How to Change your Company’s name?

Change of Company’s Name

If you are not happy with the name of your company due to some reasons, you can go for its name change. The reasons can vary from business model change, change of promoters, need for rebranding, and so on. But to effect a change in your company’s the name, you need shareholders’ approval, apart from the nod from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). However, rest assured, the change in name bears no impact on the legal entity or existence of a company. The assets as well as liabilities of the entity would remain the same, irrespective of change of its name.

Process of the change of a company’s name

Change of a company’s requires passing of a board resolution, and approval of the name change from the MCA. If the MCA accepts the application for name change, it issues a new certificate of incorporation to the company concerned. After a company gets a new certificate of incorporation, it must make changes in its Memorandum of Association and Article of Association too.

Grounds for change in company’s name

Distinct Legal Existence

As a legal entity and a juristic person established under the Companies Act, a Private Limited Company absolves shareholders/directors of any personal liability to the creditors. So, change in name makes no material difference in the functions and liabilities of a company.

Perpetual Succession

Private Limited Company enjoys an uninterrupted existence until it lawfully shuts down. Considered a separate legal person, it is unaffected by the demise or departure of any of its members. It continues to be in operation irrespective of the changes in ownership or name.

Fund-raising Capacity

To fund its operations and expansions, a Private Limited Company can raise equity funds and bank finance. It can also issue equity shares, preference shares, debentures and accept deposits subject to the RBI’s permission. All these advantages remain unaffected irrespective of its name change.

Unaffected mobility

Ownership of a Private Limited company can be by way of signing and filing of share transfer form and certificates. However, the consent of other shareholders is usually required to effect share transfers. All these facts remain unchanged with or without a change of company’s name.

Ownership of Property

Irrespective of name change, a Private Limited Company can continue to acquire, own, enjoy and alienate, property whether in the form of machinery, building, intangible assets, land, residential property, or factory.

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