Company Secretarial Services
Our Corporate Services
Arpitha & Associates assists in handling regulatory requirements and ensuring organizational awareness of rules, regulations and policies relevant to the business operations of our customers. We are able to provide a number of day to day compliance services including regulatory reporting, establishing and implementing compliance policies and routines, establishing ethical guidelines, educating key personnel, performing compliance audits, detecting potential risks and violations, as well as interacting with, and responding to, inquiries from authorities. We provide advisory services on all Company Law matters and provide advisory services for secretarial compliances on both ongoing and retainer basis, as per the requirement of the client. Our services include:
Business Set-Up services
We provide end-to-end advisory service regarding the most suitable form of organization, based on the client’s specific needs and objectives.
The Business Set-Up Services include:
Incorporation and setting up of all types of Companies (under the Companies Act, 2013)
Setting up of LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) in India
Conversion of Partnership Firm or Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) into a Company
Creating a business setup in India through Project Office / Liaison Office / Branch Office of a Foreign Company in India
Obtaining statutory approvals and licenses for commencement of the business from Local, Municipal, State and Central Government Authorities
Providing extensive assistance to Foreign Companies wishing to start business in India under the Government’s Foreign Direct Investment Policy and assistance in various filing and intimation to the Reserve Bank of India in relation with the Foreign Direct Investment in the Company
Event Based Compliance Services / Retainer Secretarial Services include:
Convening and holding Annual General Meeting and Extra Ordinary General Meeting connected with event-based activities and project work and circulating minutes
Convening Board Meetings both physically or via Video Conferencing for a Company and circulating minutes
Assistance in major the constitutional changes in the Companies such as change of Company name, registered offices, business objects, financial year, increase/decrease of registered share capital or any other change as required from time to time
Annual filing & Compliance services for Companies & LLP’s, XBRL annual filing, Secretarial Compliance Certificate and /or Report of Secretarial Audit
Preparation & filing of statutory forms etc. with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) with respect to Private and Public Companies, LLPs etc., as per applicable corporate events
Maintenance of Minutes Book, Statutory Registers and all other prescribed secretarial records under the Companies Act, 2013
Assistance in the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act 2013
Assistance in the compliances relating to constitution of Board of Directors, Independent Directors, Women Directors, small shareholders Directors, Audit Committee, Remuneration and Grievance Committee
Compounding of offences under Companies Act Obtaining of approvals/permissions from MCA/Regional Director (RD)/Registrar of Companies (ROC) under various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
Assistance with the issuance of Non-Convertible Debentures
Drafting of Joint Venture Agreements, Technical/Foreign Private & Confidential, Shareholders’ & Promoters’ Agreement etc
Conducting due diligence on a company or generating any other specific search reports in respect of the Companies as required from time to time
Incorporation of any group company, branch establishments, project office
Providing complete company advisory and transactional services for amalgamation, reconstruction, reorganization and winding up of Companies
Assistance in the share transfers and share issues in the form of Private Placement/Right Issues/Sweat Equity/ESOPs etc
Preparation and filing of financial statement and other documents in the form of XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language)
Assistance in registration/modification or satisfaction of Charge
An incorporated company has to follow a few compliances
Auditor’s appointment
Statutory auditor (Practicing CA) has to be appointed within 30 days from the date of incorporation of the 1st board meeting
Issuing of Share Certificates
Once the initial subscription amount is deposited, share certificates have to be issued within 60 days from the date of incorporation
Board Meetings
The first board meeting of the Directors shall be conducted within 30 days from the date of the Incorporation of company. Minimum Four Board Meetings shall be held in a calendar year. For Pvt Ltd, which is classified as a Small Company, at least two Board Meetings shall be held in a calendar year.
Statutory Audit of Accounts
Every Company shall prepare its Accounts and get the same audited by a Chartered Accountant at the end of the Financial Year. The Auditor shall provide an Audit Report and the Audited Financial Statements for the purpose of RoC filings.
Holding Annual General Meeting
Companies are required to hold their AGM in every calendar year within a period of six months, from the date of closing of the Financial Year.
Filing of Annual Return (Form MGT-7)
Every Company is required to file its Annual Return within 60 days of holding of Annual General Meeting.
Filing of Financial Statements (Form AOC-4)
Every Company is required to file its Balance Sheet along with a statement of Profit and Loss Account and Director Report in this form within 30 days of holding of Annual General Meeting.
Preparation of Directors’ Report
Directors’ Report will be prepared with a mention of all the information required under Section 134.
Maintenance of Statutory Registers
Every company has to maintain various statutory registers and records such as Register of shares, Register of Members, Register of Directors, etc. Incorporation documents of the company, Resolutions of the meetings of the Board of Directors, Minutes of the Board Meetings and Annual General Meeting, etc are also required to be preserved by the Company