partnership you want to make the change to and select 'start new submission'. Select 'change of registered address' from the list.

Help completing the form

Form question	Guidance
Search address	This must be an address in Jersey
Effective date of address change	The date that the change of address occurred

Submit your annual fee

You can do this by completing the 'partnership - annual administration fee' form in myRegistry. You must be a nominated person of the partnership to submit this form.

Select the year you want to submit the annual fee for and proceed to pay and submit.

Registry fees can be found here

Change of declaration

You can do this by completing a change of declaration in myRegistry. You must be a nominated person of the company to submit this form.

Go to your portfolio, select the partnership you want to make the change to and select 'start new submission'. Select the change of declaration type from the list.

You can do the following by submitting a change in particulars form via myRegistry.

change the partnership name
change the partnership's limited life date
change the amount of invested capital
appoint a liquidator
dissolve / cancel the partnership
change the partnership activity type

Change in particulars of a limited partnership

Change of partnership name - help completing the form

Form question	Guidance
Reserved name	If you have reserved your partnership name and it has been registered, select 'reserved name' and enter your reserved name / number. If entering the reserved number you must start with 'RN'.
Proposed name	To change your partnership name without reserved a name first, select 'proposed name'. Selecting this option will extend the time it takes to process the registration. This will increase the service level time by one working day.
Legal ending	Select the relevant legal ending for the partnership. For example, the name of a limited partnership can end with 'limited partnership', 'LP'.
Check name	You must check if your requested name is available. Type it into the 'requested name' box and click 'check name'. Your requested name will need to be reviewed. We cannot guarantee that it will be accepted. You will need to change your proposed name if it is not suitable.
Effective date	This cannot be a date in the past or in the future. Enter the date you are filing the change in particulars.
Upload attachment	You must upload a copy of the completed and signed change in particulars.

Once you have made your submission, you can check it out and pay the fee. This fee is non-refundable.

Change limited life date - help completing the form

Form question	Guidance
Remove limited life	Remove the partnership's limited life date so that it is no longer a limited life partnership.
Extend limited life	Extend the limited life to a date in the future.
Upload attachment	You must upload a copy of the completed and signed change in particulars.

Change of invested capital - help completing the form

Provide the total amount and currency of proposed capital to be invested in the partnership.

Form question	Guidance
Total amount of capital to be invested	Provide the total amount and currency of proposed capital to be invested in the partnership.
Upload attachment	You must upload a copy of the completed and signed change in particulars.

Appoint liquidator - help completing the form

Provide the total amount and currency of proposed capital to be invested in the partnership.

Form question	Guidance
Add new liquidator	Provide the details of the liquidator that has been appointed.

Cancellation of Registration - help completing the form

Form question	Guidance
Date of meeting	The date that the partners/person authorised signed the cancellation of registration.
Upload attachment	You must upload a copy of the completed and signed cancellation or registration.

Required forms

Cancellation of Registration

Change of activities

You can do this by completing the 'change of activities' form in myRegistry. You must be a nominated person of the company to submit this form.

Go to your portfolio, select the partnership you want to make the change to and select 'start new submission'. Select 'change of activities' from the list.

You must give us details of the activity of the partnership and confirm if the activity will conflict with the Sound Business Policy (SBP).

Help completing the form

Form question	Guidance
Nature of business	If the nature of business of the partnership has changed, select the new type of trading activity from the list.
Sensitive activity	Sensitive activities are listed in table 1 or 2 of the SBP. If the partnership will undertake an activity in the tables, you must provide as much detail as possible on the activity. You must also tell us if any subsidiaries, affiliates or associated vehicles of the partnership conduct, or will conduct, activities which conflict with the SBP, and provide details. We may request further information if the activity is unclear.
Non-sensitive activity	Non-sensitive activities are those that do not conflict with the SBP. For example, if the partnership is going to hold real estate or conduct a local (non-sensitive) trade. If the activity of the partnership is not listed in the specified list on the form, select ‘other’ and provide details.

Register a change to a partnership's associated party information

You can do this in myRegistry by completing the update associated parties form. Changes must be submitted within 21 days.

Guidance on the update associated parties form

Associated parties guidance

Beneficial Ownership and Controller guidance

Apply to register the continuation of an eligible foreign limited partnership

Once your reserved named has been approved in myRegistry, you need to complete an application of continuance of an eligible foreign limited partnership form (LP3C) and a registration of a partnership form (P2) and file them via myRegistry.

A limited partnership must have at least one general partner, whose liability is unlimited, and at least one limited partner, who is liable up to the amount they have contributed. General partners actively manage the limited partnership, whilst limited partners act as passive investors. Partners may be a company or an individual

To register a Jersey limited partnership you must be a JFSC regulated trust company business.

Limited partnership continuation guidance

For detailed guidance in relation to the new regulation read the Limited partnership continuance guidance

Upload documents

Select 'continuance in of LP'.
Upload the Registration of a partnership form
Provide the associated party information by completing one or both of the following forms. Upload these with the partnership registration in myRegistry.

Associated parties guidance
Upload the Limited Partnership Continuance application form (LP3C) together with the following supplementary documents:
- a certified copy of the eligible foreign limited partnership’s certificate of formation (or another document that evidences its formation)
- a declaration naming and signed by the general partner stating that –
  - the limited partnership is solvent
  - the limited partnership has applied to the JFSC for its consent to the creation of interests under the limited partnership in accordance with Article 10 of the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order 1958 [COBO P2 FORM]
  - the limited partnership has applied to the registrar for registration as a limited partnership under the Limited Partnerships Law
  - the limited partnership is not to have legal personality on its continuance within Jersey
any other documents or information as we may require in respect of the application
any published application fee

There is a fee for this submission. The fee is non-refundable.

Related information

Registry processing statement

Sound Business Policy