Section 8 Company

Check out details of the procedure for registration of section 8 with the companies Act, 2013

The primary purpose of registering a company as a Section 8 Company is to promote non-profit objectives such as trade, commerce, arts, charity, education, religion, environment protection, social welfare, sports research, etc.

To incorporate a Section 8 Company, a minimum of two directors is required. Also, there is no requirement for minimum paid-up capital in the case of Section 8 Company.

In India, a non-profit organization can be registered under the Registrar of Societies or as a Non-profit company under Section 8 Company of the Company Act,2013.

The profits of this company, if there are any, are applied towards promoting the objectives of the company and not distributed as dividends to its shareholders.

A Section 8 Company is the same as the Section 25 Company under the old Companies Act, of 1956. As per the new Companies Act of 2013, Section 25 has now become Section 8.

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