A Section 8 Company must comply with below annual compliances.
Auditor Appointment
A section 8 company must mandatorily appoint Auditor. The books of accounts and annual returns of the company shall be audited by the statutory Auditor who shall be appointed for a period of 5 Years
Maintenance of Statutory Registers
The company is required to maintain all the statutory registers consisting of Members, loans obtained, related party transactions, charges created.
Annual General meeting
Annual general meeting is to be conducted once in a calendar year and within 6 months from the end of the financial year.
AOC-4
Section 8 Company is required to file with the Registrar of companies, (RoC), a copy of the financial statements, including consolidated financial statement, if any, along with all the relevant documents like Board report, details of Board meeting, related party transaction details etc. duly adopted by at the Annual General meeting within 30 days from the date holding such Annual General Meeting in e form AOC-4.
Directors Report
Section 8 company is required to attach the Directors Report as part of filing AOC-4 along with the financial statements. The Directors report contains important details regarding the company’s operations to the stakeholders. The Directors report should be based on the company’s standalone financial statement and should relate to the financial year for which such financial statement is prepared.
MGT-7
Annual Return in form MGT-7 is required to be filed by Section 8 company with Registrar of Companies within 60 days date of holding the Annual General Meeting. It is snapshot of certain company information as on the close of the financial year. While the AOC-4 gives information on financial matters, the MGT-7 gives information on non-financial matters like Share transfer details. List of shareholders as on close of financial year, details of director changes, details of Board meeting and Shareholder meetings etc.