Chartered Accountant · ICAI M.No. 153926 · FRN 136869W
The key registers
The Companies Act requires several statutory registers: the Register of Members (shareholders — the legal counterpart of your cap table), Register of Directors and KMP and their shareholding, Register of Charges (security on assets), Register of Significant Beneficial Owners, and registers of share transfers, allotments, and loans/investments/guarantees.
Plus minutes, and where they're kept
Alongside the registers, the company keeps the minutes books of board and general meetings. These are normally maintained at the registered office and must be kept current. They overlap with the broader statutory records a company must retain. Some registers must be updated within days of an event — keep them live.
Why they matter — an example
Example: when investors run due diligence before a round, they ask for the Register of Members, charges and minutes to verify ownership and decisions — a company with these tidy passes cleanly; one with gaps faces queries or a lower valuation. The registers also matter in any ROC scrutiny. Maintaining them from incorporation avoids reconstruction. Our team can set up and keep your registers.