Corporate Secretarial Services

You might be already doing business with us in regards to the incorporation of your company.  If that’s the case we probably already proposed you to become your dedicated corporate secretary in order to reduce your administration work load.  It is a requirement for all incorporated companies in Singapore to appoint a company secretary within 6 months of the incorporation, so why waste any more time? Just get it handled efficiently and safely here by one of our experts at Back Office Consulting.

There are multiple aspects and responsibilities to becoming a corporate secretary.  Among the duties, let’s list the following: keep up to date all statutory register books and filing with Accounting and Corporate Regulatory authority (ACRA) any changes occurring in the books.

In addition, being a corporate secretary means to be able to advise the directors in terms of compliance and attend all board of director meetings to take down minutes from these important meetings.

As a part of the corporate secretarial services, you can expect us to keep the common seal safely for you and send out the reminders for compliance issues before the due dates.  This will ensure that all is kept and manage as it should be in your company.

Now, to understand how an accounting firm in Singapore like ours can truly be a blessing in acting as your corporate secretary, it is essential to understand the complexity and implications behind that role.

A company secretary role is crucial and can take a lot of your time. So, let our experts do what they excel at, and assure you that no compliance issues will arise from any mistakes or oversights on your part.

For example, let’s start with taking care of filing changes with the ACRA.  This task can imply multiple functions such as change the company name, change of registered address, share allotments and share transfers that needs to be processed with care and attention to details.

Now, in order to keep up with the registered books, the corporate secretary must in addition manage and maintain the records of changes of officers due to appointments or resignations.

On top of this important task, it will be primordial to keep up with the meeting minutes, including obtaining certified copies of them after diligently writing them down from each individual board meeting.

The company secretary will also submit the agenda of the meetings and follow up to ensure that all distinct procedures are followed.  Your peace of mind will be protected by our team of experts as they certainly will closely watch the deadlines on filing your annual returns and will inform you months in advance for better planning of this portion of your administration accountability.