For a new company
Put the arrangements in place from the start.
Arrange your appointment, set up the records and understand the recurring work ahead. If you’re still preparing to incorporate, we coordinate this with your registration.
Corporate secretarial services · Singapore
Company secretary services in Singapore
Keep your company’s records, resolutions and filings in order. Whether you’re appointing your first company secretary or changing providers, our ACRA-registered team handles the work and tells you what needs your attention.
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ACRA-registered corporate service provider
Since 2011
Supporting companies across Southeast Asia
We’ve helped 11,700+ companies set up and operate across emerging markets, including:
Ongoing company support
Your company changes. Its records need to keep up.
An annual return is one part of the work. Appointing a director, changing your registered address or bringing in a shareholder can also involve decisions, documents and filings.
We keep those changes properly recorded, explain the process and coordinate the next steps with you.
Company secretarial services
What we can help you manage
We agree the scope around your company’s structure, existing records and expected activity.
Company secretary appointment
We arrange the appointment of an eligible company secretary, with the appointment documents and the ACRA filing.
Company records and registers
We keep your statutory records current, including the register of registrable controllers and your minute books, and lodge updates with ACRA where required.
Annual return filing
We prepare and file your annual return with ACRA within seven months of your financial year end, and coordinate the information and approvals we need from you.
Resolutions and meeting documents
Board and shareholder resolutions, minutes and AGM documents. Many private companies can dispense with the AGM, and we prepare the paperwork for whichever applies.
Changes to your company
Appointments and resignations of officers, address changes and other company updates, lodged with ACRA within the 14-day window. Share transactions and complex changes are quoted separately.
Filing reminders and follow-up
We track your ACRA deadlines and tell you what we need from you, and when, so filings go in on time.
Start where you are
Your first secretary. Or your next one.
For an existing company
Make a change with a clear handover.
Start with your current arrangements, available documents and upcoming deadlines. We agree what needs to be transferred and flag any outstanding work.
Key deadlines
The deadlines we track for you
ACRA sets fixed deadlines, and late filing brings penalties for the company and its directors. These are the recurring ones we keep on top of.
- 6 months
Appoint a company secretary
From incorporation. The appointment is lodged with ACRA.
- 30 days
Set up the register of registrable controllers
From incorporation. Any update is lodged with ACRA within 2 business days.
- 6 months
Hold the annual general meeting
From the financial year end, unless the company is exempt or has dispensed with AGMs.
- 7 months
File the annual return
From the financial year end, filed with ACRA.
- 14 days
Update ACRA on changes
From a change of officers, registered address or other company details.
Changing your company secretary
Move your company secretarial support to Emerhub.
We review your company records and upcoming filings, then coordinate the handover with you and your current provider. You’ll know what needs to be transferred, what needs attention and what happens next.
Review
Start with your company
Share your company details, current provider arrangements and any upcoming filings or planned changes.
Agree
Understand the work and fees
We identify the ongoing support you need, along with missing records or outstanding matters that need separate work.
Transfer
Coordinate the handover
With your authorisation, we coordinate the records, the appointment documents and the change-of-secretary filing with ACRA.
Continue
Know who to contact
You know what is being handled, who to speak with and what information or approvals we need from you.
Emerhub Entity Management System
One place to track your projects and run every entity.
From the first incorporation to every filing after it. Follow active work step by step, send documents, start new requests, add your team, and keep every company compliant, all in one dashboard.
One workspace
Every project, entity, and deadline in a single view.
From an incorporation in progress to the filings years later, kept current by the team that does the work.
Book a demoTrack every project live
Follow each incorporation, licence, or filing through every step, in real time.
Documents in one place
Send what we ask for, and keep every paper, licence, and register stored and versioned.
Request new services
Open a new entity, file annual reports, or add a licence, all from the dashboard.
Deadlines handled for you
Every filing, audit, and renewal date by market, with a reminder before each one.
Bring your whole team
Add colleagues, choose what each can see, and keep everyone up to date.
One source of truth. Every filing, document, and deadline updated by the team that handles it.
Company secretarial fees
Your company secretary, with annual filing support.
S$840/ year
Your named company secretary, AGM document preparation and annual return filing in one annual service.
Your named company secretary
A named corporate secretary for your Singapore company.
Annual documents and filing
Preparation of Annual General Meeting documents and filing of your annual return, including the S$60 ACRA filing fee.
Additional resolutions
Ad hoc corporate secretarial resolutions are charged separately.
The practical details
Singapore company secretary FAQs
Company secretarial services in Singapore, explained.
Is a company secretary the same as a corporate secretary?
Yes. In Singapore the two terms describe the same role. Company secretarial and corporate secretarial services both cover the company’s records, decisions and statutory filings with ACRA.
Can I be my own company secretary?
Only if you are not the sole director. A company with one director needs someone else as secretary. Where a company has more than one director, a director can also act as secretary if they live in Singapore and meet ACRA’s requirements.
Does a dormant company still need a company secretary?
Yes. Being dormant does not remove the company secretary requirement. A company that stays live on ACRA’s register must also keep filing annual returns, even with no business activity or an IRAS tax-filing waiver.
Can I change my company secretary?
Yes. The change needs the right appointment and cessation documents, and ACRA must be updated within 14 days. Before arranging a transfer, check your current provider’s notice period, outstanding fees and document handover arrangements.
Does every company need to hold an AGM?
No. A private company can dispense with AGMs by resolution of its members, and a private company that sends its financial statements to members within five months of its year end is exempt. We confirm which applies to you and prepare the documents.
Does this service include accounting and tax filing?
Accounting and tax are separate services. Your annual return to ACRA is also separate from your tax return to IRAS. We can discuss these services together and set out what is included in your engagement.
Do directors still have responsibilities after appointing a secretary?
Yes. Directors keep their legal responsibilities. You still need to provide accurate information, approve the relevant documents and meet your duties as a director.
Your next step
Need a company secretary for your Singapore business?
Tell us whether you’re setting up a company or looking to change providers. We’ll review what you need and explain the scope, fees and next steps.
WhatsApp+60 17 684 9718
Office105 Cecil Street, #18-08
The Octagon
Singapore 069534
The Octagon
Singapore 069534
