Change in Name.
Changing your company's name takes name approval, shareholder approval and a fresh certificate of incorporation. You reserve the new name through the RUN service, pass a special resolution, file it in MGT-14 and apply in Form INC-24, after which the ROC issues a new certificate with your CIN unchanged. We handle the name search, drafting and filings, and the clean-up afterwards.
Typically 3–5 weeks: RUN approval takes a few working days, the general meeting needs 21 days' notice unless members consent to shorter notice, and the ROC then processes INC-24.
A partner — a chartered accountant or company secretary — from the first call to sign-off.
Based on your situation, and fixed in writing before any work starts.
Is this for you?
- Companies rebranding or aligning the legal name with a trademark
- Companies whose name no longer reflects the business after a change in objects
- Groups standardising entity names after an acquisition or restructuring
What you receive at the end.
- 01Name availability report and RUN approval
- 02Board resolution, general meeting notice and certified special resolution
- 03Altered memorandum and articles with the new name
- 04Filed MGT-14 and INC-24 with acknowledgements
- 05Fresh certificate of incorporation (INC-25)
- 06Post-change update checklist
Change in Name, step by step.
Typically 3–5 weeks: RUN approval takes a few working days, the general meeting needs 21 days' notice unless members consent to shorter notice, and the ROC then processes INC-24.
- 1
Name search
We check proposed names against existing companies, LLPs and registered trademarks, and against the naming rules, before applying.
- 2
RUN reservation
We file the RUN application for change of name. Once approved, the name is reserved for a limited period, so we schedule the remaining steps within it.
- 3
Special resolution
We draft the board resolution, the general meeting notice and the special resolution approving the new name and the altered memorandum and articles.
- 4
MGT-14 and INC-24
We file the special resolution in MGT-14 within 30 days, then the INC-24 application for approval of the name change, which the ROC decides.
- 5
New certificate
The ROC issues a fresh certificate of incorporation in Form INC-25. We then help you update PAN, GST, bank accounts, licences and stationery.
What we need from you.
Don't have everything yet? We send a short checklist after the first call and work with what you have.
- Two or three proposed names with their meaning or significance
- Trademark certificate, or the owner's consent if the name uses someone else's registered mark
- Current memorandum and articles of association
- Confirmation that annual returns, financial statements and deposit repayments are up to date
- Digital signature of the signing director
The fee depends on your situation. After a short call, the partner who will do the work tells you what's involved and gives you a fixed fee in writing — before any work begins.
- Government fees and statutory charges are billed at actuals.
- When you pay — upfront, in stages or on completion — is agreed in writing with the fee.
Questions about Change in Name.
Ready to discuss Change in Name?
30-minute confidential call — no proposal, no commitment. A partner will write back within one business day.