Statutory Registers are the Registers that contained the specific record of the Company’s Directors, Shareholders/ Members, Loans & Guarantees, Deposits, shares etc, and are placed at the registered office of the Company.
Statutory Records
It is advised to maintain these register for good corporate governance and to avoid penalties.
- Register of Members
- Register and Index of Beneficial owner
- Register of Directors & Key Managerial Personnel
- Register of Charges
- Register of Buy-Back of Security
- Register of Deposit
- Register of Employee Stock Option (ESOP)
- Register of Sweat Equity Shares
- Register of Loan Investment and Guarantee
- Register of Contract or Arrangements in which Directors are interested
- Register of Transfer & Transmission
- Books of Account
- Minutes of the Meetings
- Incorporation Documents
Note: Most of the Companies keep their statutory register in a loose-leaf binder or bound book, but they can keep it any form like a computer record. The Companies Act, 2013 requires every company to furnish these records before Registrar of Companies (ROC) within specific time limits together with prescribed fees.