NGO Registration

Documents Required For Ngo Registration:

• Self attested Copy of PAN Card of all the proposed directors.
• Self attested Copy of ADDRESS PROOF (Voter ID/DL/Passport/Aadhar Card) of all the proposed directors.
• Self attested Copy of Bank Account Statement/Electricity Bill/Mobile Bill of all the proposed directors.
• Passport size 4 Photographs of all the proposed directors.
• Duly signed DSC Form of all directors of the proposed company.
• Copy of current Electricity Bill/Water Bill/House Tax etc. for the premises proposed to be used as registered office of the Company.
• If the property is rented, then Rent Agreement and NoC from owner of property.

Information Required With Regard To The Section 8 Company Registration

Directors Detail:

• Educational Qualification of all the Directors.
• Profession/Occupation of all the directors with area of Operation
• Citizenship alongwith Residential Status of all the Directors
• Place of Birth of all the Directors
• Permanent & Present Residential Status of all the Directors
• Contact Numbers of all the Directors
• Email Ids of all the Directors

Company Detail :

• Preference wise Proposed names of the Company with Significance of the name
• State in which Company is to be registered.
• Authorized and Paid Up capital of the Proposed Company
• Main Object of the Proposed Company
• Division of paid Up capital among the Subscribers.
• Number of Proposed Directors
• Number of Proposed Shareholders
• Whether the promoters are carrying on any Partnership firm, sole proprietary or unregistered entity in the name as applied for?
• Whether the proposed name(s) contain(s) name of any person other than promoter(s) or their close blood relatives.?
• Whether the proposed name(s) include(s) the name of relatives?

In order to register a Trust, the organization needs to comply with the Indian Trusts Act of 1882. In acccordance with the act, there are a few pre-requisites that an organization needs to be ready with in order to form the trust. Here are the pre-requisites:

• Name for the Trust
• Registered Addrsss dedicated for the Trust
• Objects/Objectives of the Trust
• One setller of the trust
• 2 Dedicated trustees of the trust
• Property of the Trust (Movable or Immovable)

Once, you have the pre-requisites ready with you, you will need to put together a a Trust Deed.In order to do make a trust deed, you will need to furnish the following:

• Deed should be made on a stamp paper of given value
• Passport size photographs and identity proof of Setller
• Passport size photographs and identity proof of the two trustees
• Passport size photographs and identity proof of two witnesses
• Setller’s signature on all pages of the deed

The process of NGO registration as a society in India, is governed under the regulations of the Socities Registration Act of 1860. The registration/constituion of a Society NGO in India reqquires two major things

• Memorandum of Association
• Regulations and Rules of the Society

In order to form the Memorandum you will need to fill out the 5 clauses of the Memorandum of the Society.

• Name Clause
• Domicile Clause
• Objects Clause
• Liability Clause
• Capital Clause
• Subscription Clause

For setting the rules and regulations of the company, your formulation should answer the following important questions:

• How do you become a member and subscribe to society?
• What rules are applicable to society and it’s members?
• How are the meetings organized?
• How is the governing body of the society formed?
• When and how will the auditors of the society be appointed?
• How will legal matters be settled?

A Non-profit making Company is a Company which:

• has in its objects the promotion of commerce, art, science, sports, education, research, social welfare, religion, charity, protection of environment or any such other object;
• intends to apply its profits, if any, or other income in promoting its objects; and
• intends to prohibit the payment of any dividend to its members.

Advantage of Section 8 Company Incorporation:

• EASE OF FORMATION: ASection 8 company can be formed by two persons only, by complying with the prescribed formalities of the Companies Act. Many privileges and exemptions under Company Law. Registered partnership firm can be a member in its own capacity.
• LIMITED LIABILITY: The greatest benefit of Section 8 Company is limited liability. If any liability arises then its member is not personally affected; members are only liable for unpaid shares held by them and not more than that. Being the biggest advantage with this type of company, it means that the owners are not personally responsible for business debts and obligations of the incorporation.
• SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY: This is the most prominent quality of a Section 8 Company. It refers to the statement that company and its members are completely distinctive. The biggest advantage of a section 8 company is that its identity is distinct from that of its members. A company is a separate person having its own rights & Obligations
• CONTINUITY OF EXISTENCE: Death, insolvency and insanity etc of any of the member does not affect the continuity of the company. Thus the life of the company does not depend upon the life of its members.In case of death of the owner or transfer of shares, your business won’t get affected. There will be no effect on firm’s continuance..
• MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS: The Minimum Members need to start the business are only2.
• GREATER FLEXIBILITY: A Section 8 company is required to perform lesser legal formalities as compared to a public company. It enjoys special exemptions and privileges under the company law..
• TAX BENEFITS: A Section 8 company is not required to publish its accounts or file several documents. Therefore, it is in a better position than a public company to maintain business secrets.
• OWNING PROPERTY: A company being a legal person, can acquire, own, enjoy and alienate, property in its own name. No shareholder/director can make any claim upon the property of the company so long as the company is a going concern.
• CAPACITY TO SUE AND BE SUED: The company being legal person has full right like a natural person to institute legal proceedings against or to bring a suit in a court of law and also can be sued in its own name.