Chartered Accountant · ICAI M.No. 153926 · FRN 136869W
Home is allowed
There is no rule requiring a commercial address for a company’s registered office — a residential address works. The registered office is simply the company’s official address for correspondence and where its statutory records are kept; it can be a home. This is why most bootstrapped startups incorporate from a founder’s house.
The documents you'll need
You provide proof of the address — a recent utility bill (electricity, gas) in the owner’s name, not older than two months — and, since you likely don’t own it in the company’s name, a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the owner (you or a family member) permitting use as the registered office. A rented home needs the landlord’s NOC. Confirm the current address-proof requirements.
A worked example
Example: a founder incorporates from his apartment — submitting the electricity bill and an NOC from the flat’s owner (his father) — with the home as the registered office. When the startup later takes an office, it shifts the registered office by filing the change with the ROC. Starting from home keeps costs down. Our team can incorporate using your home address.