A private limited company is a company which is privately held for small businesses. The liability of the members of a Private Limited Company is limited to the amount of shares respectively held by them. Shares of Private Limited Company cannot be publicly traded.
• A private company is formed by a small number of shareholders who come together for a social cause or profit motive.
• The shares of a private company are not traded on a public stock exchange.
• The common types of private companies include sole proprietorship's, partnerships, and limited liability companies.
1. Company Name Board- Every Company shall paint or affix the name and address of registered office and keep the same painted/affixed, outside every office or place in which its business is carried on, in legible letters.
2. Letter Head of Company- Every Company shall get its name, address of registered office, CIN, telephone and email printed on all business letters, billheads, letter papers, notices and other official publications.
3. First Board Meeting- First Meeting of Board of Directors is required to be held within 30 days of Incorporation of Company. Notice of BM must be send to every director at least 7 days before the meeting.
4. Subsequent Board Meetings- Minimum 4 Board Meetings to be held every year with not more than 120 days gap between two meetings. In case of small company, it is sufficient to conduct only two Board Meetings.
5. Issuing of Share Certificate – Company is required to issue Share Certificates to the subscribers of memorandum within 60 days of Incorporation of Company.
6. Filing of Disclosure of interest by Directors- Every director at:
- First meeting in which he participates as director; or
- First meeting of Board in every FY; or
- Whenever there is change in disclosures
shall disclose in Form MBP- 1 (along with list of relatives and concern of relatives in the Company as per RPT definition), his concern or interest in any company, body corporate, firm or other association of individuals (including shareholding interest).
7. Form MBP- 1 shall be kept in the records of the company.
8. Resident Director- Every Company is required to appoint at least one Director who has stayed in India for a total period of not less than 182 days in the previous calendar year.
9. Alteration in MOA and AOA- Every alteration of Articles and Memorandum shall be filed with Registrar together with copy of altered Articles, notice of meeting and SR within 30 days of passing Special Resolution. Every alteration made in MOA and AOA shall be noted in every copy thereof.
10. Registers- Every Company shall keep and maintain following Registers in the specified format:
- Register of Members MGT-1
- Register of other Security Holders residing outside India MGT-3
- Register of Transfer and Transmission of Shares SH-6
- Register of Charge CHG-7
- Index of the Registers
11. Other Registers- Every Company shall keep at its Registered Office, a Register of Directors and KMP in the prescribed format containing prescribed particulars.
12. Resolution- Copy of every resolution (with explanatory statement, if any) or Agreement for the specified matters to be filed with ROC in Form MGT- 14 within 30 days. Articles of Company shall have copy of resolution effecting amendment in AOA and Agreements referred in Section 117(3) of the Act.
13. Minutes of Meeting- Minutes of every general meeting, Creditors, Board and Committee shall be prepared and kept within 30 days of conclusion of every meeting concerned. All appointments in the meeting shall be included in the minutes. Minutes of each meeting shall be entered into Minutes Book along with date of such entry.
14. Appointment of Director- Every person to be appointed as Director shall provide his consent in Form DIR- 2 and such consent shall be filed by the Company with ROC in Form DIR- 12, within 30 Days of appointment.
15. Provisions related to DIN- Every individual intending to be appointed as director shall make an electronic application in Form DIR-3 to Central Government for allotment of DIN.
16. Qualification of Director- Declaration from Director at the time of appointment or reappointment in Form DIR- 8.Annual disclosure from Director to be taken.
17. Number of Directorship- No person shall be a director in more than 20 companies. Maximum number of public companies can be 10 (Director in Section-8 Co. and Dormant Director not to be included)
18. Resignation by Director- Director shall intimate his resignation to the Company, which the Company shall file with ROC in Form DIR- 12 in 30 days. Company shall put resignation details on its website and in its Directors' Report.
19. Return of Director and KMP- Return of Directors and KMP to be filed with ROC in Form DIR 12, within 30 days of appointment or change.
20. Meeting at shorter notice- Meeting can be convened on a shorter notice for urgent matters. Consent from not less than 95% of members entitled to vote thereat.
21. Quorum- Quorum shall be one- third or two directors, whichever is higher. Directors participating through Video Conferencing shall be counted for the purpose of quorum.
22. First Auditor- First Auditor of the company shall be appointed by the BOD within 30 days of Incorporation who shall hold the office till the conclusion of 1st AGM. In case of First Auditor, filing of ADT-1 is not mandatory.
23. Subsequent Auditor- The BOD shall appoint the auditor in first AGM of company who shall hold the office till the conclusion of 6th AGM and shall inform the same to ROC by filing ADT-1.The responsibility to file Form ADT 1 is that of the company and not of the auditor within 15 days from the date of appointment.
24. Ratification of Auditor- Shareholders will ratify the appointment of Auditor in every AGM but there is no need to file ADT-1 for ratification.
25. Casual Vacancy of Auditor- If Casual Vacancy is arising due to the resignation of auditor, it shall be filled within 30 days of BOD meeting, subject to approval in General Meeting (AGM or EGM). Any auditor appointed in a Casual Vacancy shall hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.
26. ADT-3- The auditor shall file with the company a resignation letter stating the reason for resigning and file Form ADT-3 with the registrar within 30 days from the date of resignation. Filing form ADT-3 is the responsibility of the auditor and can only be filed if ADT-1 of the relevant auditor was filed.
27. Annual General Meeting- Every Company is required to hold an Annual General Meeting on or before 30th September every year during business hours (9 am to 6pm), on a day that is not a public holiday and either at the registered office of the Company or within the city, town or village where the registered office is situated. A 21 clear days' notice is required to be given for the same.
28. Filing of Financial Statements- Every Company is required to file its Financial Statements within 30 days of its Annual General Meeting with Registrar of Company in E-Form AOC-4. The same shall be digitally signed by one director and certified by CA/CS/Cost Accountant in Practice.
29. Filing of Annual Return- Every Company is required to file its Annual Return with Registrar of Companies within 60 days of Annual General Meeting in E-Form MGT-7 . A company having turnover of INR 50 Crore or more shall be certified by a Practicing CS in Form MGT-8.
30. Regularisation of Additional Director- If company wants to appoint additional director as director, then it shall regularize the person as director in General Meeting by passing Shareholder Resolution. File form DIR-12 for Change in Designation of Director along with ordinary resolution within 30 days of AGM.
31. Directors' Report- Directors' Report is to be filed within 30 days of AGM along with Form AOC-4. It should be signed by the “Chairperson” authorized by the Board, where he is not so authorized by at least 2 Directors.
32. Filing of Financial Statements of a Foreign Co. -Every Foreign Company is required to file Annual accounts (consolidated financial statements/ global accounts) along with the list of all principal places of business in India within 6 months of close of the Financial Year.
33. Filing of Annual Return of a Foreign Co- Every foreign company shall prepare and file annual return of the company in e-Form FC-4 within 60 days from the close of financial year.
34. Return of Deposits-Company is required to file Form DPT-3 every year on or before 30th June in respect of Return of Deposit and particulars not considered as Deposit as on 31st March.
35. Disclosure of Significant Beneficial Owner: Company shall file Form BEN-2 within 30 days of receipt of BEN-1 from Shareholder.
Note: On regular basis company have to check whether there is any SBO in Company due to change in its Shareholding or due to change in shareholding of Body Corporate Members
36. KYC of Directors- All the Directors of company shall file this form on or before 30th September every year for all the directors of the company.
37. Delay in payment to MSME vendor- Company have to file this return half yearly in respect of pending payments to MSME vendors at the end of half year
- April to Sept- 31st October
- October to March- 30th April
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