Every company must have a registered office that can receive communications (section 12 of the Companies Act, 2013). A change has to be notified to the Registrar in Form INC-22 within 30 days, and a move to another Registrar's jurisdiction or to another State needs Regional Director approval first.
Section 12(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 requires every company to have a registered office capable of receiving communications. Under section 12(4) notice of any change goes to the Registrar within 30 days of the change (the period was 15 days until it was substituted with effect from 27 July 2018).
The route depends on where the new office is.
Companies only: The applicant is the company, and a director signs the forms with a Digital Signature Certificate.
MGT-14 fee by nominal share capital, from the Fees Rules.
The applicant is always the company.
The Registrar does not commit to a fixed processing time for INC-22, so we do not quote one.
Enter the day the registered office changed.
For a move that needs a Regional Director's order.
A company that files INC-22 or PAS-3 late on two occasions within 365 days pays a higher additional fee of 3, 6, 9, 15 or 18 times the normal fee. Section 12(8) also makes the company and every officer in default liable to a penalty; we confirm the amount before filing.
Each point follows from a condition in the Act or the rules.
Pick the right route for your move: Within the city, within the State, another Registrar or another State.
Form INC-22 within 30 days of the change (section 12(4)). Some websites still show 15 days, which was the earlier limit. We advise filing early.
Not older than two months, in the owner's name: telephone, gas or electricity.
Not older than one month, with a notarised lease or rent agreement.
Any one of: a registered title deed in the company's name, a notarised lease or rent agreement with a recent rent receipt, an authorisation from the owner or occupant with proof of ownership, or a utility bill in the owner's name. If the premises are not owned, an owner's no-objection certificate is also needed.
No. A move within the local limits of the same city, town or village is approved by a Board resolution, and INC-22 is filed.
Yes. It needs a special resolution, an alteration of the Memorandum and the Regional Director's approval through INC-23, then INC-28 within 30 days of the order.
Yes, for some moves. A move between two Registrar areas of the same State, for example two Delhi or two Mumbai areas, is a change of Registrar and follows the Regional Director route. Delhi to Haryana is now a change of State. We map your district to the Registrar before we choose the route.
A company incorporated on or before 31 December 2017 that is tagged ACTIVE non-compliant cannot have INC-22 recorded until Form INC-22A is filed. We check the tag first and can add INC-22A to the work (we confirm the present position).
It is the filing of the Regional Director's order with the Registrar, due within 30 days of the order.
No. Rule 30 does not allow a shift to another State while an inquiry, inspection, investigation or prosecution is pending.
Within 30 days of passing the special resolution (section 117), not a range of 15 to 30 days.
For a move within the same city it is short: a Board resolution and INC-22. A move to another Registrar or State involves a special resolution, Regional Director approval and further filings.
PAN, TAN, GST, bank accounts and licences should all carry the new address.