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Sec 25 Company - Compliances

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Under the Companies Act 1956, a company is require to comply with the following types of compliances:

Filling Based compliances
Record Based compliances
Meeting based compliances
Audit based compliance

Filing Based Compliances

These are those compliances in which intimation is given to Registrar of Companies in respect of following events happening in section 25 Companies:

Operational Filings
Annual Filings

Operational Filings

Operational events like appointment of director or increase in capital etc are part of any business and whenever any such event takes place, alike other Companies, Section 25 company is required to intimate such event to the Registrar of Companies through a prescribed form and on payment of prescribed fees, these are known as Operational Filings.

Below are given such operational compliances

Event Applicable Sections e-Forms Time Limit
Appointment/Resignation of Director 303 32 Within 30 days of appointment
Increase in Authorized Share Capital 94 5 Within 30 days of passing of the resolution in this behalf.
Change in Address of Registered Office 146 18 The return has to be submitted within 30 days of incorporation or change of situation of Registered office.
Appointment of Managing director / Whole-time Director / Manager by Public Company 269(2) 25C Within 90 days from the date of appointment
Allotment of Shares on cash 75(1) 2 Return must be submitted within 30 days of allotment of shares
Allotment of shares in consideration other than cash 75(2) 2 & 3 The Return has to be submitted within 30 days of allotment of shares
Taking Secured Loan/Modifying terms of such Secured Loan 125/127 8 Within 30 days after the date of its creation.

Note: The delay can be condoned for further period of 30 days subject to payment of additional fees
Issue of Series of Debentures 128 & 129 10 The return has to be filed either by execution of deed or of any debentures of the series, within 30 days of creation of charge.
Payment of secured Loan on which charge is created 138 17 The return must be submitted within 30 days of satisfaction or payment of charge. Only payment of secured loan in full has to be registered.
On passing of Special Resolution 192 23 Return has to be submitted within 30 days of passing the resolution
Appointment of Managing Director by Board of Directors 192 23 Return has to be submitted within 30 days of appointment
To keep books of accounts at a place other than its registered office 209(1) 23AA Notice has to be submitted within 7 days of the Board's decision.

Annual Filings

Annual Fillings are those fillings which are require to be done each calendar year with the Registrar of Companies, irrespective of whether the Section 25 Company is carrying on any business or not, the various annual fillings are outlined below.

  • Annual Return
  • Annual Financial Statement

Annual Return

As per section 159/160 of the Companies Act, 1956 every Company (Including section 25 Company) having a share capital or limited by members shall prepare and file a return depending upon the nature of incorporation whether as limited by Shares or members containing the following particulars, as they stood on that day, regarding-

  • Details Registered Office,
  • Details of its Debenture Holders both past and present (in case of Co. Limited by Shares).
  • Number of Shares and Debentures (in case of Co. Limited by Shares).
  • Details of Secured Loan,
  • Details of Its Directors, Managing Directors and Managers both past and present.

Form: : Schedule V of the Companies Act, 1956 along with eform 20B or Form 21A again depending upon the nature of Incorporation.

Time Limit: within sixty days from the day on which each of the annual general meetings of the Section 25 Company is held

Regulatory Authority: Registrar of Companies.

Fees: Depends upon current Authorized Capital/ Number of Members

Annual Financial Statements

As per section 220 of the Companies Act, 1956, every Company (including Section 25 Company) is required to file within 30 days of the date on which of each Annual General Meeting is held every year or on the last date on which it must be held that year as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the following documents with the requisite fees to the concerned Registrar of Companies

  • Audited & Approved Balance sheet & Profit & Loss Account
  • Directors Report
  • Statutory Auditors Report
  • Statement of Subsidiary Companies

Form: Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956 along with eform 23AC & 23ACA

Time Limit: within thirty days from the day on which each of the annual general meetings of the Section 25 Company is held

Regulatory Authority: Registrar of Companies.

