Change in Private Limited Company

A company can intimate changes among Managing Director, Directors, Manager and Secretary of a company by filing eForm DIR-12 with Registrar of Companies (ROC) within 30 days (Event date + 30 days) from the date when such change takes place.

What is the process of changing Name?


The following eforms need to be filed:

  • The existing company needs to reserve the name through ‘RUN’
  • After the name is approved, MGT-14 (necessary resolution for alteration of Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association (MOA and AOA) needs to be filed.
  • eForm INC-24 (Application for approval of Central Government for change of name) needs to be filed.to give effect to change in name.

How do I intimate MCA about change of registered office of the company?

In case company has changed its registered office within local limits of the same city or place, intimation regarding the same has to be filed in Form INC-22.
Similarly, if company wishes to shift or change its registered office outside local limits of city, town or village, first eForm MGT-14 and then eForm INC-22 are required to be filed to Registrar of Companies (ROC) to give effect to such change.

In case, company wants to shift the registered office from one state to another state or from jurisdiction of one RoC to another, it needs to file following forms to give effect to such change:

  • Form MGT-14
  • Form INC-23 - File application with Central Government in Form No.
  • Form INC-28
  • Form INC-22