Annual ROC Compliance Checklist for Private Limited Companies
CS Anjali Rao
Company Secretary
Every filing, form and deadline a private company must meet each financial year to stay compliant.
Every Private Limited Company must meet a recurring set of Registrar of Companies (ROC) obligations each financial year — regardless of turnover or activity. Missing them attracts daily penalties and can disqualify directors.
The annual essentials
- AOC-4 — filing of audited financial statements.
- MGT-7 / 7A — annual return of the company.
- DIR-3 KYC — annual KYC for every director.
- Board and Annual General Meetings, with minutes and statutory registers maintained.
Don’t forget event-based filings
Changes in directors, registered office, share capital or charges trigger their own time-bound forms. These are separate from the annual cycle and are easy to overlook.
Stay penalty-free
A simple compliance calendar — owned by your company secretary or advisor — keeps every deadline visible and prevents the daily late fees that build up silently.
This article is for general information only and is not legal advice. Laws change and every situation is different — speak to a Legal Door expert before acting on it.
Written by
CS Anjali Rao
Company Secretary, Legal Door LLP
