Certificate of Incumbency
Proof of who runs the company, for a foreign counterparty.
A certificate of incumbency states who currently holds office in a company and who owns it. Indian company law does not prescribe one, but foreign banks, counterparties and registries routinely ask for it when an Indian company opens an overseas account or enters a cross-border transaction.
It is drawn from the statutory registers and the MCA record and certified by a chartered accountant, a company secretary or a director, depending on what the recipient will accept.
Where it is going abroad it usually needs notarisation and apostille as well, which is worth establishing before it is drafted.
What is included
- Statutory registers and MCA data reconciled
- Certificate drafted to the recipient's requirements
- Professional certification with UDIN
- Notarisation and apostille coordinated where needed
What we need from you
- Certificate of incorporation and MOA/AOA
- Register of directors and register of members
- Latest annual return and any recent DIR-12
- The recipient's required format, if they have one
Questions
What is a certificate of incumbency used for?
Mostly cross-border: opening a foreign bank account, signing an overseas contract, or registering with a foreign authority that needs to confirm who is authorised to bind the company. It is not a document Indian law itself requires.
Also in Licences & registrations
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