Section 8 Company

Section 8 Company Registration

If your work is driven by impact more than profit – education, healthcare, environment, arts, rural development, or any social cause – a Section 8 Company is one of the strongest structures you can choose. It gives you NGO status with the professionalism of a company: better governance, credibility with donors, and smoother dealing with corporates and government.

We help you register, structure, and run a Section 8 Company in full compliance with the Companies Act and allied laws.

What is a Section 8 Company?

A Section 8 Company is a not-for-profit company registered under the Companies Act for promoting:

• education

• art, culture, and sports

• social welfare and health

• environment and animal welfare

• research, religion, charity, or any other useful social object

Its profits and income must be reapplied towards its objects and cannot be distributed as dividend to members.

Why choose a Section 8 Company?

• High credibility – more formal than a trust/society, preferred by CSR donors, institutions, and foreign funders

• Limited liability of members

• Separate legal entity – can own property, enter contracts, and sue/be sued

• Better governance & transparency – board structure, audits, and ROC filings

• Easier for long-term scale, partnerships, and grants

Who can register?

• Individuals (Indian or foreign residents)

• NGOs wanting to convert/upgrade existing structure

• Social entrepreneurs and impact founders

• Corporate groups starting CSR implementation arms

Minimum: 2 directors and 2 members (can be the same people).

What we assist with

• Choosing name and drafting main objects

• Drafting MoA, AoA, and Section 8 licence application

• Filing incorporation forms with MCA/ROC

• DIN, DSC and PAN/TAN application

• Follow-ups, resubmissions, and approvals

• Post-incorporation registrations (12A, 80G, CSR registration, etc. – if required)

Documents generally required

For directors/shareholders:

• PAN, Aadhaar / Passport

• Address proof (electricity bill, bank statement, etc.)

• Passport-size photographs

For registered office:

• Rent agreement / ownership proof

• NOC from owner

• Utility bill (electricity / property tax)

Other:

• Proposed company name(s)

• Brief note on activities and objects

• Draft of proposed social projects, if any

Our process

1. Consultation & objects finalisation
   Understand your mission, activities, and funding model.

2. Name reservation & licence application
   File name approval and Section 8 licence with detailed objects.

3. Drafting MoA & AoA
   Align governance, membership, and compliance framework.

4. Incorporation filing with MCA
   File SPICe+ and allied forms with attachments.

5. Certificate of Incorporation & post-setup support
   Deliver COI, PAN, TAN and guide you on ongoing compliances and NGO registrations.