Fees: Depends upon current Authorized Capital/No. of Members

Record Based compliances

Every company (including Section 25 Company) is required to maintain certain records during the course of its existence, which are outlined below:

Secretarial Records
Operational Filings

Secretarial Records

Following Secretarial Records are required to be maintained by the Section 25 Company:

  • Minutes of Meetings
  • Statutory Registers.

Minutes of Meetings

Every Company shall cause the minutes of every proceedings of every meeting of governing body of the Section 25 Companies and of every meeting of the shareholders of the Section 25 Companies to be kept by making entries thereof in a book kept for that particular purpose with pages consecutively marked.

The minutes in case of governing body needs to be signed by the chairman of that meeting or the successive one and in case of minutes of meeting of shareholders, it is to be signed by the chairman of that meeting.

Statutory Registers

Following statutory registers are required to be maintained in compliance of various provisions of the Companies Act, 1956

  • Register of Member: It contains details regarding the past & present members of the Company i.e. their name, address, number of shares held by them, date of becoming member etc (For Company limited by Members)
  • Register of Directors: It contains details regarding the past & present directors, secretaries, managers of the company including their other directorships i.e. their name, address, date of appointment etc.
  • Register of Directors Shareholding: It contains the details regarding the shareholding of directors of the Company, in the Company and its various holding and subsidiary companies.
  • Register of Contracts: It contains details regarding contracts entered into by the Company under Section 297 (1) or Section 297 (3) in which the directors of the Company or their relatives are interested.
  • Register of Common Seal: It contains details regarding the date and description of every instrument on which the common seal of the Company has been affixed.
  • Register of Charges: It contains details regarding the various secured loans procured by the Company, the particulars of security given and particulars in respect of the lender.

Note: There can be more statutory registers which are required to be maintained by the Section 25 Company depending upon the circumstances

Books of Accounts

Every Company including Section 25 Company has to maintain the necessary accounting records at his registered office in respect of the following:

  • All sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the expenditure and receipt takes place.
  • All Assets and Purchases of goods by the Company.
  • Assets and liabilities of the Company.

Such Books of accounts are required to be maintained for four years by Section 25 Companies The Company can also keep these books of accounts at any other place in India by filling eform 23AA with Registrar of Companies within 7 days of decision.

Meeting based Compliances:

Every Section 25 Company is required to conduct the followings meetings each year:

Meeting of Directors
Meeting of Shareholders

Meeting of Directors

The meeting of the directors should be held atleast once in every six months but atleast 4 meeting of governing body to be held in each calendar year.

Meeting of Shareholders

In each calendar year, there should be held an Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Section 25 Company to transact the following business.

  • To Approve the Audited Annual Financial Statements.
  • To Appoint Auditors.
  • To Appoint Directors.

The Annual General Meeting should be held within the time specified in section 166 read with section 210 of the Companies Act, 1956. However Section 25 Companies can be called by giving a notice of not less than 14 days and are also exempted from the requirement of holding the Annual General Meeting on day other than Public Holding and of holding the meeting during the business hour.

Audit Based Compliance:

Section 25 Companies functioning in India are normally be required to carry out the following audits every financial year, the purpose of these audits is to ensure that legal compliance have been complied and company is functioning in accordance with relevant laws:

Statutory Financial Audit
Secretarial Compliance Audit

Statutory Audit

Every Section 25 Company has to get its Annual Financial Statement audited by their Statutory Auditor each year after the end of relevant financial year. The statutory Auditors based on their audit submits their report to the shareholders in which they provide their comments as to whether the financial statements have been drawn in conformity with books of accounts and relevant accounting standards or not and whether there is any ambiguity in the financial records or not. The said Audited Financial statements are approved by the shareholders in their Annual General Meeting. The audit report submitted by the statutory auditors will be filled to concerned authority along with Annual Accounts

Statutory Auditor is appointed by the Company every year in their Annual General meeting and he must be Chartered Accountant, who is the member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India

Form: Along with Annual Financial Statements

Time Limit: within thirty days from the day on which each of the annual general meetings of the Company is held.

Regulatory Authority: Registrar of Companies

Fees: No fees is charged

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