Company law and secretarial compliance
Company law compliance is the routine of filings, meetings and records that keeps a company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies. Missing it costs additional fees every day, can disqualify directors and can end in the company being struck off. We run the calendar so that does not happen.
When you need this
- You are incorporating a private limited company, public company, LLP, Section 8 company or one-person company.
- Your annual ROC filings are due or overdue.
- You are changing directors, share capital, the registered office or the name.
- Your company needs a secretarial audit.
- You are planning a merger, demerger, buyback, conversion or strike-off.
What we do
Incorporation
Name approval, DIN and DSC, MOA and AOA, PAN and TAN, and the first board and share-issue formalities. LLP agreements and their changes.
Annual filings
Financial statements (AOC-4), annual return (MGT-7 or MGT-7A), auditor appointment (ADT-1) and director KYC.
Meetings and records
Board and committee notices, agendas and minutes, AGM and EGM, statutory registers, and compliance with Secretarial Standards 1 and 2.
Secretarial audit
Secretarial audit report in Form MR-3, issued by our practising company secretary, covering the Companies Act, SEBI rules, FEMA and the Secretarial Standards.
Capital and charges
Allotments, transfers, ESOP schemes, buybacks, and registration and satisfaction of charges.
Restructuring
Mergers and demergers before the NCLT, conversion of entity type, change of registered office, and strike-off.
Startups
DPIIT recognition and mapping of compliance for early-stage companies.
LLP compliance
Annual return and statement of accounts, and partner and agreement changes.
How an engagement runs
- We build a compliance calendar for the company from its constitution, size and borrowings.
- You see each filing in draft before it goes to the portal.
- We attach the proof of filing and update the registers.
- A reminder precedes every date that falls inside the next 30 days.
What we need from you
- Certificate of incorporation, MOA and AOA, the last minute books, the list of directors and shareholders, and the audited accounts once signed.
Questions people ask
- What happens if a company misses its ROC filings?
- Additional fees run for every day of delay. If financial statements or annual returns go unfiled for three consecutive financial years, the directors can be disqualified under Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, and the company can be struck off the register.
- When are the annual filings due?
- For a company with a March year end, the AGM must be held within six months of year end. AOC-4 is due within 30 days of the AGM and MGT-7 within 60 days of it.
- Who can sign a secretarial audit report?
- A company secretary in practice. We have one, and the engagement is signed by them.
- Should I choose a private limited company or an LLP?
- A private limited company suits businesses that plan to raise equity, grant ESOPs or take foreign investment. An LLP has lighter compliance and suits professional or closely held businesses, but some sectors restrict foreign investment into LLPs, and venture investors usually prefer companies.
Related practices
Engagement terms and fees are agreed after the first conversation, based on scope and complexity.
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