Lawbridge AssociatesROC Annual Compliance
Annual ROC filings for private limited companies and LLPs — AOC-4, MGT-7/7A, director KYC and the LLP annual return — filed correctly and on time so the company stays in good standing with the Registrar.
What is ROC Annual Compliance?
Every company registered under the Companies Act and every LLP registered under the LLP Act has a fixed set of filings due to the Registrar of Companies (ROC) each year, regardless of turnover or whether the entity actually did business. These are separate from — and in addition to — GST and income tax filings, and missing them carries an additional daily penalty that keeps accumulating until the filing is made.
Who Needs This
- Every private limited company and OPC, active or dormant
- Every LLP, regardless of whether it did business in the year
- Companies that missed a prior year’s filing and need to catch up
- Companies with a director change, share transfer or registered office change to report
Why It Matters
ROC penalties are structured as an additional fee per day of delay, with no upper cap in most cases, and they run independently of any GST or income tax late fee you may also owe. A company that stays behind on ROC filings for multiple years can end up owing penalties many times the original government fee, and its directors can face disqualification from being appointed to any other company.
Key Benefits
- Annual filings tracked and completed before the due date, every year
- Director KYC (DIR-3 KYC) kept current so DINs don’t get deactivated
- Event-based filings (director change, office change, share transfer) not missed
- A clean ROC filing history when the company later approaches a bank or investor
Our Scope of Assistance
- Preparation and filing of AOC-4 (financial statements) and MGT-7/MGT-7A (annual return)
- LLP Form 11 (annual return) and Form 8 (statement of accounts) for LLPs
- Director KYC (DIR-3 KYC) filing
- Event-based filings — director appointment/resignation, share transfer, registered office or name change
- Guidance on catching up missed prior-year filings
Documents Required
- Financial statements for the year (balance sheet, P&L) — board-approved
- Board resolution / minutes approving the financial statements
- Director DIN, PAN and Aadhaar for KYC filing
- Details of any director, shareholding or registered office change during the year
- Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) of the signing director/designated partner
Our Process
Share financials
Send the board-approved financial statements and any event changes for the year.
Form preparation
AOC-4, MGT-7/7A or the LLP forms prepared with the correct attachments.
Your review & signature
You review the forms and sign digitally using your DSC.
Filing with ROC
Forms filed on the MCA portal before the due date.
Confirmation
Filed challan and SRN shared for your records.
Government Fee & Professional Fee
Government fee
Based on the company’s authorised capital slab for normal filing; an additional per-day fee applies for late filing with no upper cap in most cases — REQUIRES CONFIRMATION for the current MCA fee schedule applicable to your company.
Professional fee
Varies by whether filings are current or a backlog needs to be cleared. Contact us for a quote.
Typical Timeline
AOC-4 is ordinarily due within 30 days of the AGM and MGT-7/7A within 60 days of the AGM; LLP Form 11 is ordinarily due by 30 May and Form 8 by 30 October each year — subject to the actual due dates notified for the relevant filing year. We build in a buffer ahead of each date once your financials are ready — indicative only, confirmed against the current due dates.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Assuming a “dormant” or inactive company doesn’t need to file — it still does
- Letting director KYC lapse, which deactivates the DIN and blocks other filings
- Not reporting a share transfer or director change within the required window
- Leaving multiple years of ROC filings pending, which multiplies the per-day penalty
Frequently Asked Questions
My company had no business this year – do I still need to file?
Yes. AOC-4 and MGT-7/7A (or the LLP equivalents) are mandatory every year regardless of turnover or activity, until the company or LLP is formally closed.
What happens if I’ve missed two or three years of filings?
Each missed year attracts its own per-day penalty, which compounds over time. We can help assess the current exposure and file the backlog in the correct order.
Do I need a separate DSC for ROC filing?
Yes — filings are digitally signed using the Digital Signature Certificate of a director or designated partner.
Is ROC compliance different from income tax filing?
Yes — ROC filings go to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs/Registrar of Companies and are separate from, and in addition to, the company’s income tax return filed with the Income Tax Department.
Can you help if we need to change our registered office or director?
Yes — these are event-based ROC filings we handle alongside the annual filings.