Stay in good standing
with the ROC, every year.
Corporate secretarial keeps your India company legally in good standing — annual ROC filings (the annual return and financial statements), event-based filings when directors, shares, or the registered office change, maintenance of statutory registers and board minutes, and the RBI/FEMA filings foreign-owned entities must make. Run on a managed calendar by in-house company secretaries.
Secretarial compliance is the obligation foreign founders forget — until a missed ROC or FEMA filing surfaces in an audit or a deal. We keep your registers current, your filings on time, and your foreign-ownership reporting clean, so the entity is always in good standing.
- Annual ROCFiled
- Statutory registersCurrent
- RBI / FEMAFiled
- ROC filings
- Annual & event-based
- Statutory registers
- Maintained & current
- RBI / FEMA
- Foreign-ownership filings
Secretarial compliance is invisible until you've defaulted.
- Annual ROC
Are your annual returns and financials filed with the ROC?
Every Indian company must file annual returns and financial statements with the Registrar of Companies each year. Miss them and penalties accrue daily, with director liability attached.
- Event-based filings
Does someone file when something changes?
A new director, a share allotment, a registered-office move, a charge — each triggers a time-bound ROC filing. Skip it and the record is wrong and the company exposed.
- Registers & meetings
Are your statutory registers and board minutes maintained?
Statutory registers, board and general meetings, and minutes are legal requirements — not paperwork. Gaps surface in audits, diligence, and any future transaction.
- RBI / FEMA
Are your foreign-ownership filings with RBI done?
Foreign-owned companies have additional RBI/FEMA filings on share issuance and annual foreign-liabilities reporting. These are easy to miss and costly to ignore.
Secretarial compliance has no daily symptom — until annual returns lapse, an event filing is missed, registers go stale, or RBI/FEMA reporting is skipped. Then it surfaces all at once, in penalties, director liability, and a diligence finding. A managed calendar is what keeps it invisible for the right reason.
Secretarial work that keeps the entity clean.
Annual ROC filings
We prepare and file your annual return and financial statements with the Registrar of Companies (forms like MGT-7 and AOC-4) and track every annual deadline so nothing lapses.
- Annual return (MGT-7)
- Financials filing (AOC-4)
- Deadline tracking
Event-based ROC filings
Director changes, share allotments, registered-office moves, charges, and auditor appointments — we file the time-bound forms each event triggers, on time.
- Director / KMP changes
- Share allotment & transfer
- Charges & office changes
Statutory registers & minutes
We maintain your statutory registers, draft board and general meeting documents, and keep minutes and resolutions in order — your governance record, kept audit-ready.
- Statutory register upkeep
- Board & AGM documentation
- Minutes & resolutions
RBI & FEMA filings
For foreign-owned entities we handle the RBI filings on foreign investment (such as FC-GPR on share issuance) and the annual FLA return, keeping your ownership reporting clean.
- FC-GPR on share issuance
- Annual FLA return
- FEMA reporting upkeep
Board & governance support
We act as your secretarial backbone — convening meetings, preparing agendas and resolutions, and advising directors on their duties under the Companies Act.
- Meeting calendar & agendas
- Resolution drafting
- Director duty guidance
Compliance cleanup & restoration
If filings have lapsed, we assess the position, complete the overdue filings, regularise registers, and restore the company to good standing with the ROC.
- Default assessment
- Overdue filing completion
- Restoration to good standing
From scattered filings to a company in good standing.
We review your ROC history, registers, and RBI/FEMA filings to find any gaps, defaults, or overdue items.
We complete overdue filings, bring registers current, and resolve any defaults to put the company back in good standing.
We run your annual and event-based filings, meetings, and registers on a managed calendar so deadlines never slip.
We support board meetings, resolutions, and director duties, and handle RBI/FEMA reporting as your ownership and activity evolve.
India corporate secretarial, answered.
What is corporate secretarial compliance in India?
Corporate secretarial compliance is the set of statutory obligations a company must meet under the Companies Act and related law — annual ROC filings (the annual return and financial statements), event-based filings when something changes (directors, shares, registered office, charges), maintenance of statutory registers, and proper conduct and minuting of board and general meetings. For foreign-owned companies it also includes RBI/FEMA filings on foreign investment. It's the governance backbone that keeps the entity legally in good standing.
What annual ROC filings does an India company have to make?
Every Indian company must file its annual return (Form MGT-7) and its financial statements (Form AOC-4) with the Registrar of Companies each financial year, after holding its Annual General Meeting and getting the accounts audited. There are also filings around auditor appointment and, for many companies, a director KYC. Missing these triggers daily-accruing late fees and potential director disqualification, so they're tracked on a calendar.
What happens if ROC filings are missed or late in India?
Late ROC filings attract additional fees that accrue per day of delay and can quickly exceed the original fee, and persistent default can lead to the company being marked non-compliant and to directors being disqualified. It also damages the company in any audit, due diligence, or transaction. If you're already behind, we assess the position, complete the overdue filings, and restore the company to good standing.
Do foreign-owned Indian companies have extra RBI/FEMA filings?
Yes. When a foreign parent invests in an Indian company, the issuance of shares must be reported to the RBI (typically through Form FC-GPR), and foreign-owned companies must file an annual Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) return. These are separate from ROC filings and are commonly missed by foreign entrants — we handle them as part of the secretarial engagement so your foreign-ownership reporting stays clean.
Do we need a company secretary for our India subsidiary?
Smaller private companies aren't always required to appoint a full-time company secretary, but the secretarial obligations still apply — and larger companies above prescribed thresholds must appoint one. Either way, the practical answer for most foreign-owned subsidiaries is to outsource the function to a firm with company secretaries, so the filings, registers, and governance are handled correctly without a local hire.
Can you bring a non-compliant India entity back into good standing?
Yes. We start with a review of your ROC, register, and RBI/FEMA position to quantify the defaults, then complete the overdue annual and event-based filings, regularise the statutory registers and minutes, and address any penalties or notices. Once current, we put the entity on a managed compliance calendar so it stays in good standing.
Keep your India entity clean and compliant.
Tell us about your India entity and its compliance status. We'll check your standing, close any gaps, and put the filings, registers, and FEMA reporting on a managed calendar.