Section 8 company registration in India creates a licensed non-profit company for charity, education, research, social welfare, sports, the environment and similar objects. Profits go back into the objects and no dividend is paid. We review your objects, prepare the documents and file the application, and explain what the 12A, 80G and FCRA registrations add afterwards.
A Section 8 company is a company formed to promote objects such as commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity or the protection of the environment. It is a company in every other respect: a separate legal person with perpetual succession and a Certificate of Incorporation from the Registrar.
Non-profit objects: The objects must be charitable or similar, such as education, research, social welfare, sports or the environment. A company set up to distribute profit cannot be a Section 8 company.
The three forms most non-profits choose between. The right one depends on who regulates you, how much compliance you want and what your donors expect.
None of these is part of the Section 8 registration. Each is a separate application.
We do not print a single figure here because the amounts depend on your authorised capital and your state, and the filing route has changed over time. We confirm each charge before we file.
A Section 8 application carries more than an ordinary company filing. Choose the group that matches.
The sequence we follow, with where StampMitra helps.
The Registrar does not commit to an approval time, and a Section 8 application is examined more closely than an ordinary one, so we do not quote a number of days.
These are the usual causes of a returned or delayed application, based on common filing practice rather than an official MCA list.
StampMitra is a filing assistance platform. We are not the government and not a law firm.
Yes, it can earn a surplus, but it must apply all income and profit to its objects. It cannot pay a dividend to its members.
A private Section 8 company needs at least 2 directors and 2 members. A public Section 8 company needs at least 3 directors and 7 members.
Yes. A Section 8 company needs a licence under section 8. A new company applies for it inside the SPICe+ incorporation form, and a company already registered converts with Form INC-12. We confirm the current route when we begin.
No. 12A and 80G are separate applications to the Income Tax Department, made after the company is incorporated.
No. To receive foreign contributions you need a separate FCRA registration with the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Yes, subject to the Companies Act requirement of a resident director and to FCRA restrictions on foreign contributions.
Yes. A Section 8 company is audited every year and files its financial statements and annual return with the Registrar.
There is no official figure, and a Section 8 application takes longer than an ordinary company because it carries a licence. We do not quote a number of days.
It depends on who you want to be regulated by, how much compliance you can handle and what your donors expect. A trust or society is usually cheaper and simpler to set up and is registered at state level. A Section 8 company is a company with annual company filings.
No. A one person company cannot be converted into a Section 8 company.