Every business organization has a principal place of business activities from where it majorly operates or we can say that which is the center hub of all its activities, which in case of a company referred as its registered office. The registered office of a Company is the main place where all the communications and notices are addressed to it. In India, it is mandatory for every Company to have its registered office. There are various purposes for which registered office is mandatory such as for determination of Jurisdiction of court, determination of Jurisdiction for payment of different types of duties etc. Further the address of such office must be filed or informed to the concerned Registrar of Companies at the time of its incorporation and whenever there is any change.
Over a period of time, it has been noticed that there are so many circumstances exists during the lifespan of a Company to choose to change its Registered Office from one place to another. The Company may opt to change its registered office due to various factors such as Changes in the core activities of the business of the Company, Lease period of the place has been expired, for enlarging the area of the operation of the Company, to take advantage of the resources, relaxations provided in another area/city/town/state etc.
As per the provision of Section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013 every Company is required to have a registered office within 30 days of its incorporation and at all times thereafter.
After incorporation, whenever there is a change in the registered office of the Company, then a notice of the change of the registered office along with a verification of the registered office needs to be filed with the ROC within 30 days of each change in the E-Form INC-22 along with prescribed fees.
In accordance with the provisions relating to shifting of Registered Office, the types of shifting can be bifurcated as:
- Shifting of registered office to a place within the limits of the same city, town or village.
- Shifting of registered office to a place outside the local limits but in the same state within the jurisdiction of same Registrar of Companies.
- Shifting of registered office from the jurisdiction of one Registrar to the jurisdiction of another Registrar within the same State.
- Shifting of registered office from one state to another within India.
However, shifting shall be confirmed only upon issue of a New Certificate of Incorporation from ROC.
We JKG Corporate Consultants LLP will help you in shifting your registered office without any hassle. For this we provide below mentioned services:
- Drafting of Affidavits, Declarations and other necessary documents
- Drafting of Resolutions
- Publication of notice of change in Newspaper
- Filing of Forms and sending intimations to the ROC, RD and other Statutory Authorities as may be required
- Getting approval from the authorities
- Obtaining certified copy of the order and filing the same with the ROC
Disclaimer: [This article has been prepared on the basis of information available till date. But professionals are advised to study the laws and compliance].
