Secretarial Audit

Secretarial audits are compliance audits. They're a crucial part of total compliance management in an organization. Audits can be used to detect noncompliance issues and take corrective measures. Audits are done for finding out non-compliance in the corporate sector and thereby taking preventive measures to protect the company’s sensitive data compliance. 

Applicability of Secretarial Audit

a) All Listed Company b) Every public Company having Paid up Share Capital of Rs 50 crore or more; or, c) Every public company having a turnover of Rs. 250 crore or more. d) Every company has a borrowing of 100 crores or more. Secretarial Audit Report It shall be prepared by a Company Secretary in Practice. It shall be prepared in Form M-3.R Annexed with Board’s Report, considering the increasing importance of Corporate Governance.

Documents Required for Secretarial Audit

 Documents related to the company like charter documents and other information as applicable  Board Documents like minutes of the board meeting and the resolutions considered in the meeting.  Financial Statements and audited reports of the company  All information related to listing of the company, including important documents  Information on the Annual Performance Reports, Lease Deed, Bonds and returns  Filings with RBI (If there is a foreign investment) and other statutory departments  All labour law registered as maintained which is prescribed under respective laws.  Admission and Statement for code of conduct received from the directors  Remuneration and Sitting fees details paid to directors.  Particulars of CSR amount  SAST Disclosures (Substantial Acquisition of Shares)  Bank account details for dividend  Details of ECB (External Commercial Borrowings) Returns ( in case of foreign borrowings in the company)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Private Limited Company?
Private Limited Company is the most sought form of Company Registration in India. It is the most preferred form of business and regulated by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) under Companies Act, 2013. A Private Limited Company is a type of business structure registered with MCA to give a separate legal existence to the business different from its directors and shareholders. This means that a company continues to exist even after the death of any member/director in the company.
A minimum of two persons are required to form a Private Limited Company. It is not even important that members should be different from directors. In a company, two persons can act as Members and Directors both at the same time. Members and Shareholders are one in the same. That means an individual may become shareholder and director at the same time.
There is no minimum capital requirement to form a Private Limited Company Registration. Start-ups may choose on their own how much paid-up capital they want to keep during the Company Registration. However, generally one lac capital is kept as per most companies registered.
Name reservation is quite simple and easy to obtain. Our professionals will guide and help you in choosing the best suitable name of your company according to name guidelines of company incorporation and trademark laws.
Director Identification Number (DIN) is a unique number assigned by the MCA to Individuals allowing them to become Director in any Company or Designated Partner in an LLP (In LLP, it is called DPIN). Any natural person above the age of 18 years can become the director in the company after getting DIN. There are no specific regulations provided in terms of citizenship or residency, also a foreign national can become a director.
Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) are the digital equivalent (electronic format) of physical or paper-based certificates. Likewise, a digital certificate can be presented electronically to prove one's identity, to access information or services on the Internet or to sign certain documents digitally. SPICE+ forms are filed for online company registration after affixing the DSC. The subscribers to MOA & AOA shall possess DSC for submitting e-forms for incorporation.
Memorandum of Association (MOA) is a legal document prepared during the registration process of a company to define its relationship with shareholders and contains the main objectives of the company. Articles of Association (AOA) are by-laws of the company and it regulates management of a company and creates certain rights and obligations between the members and the company.
Yes, Startups get benefits of getting themselves registered as a Start-up under DPIIT and avail many benefits launched by the Govt. Corporates recognize Private Limited Company very well and the foremost advantage is of credibility and good reputation of the established business in the eyes of Investors, Incubation Centres, Financial Institutions and Customers at large.
Post incorporation compliances are easy and manageable. Companies Act, 2013 provides a lot of exemptions to private Companies due to which compliances becomes easy and handy. At CCL, Professionals are there to manage each and every compliance of your company. Get in touch with us to know the post incorporation compliance especially commencement of business.
No, With Compliance Calendar LLP, no compliance is complicated. Our team is here to manage each and every thing when it is about managing company compliances.
We are the market experts in registration and compliance of Companies. We can help you with end-to-end services in Private Limited Registration anywhere in India. Company Registration is a legal process and therefore it is prudent to assign the work to a professionally managed firm like CCL.
Not to worry at all! A Professional from our experienced team will resolve all your queries. Our Company Registration Experts will give you the best advice without any consultancy fees.