Ensure your company meets evolving compliance requirements with RMS, a trusted corporate secretarial service provider in Singapore. Our team of experts handles all paperwork, from filing annual returns to managing statutory registers, to ensure your business compliance with the Companies Act.
Why Choose RMS As Your Corporate Secretary
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Corporate Secretary Packages
Hassle-free secretarial services packages for your business. Choose the plan that suits you.
1 Year Starter Secretary Plan
For smaller business or new company
From
For smaller business or new companySGD 400.00
What you'll get:
Provision of nominee named secretary register with ACRA
Maintaining and updating of statutory registers and minutes book
Reminder notice for the holding of company Annual General Meeting
Prepare notice, agenda and minutes for the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Submission of the company’s Annual Return (AR)
Fee reflected is on first-year of engagement
1 Year Standard Secretary Plan
Great for the first year with changes or larger business
From
Great for the first year with changes or larger businessSGD 600.00
What you'll get:
Provision of nominee named Secretary register with ACRA
Maintaining and updating of statutory registers and minutes book
Prepare directors’ resolutions for changes such as:
a) Appointment of company directors/ company secretary/ auditors;
b) Resignation of company directors/ company/ secretary/ auditors/ officers;
c) Change in officers’ particulars
Reminder notice for the holding of Company Annual General Meeting
Prepare notice, agenda and minutes for the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Submission of the Company’s Annual Return (AR)
Change of Corporate Secretary
Switch to RMS
From
Switch to RMSSGD 300.00
What you'll get:
Provision of nominee named Secretary register with ACRA
Maintaining and updating of statutory registers and minutes book
Reminder notice for the holding of Company Annual General Meeting
Prepare notice, agenda and minutes for the Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Submission of the Company’s Annual Return (AR)
Fee reflected is on first-year of engagement
Do I Need A Corporate Secretary For My Company ?
Companies must appoint a company secretary within 6 months from the date of incorporation. This position cannot be left vacant for more than 6 months or the directors may face a penalty of up to $1,000.
A company secretary is responsible for the administration of the company. He is also required to ensure that all the directors and shareholders are informed of their statutory obligations such as the filing of annual returns.
Only really big companies need an in-house Corporate Secretary – there is simply not much to do for the officer in a small one. Unless there are constant changes, the Corporate Secretary is only busy preparing for the AGM and filing the Annual Return once a year. If that is your case, outsource these services just like most of the small and medium companies in Singapore.
Can I be a Corporate Secretary myself?
If you’d like to. First, you need to have all the qualifications of a Corporate Secretary plus 5 years of experience. Second, you have to be a Singapore citizen, or a permanent resident, or an EntrePass holder. Finally, you can’t be both the only director and the Corporate Secretary.
Do I need a Corporate Secretary?
Yes, you do — ACRA requires every Singapore business to hire a Corporate Secretary within the first 6 months after the incorporation and later this position can’t be vacant for more than 6 months. Your Corporate Secretary has to be a Singapore resident. You can outsource this service to an agency like us.
What is required of my company?
First, Corporate Secretary tracks changes in your company and reports to ACRA. Whenever you change directors, auditors, secretaries, shareholders, your share capital or the company name they send a notice. Then there are several registers they have to maintain, like the Register of Company Charges or the Register of Controllers. They are in charge of preparing and recording board minutes and annual general meetings, as well as dealing with the official correspondence and the insurance.
What if I already have a corporate secretary? It is probably hard to switch, right?
Switching company secretaries is easy. You would need to only prepare and submit the following documents to ACRA:
A resignation letter from your previous company secretary
A director’s resolution accepting both the resignation of the former secretary and the appointment of a new secretary
Form 45B indicates the consent of the new company secretary to take up the role
The above documents need to be submitted to ACRA within 14 days of the change of secretary.
Does a Singapore branch office need to appoint a company secretary?
It’s not compulsory for a Singapore branch office of a foreign company to appoint a company secretary. However, while registering the branch, we strongly advise the foreign company to appoint a registered filing agent, be it an accounting firm, a corporate secretarial firm, to submit an online registration application on the behalf of your company.
