Company Annual Compliance

The ongoing obligations a private limited company must meet under the Companies Act — AOC-4, MGT-7, board meetings, AGM, auditor appointment, director KYC and statutory registers — every year, regardless of activity.

Yes. Annual filings, the AGM and director KYC are mandatory even in a dormant or no-activity year.

AOC-4 (financial statements) and MGT-7 (annual return) with the ROC, plus DIR-3 KYC for directors. Tax returns are filed separately.

A ₹100-per-day additional fee per form accrues with no cap, the company faces restrictions, and prolonged default can disqualify directors and lead to strike-off.

Generally within six months of the financial year-end (by 30 September for an April–March year), with the ROC filings tied to the AGM date.

Yes. A company must appoint an auditor (ADT-1) and have its accounts audited annually. We coordinate this.

An annual KYC every director with a DIN must complete to keep the DIN active. Missing it deactivates the DIN and attracts a fee.

Under rule 12A of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, every individual holding a DIN as on 31 March of a financial year files KYC by 30 September of the next financial year. There is no fee if you file by then. Miss it and the DIN is marked 'Deactivated due to non-filing of DIR-3 KYC'; reactivating costs ₹5,000 and requires the form to be filed — it does not reactivate on its own.

Usually yes. DPT-3 is due by 30 June each year and covers not only deposits but also outstanding loans and other amounts received that are not treated as deposits under the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. A director's loan or a holding company advance sitting on the books is exactly the kind of balance it is asking about.

Section 173(1) requires the first Board meeting within 30 days of incorporation, then at least four a year with no more than 120 days between consecutive meetings. Section 173(5) relaxes this for an OPC, small company or dormant company to one meeting in each half of a calendar year with a gap of at least 90 days. A one-director OPC is outside the requirement altogether.

Both, for different appointments. For the first auditor after incorporation, ADT-1 runs 30 days from the date of incorporation. For an appointment made at a general meeting, the third proviso to section 139(1) gives 15 days from the meeting. Treating 30 days as the general rule is a common and expensive mistake.

Yes. We file the pending forms, compute the additional fees, and bring your company current, then keep it that way.

Only when MCA has a scheme open. The Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme, 2026 (General Circular 01/2026 dated 24 February 2026) allowed pending annual filings at 10% of the additional fee, dormant status via MSC-1 at half the normal fee, and strike off via STK-2 at 25% of the filing fee; it ran from 15 April 2026 and was extended to 31 August 2026 by General Circular 03/2026. Schemes are time-limited and are not extended on request, so check MCA's current circulars rather than assuming one is running.

Very much. Investors check ROC compliance in due diligence. Clean, up-to-date records make a raise smoother.

All filed forms with SRNs, board/AGM documentation, maintained registers and a live compliance calendar in your portal.

No. We prepare and file through the official MCA portal with the required DSCs. We never claim a private API or guaranteed acceptance.