PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

A Public Limited Company is the most transparent form of corporate business structure. The free transferability of shares and high degree of creditworthiness attract the Investors to invest in a Public Limited Company. Certain relevant queries in connection with the same have been dealt below.

Minimum Seven persons are required to form a Public Limited Company and there is no maximum limit to it.
Minimum three directors are required in a Public Limited Company, with an upper cap of 15 directors.
Directors are officers of the company who are responsible for managing the company and making the decisions as to its operation on a day to day basis, for the benefit of the shareholders.
Shareholders are the owners of companies limited by shares. As the beneficial owners of a limited company, they are not involved in day-to-day management or financial affairs. They are also called 'members' and they agree to become part of a company by taking a minimum of one share in it. The quantity of shares held by each person represents how much of the business they own.
The Public Limited Company can be incorporated with minimum Authorized and paid up capital of Rs. 5,00,000/- and there is no upper limit, however, ROC fees vary with change in/ increase in Authorised Capital.
  • PAN Card (All the Proposed Directors and/or Shareholders)
  • ID Proof (All the Proposed Directors and/or Shareholders) (Passport/ Voter ID/ Aadhar Card/ Driving License)
  • Address Proof (All the Proposed Directors and/or Shareholders) (Telephone Bill/ Mobile Bill/ Savings Bank Statement)
  • Passport size Photograph (All the Proposed Directors and/or Shareholders)
  • Rent Agreement (For proposed company Address)
  • Electricity bill
  • A permission letter from the owner about use of his premises for registered office of the proposed company
All the documents mentioned above in point no 1 to 3 need to be self-signed by the respective proposed directors/ members/ shareholders All the utility bills or bank statements shall be less the 2 months old
The broad process of registering a Public Limited company involves following steps:
  • STEP 1 : Provision of requisite mentioned documents/information to us
  • STEP 2 : Validating the documents/ information and processing the same
  • STEP 3 : Filing of application and submission of the same in online manner
  • STEP 4 : Payment of appropriate government fee as applicable
  • STEP 5 : Processing of the application and issuance of registration certificate
The process of incorporating a Public Limited Company can take anywhere between 15 to 20 working days, subject to submission of correct information and complete documentation.
Legal Terminus can help you with the incorporation of a Public Limited Company for you, as and when required, in a hassle-free manner within a reasonable time span and for a competitive professional fee. To know more, please book a telephonic appointment with one of our consultants free of charge.

* Terms & Conditions                                              

1) DSC shall be from eMudhra Class II only

2) The Stamp Duty varies from state to state and in states such as Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman And Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand fees shall vary accordingly & shall be charged additionally as per actuals

3) The fees mentioned above is valid for Authorised Capital up to Rs. 15 Lakhs and in case Authorised Capital is above Rs. 15 Lakhs the additional fee shall be charged as per actuals

4) The above fee includes Name application for up to 4 choice names and in case all the 4 names are rejected by the department, the additional fee shall be charged as per actuals

5) The Audit Fees shall not be a part of our professional fees and shall be payable directly to the Auditor

6) In case the above plan does not qualify your requirements, kindly contact our executive, we shall be happy to customise a plan for you