Secretarial Audits – A Complete Guide
Our professional secretarial audit services ensure your company’s compliance with the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, and other applicable laws—helping you identify gaps, mitigate risks, and maintain good corporate governance.
- Experienced Company Secretaries & Compliance Experts
- Thorough Review of Legal & Regulatory Compliance
- Detailed Audit Reports with Practical Recommendations
- Support for Listed and Unlisted Companies
- Confidential, Accurate & Timely Audits
Overview of Secretarial Audits
Secretarial audit is a mechanism to evaluate a company’s adherence to various laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines applicable to its operations. It ensures the company’s compliance framework is robust, transparent and effective, as mandated under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Our auditors conduct in-depth reviews of board processes, statutory filings, licenses, minutes, and records to ensure full legal compliance and offer actionable insights for continuous improvement.
A secretarial audit is an independent review of a company’s compliance with the Companies Act, SEBI regulations, and other applicable corporate laws. It provides assurance to stakeholders that all company records, filings, disclosures, and board processes meet legal standards. Our CS-led audit team examines registers, minutes, ROC filings, board/committee meetings, and related party transactions—identifying risks, non-compliance, and improvement opportunities. Regular secretarial audits not only ensure statutory compliance but also reinforce corporate governance, stakeholder trust, and business sustainability.
Secretarial audit scope spans Companies Act compliance, maintenance of statutory registers, ROC/MCA filings, conduct of board/general meetings, monitoring of insider trading, SEBI listing norms, and other business laws. The process involves data collection, document review, management interviews, gap analysis, preparation of the audit report, and recommendations for corrective action. Our team ensures audits are comprehensive, actionable, and efficiently executed.
Our compliance checklist covers:
Up-to-date statutory registers and digital records
Timely board and general meetings with accurate minutes
Status of all ROC/MCA returns and digital filings
Director appointments, KYC, and disclosures
Monitoring of related party transactions, loans, and statutory declarations
We offer digital templates and regular reminders to close gaps before audit, protecting your company from regulatory lapses.
Benefits of Secretarial Audits
Ensures Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Keeps your company aligned with the latest corporate laws and SEBI guidelines.Supports Strong Corporate Governance
Promotes transparency, accountability, and ethical management.Early Identification of Compliance Gaps
Detects non-compliance to prevent penalties and reputational damage.Assists Board & Management Decisions
Provides insights that improve governance and strategic planning.Builds Stakeholder Confidence
Enhances trust among shareholders, regulators, and investors through documented compliance.Facilitates Smooth Regulatory Approvals
Prepares your company for inspections, audits, and regulatory reviews.
