Increase authorized share capital: OR at GM, alter MOA, pay stamp duty. Increase in Authorized Capital (S.61) takes 5 steps over about 111 days and is filed with the ROC on SH-7 and MGT-14.
Last updated: 10 August 2026
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee. OnCompliance tracks the date and warns you before it costs anything.
5 steps over about 111 days, filing SH-7 and MGT-14 with the ROC. Each deadline below runs from the step before it.
| # | Step | Form filed | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Board Recommends Increase | None | within 7 days |
| 2 | Pass Ordinary Resolution at GM | None | within 30 days |
| 3 | Pay Stamp Duty | None | within 14 days |
| 4 | File SH-7 with ROC | SH-7 | within 30 days |
| 5 | File MGT-14 | MGT-14 | within 30 days |
The 5 steps below run in order; the day counts show how long each one allows.
Board passes resolution recommending increase in authorized capital.
Members approve increase by OR. Alter MOA capital clause.
Pay stamp duty on the increased authorized capital amount.
File notice of alteration within 30 days of passing OR.
File OR with ROC.
Every guide runs like this in OnCompliance: steps in order, dates in view, paperwork made for you at each step.
About 111 days across 5 steps. The first step is: Board Recommends Increase.
SH-7 and MGT-14. SH-7 is the alteration of capital filing under §64 of the Companies Act 2013. MGT-14 is the filing of resolutions filing under §117 of the Companies Act 2013.
MCA charges additional fees that rise with the delay, up to 12 times the normal filing fee.
Yes. OnCompliance runs the same steps in order, dates in view, with the paperwork made for you at each step.