How to Convert a Dormant Company to Active Status in India
Ready to restart operations? We take your dormant company back to active status with the Registrar of Companies — resolution, return, application and certificate, handled end to end.
|800+ businesses served since 2020
Restart operations with a clean compliance record
A company granted dormant status can apply to become active again once it is ready to resume business. The Registrar of Companies needs a formal application, a dormant company return, and confirmation that compliances are up to date, before it will restore active status.
We prepare the resolution, file the return, submit the application and see it through to the certificate, so you can get back to operating without the paperwork slowing you down.
- Legal ability to resume business activity
- Access to raise capital and secure loans again
- Restoration to full statutory compliance
- A clean record with the Registrar going forward
Companies ready to trade again
Currently dormant
The company must currently hold dormant status granted by the ROC, with the application made within the window the law allows.
No pending dues
Outstanding compliances and dues need to be cleared before the ROC will consider the application.
Set to resume business
Companies with a concrete plan to restart trading, hire, invoice or raise financing.
Resolution to certificate
Board resolution
We prepare the board resolution approving the application and authorising a director to sign and submit it.
Dormant company return
Filing the return in Form MSC-3 for the financial year the application falls in, before the active-status application goes in.
Application in MSC-4
Submitted to the ROC with the board resolution, audited financial position, and the MOA and AOA.
Pending compliance clean-up
We identify and clear any outstanding filings before submission, so the application isn’t rejected on a technicality.
ROC review
We track the application and respond to any query the Registrar raises.
Certificate of active status
The ROC issues a certificate in Form MSC-5 confirming the company is active again.
Documents you’ll need
A quick checklist so we can move fast. Don’t have one handy? We’ll tell you exactly what works.
Questions companies ask first.
What has to be true before I can apply to reactivate?
Your company must currently hold dormant status from the ROC, have no outstanding dues, and apply within the window the law allows. We check this before filing anything.
Do I need to file anything before the reactivation application?
Yes — a dormant company return in Form MSC-3 for the relevant financial year needs to be filed before the MSC-4 application for active status.
How long does reactivation take?
It depends on how quickly pending compliances are cleared and how the Registrar responds to the application. We track the whole process and flag anything that could slow it down.
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