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Introduction: Growth is Exciting — Compliance Can’t Fall Behind

Every start-up begins with energy, innovation, and ambition. But as the business grows, so does its complexity — new investors, changing shareholding, foreign capital inflows, and evolving regulations.

In India’s fast-changing legal environment, compliance isn’t a one-time activity. It’s an ongoing discipline. Missing a filing, mismanaging your cap table, or overlooking FEMA obligations can quietly erode investor trust and even derail funding.

That’s where the Compliance Retainer Model steps in — an approach that transforms legal compliance from a reactive burden into a proactive growth advantage.

And for founders, Sanchit Ranade & Associates (SR&A) is that steady compliance partner who ensures every stage of growth is structured, lawful, and investor-ready.

What Is a Compliance Retainer — and Why It Matters

A Compliance Retainer means your start-up has a dedicated company secretary advisory team on call, not just during filings or audits, but throughout the year.

Instead of engaging a consultant only when a problem arises, founders get:
Ongoing advisory support — from board resolutions to shareholder decisions.
Monthly / quarterly compliance calendars — tracking all ROC, RBI, and MCA due dates.
Real-time legal updates — on FEMA, FDI, and Companies Act changes.
Single-point coordination — for notices, clarifications, and filings.

In essence, it’s like having an in-house governance team, without the overhead cost — handled by experts who live and breathe corporate law.

The Founders’ Reality: Why One-Time Help Isn’t Enough

Start-ups evolve faster than traditional businesses. With every funding round or investor negotiation, your compliance picture changes.

Here’s what often happens when compliance isn’t managed continuously:

Missed ROC filings or late annual returns lead to heavy penalties.
Incorrect FEMA filings (FC-GPR, FC-TRS) leads to penalties from RBI
Unupdated cap tables confuse investors during due diligence.
Unrecorded board resolutions weaken internal governance.
ESOP or share allotments are done informally, risking regulatory violations, cap table miscalculations as well as investor disappointment.

These are not minor errors they directly affect your valuation, funding readiness, and legal credibility.

SR&A’s retainer clients avoid these pitfalls because compliance is managed as a live function, not as a last-minute exercise.

How Sanchit Ranade & Associates Supports Start-ups Year-Round

With offices in Mumbai and Pune, SR&A combines legal precision with start-up practicality. The firm’s retainer services are designed around the founder’s growth journey, offering:

Compliance Calendar Management : Every statutory obligation from annual ROC filing to board meeting documentation — is tracked, scheduled, and executed on time.
Continuous Corporate Advisory : Founders receive advisory inputs on share issuances, conversions, and restructures, backed by in-depth knowledge of the Companies Act, 2013 and FEMA regulations.
Investor & Board Governance Support : The team assists in preparing and drafting necessary resolutions, notices, board packs, minutes, and strategy policy frameworks, strengthening your governance standards and transparency.
Post-Funding : Compliance After each funding round, SR&A handles RBI filings (FC-GPR, FCTRS), shareholder approvals, and post-investment governance documentation.
Legal Drafting & Documentation Drafting of term sheets, ESOP policies, shareholder agreements, and other legal instruments ensuring every document stands up to investor scrutiny.

Why Founders Prefer the Retainer Model

For most start-ups, compliance challenges come in waves sudden investor due diligence, urgent filings, or board meeting updates.
With a retainer partner like SR&A, there’s no scramble for help — you already have one.

Here’s why founders find this model indispensable:

Predictability: Fixed monthly or quarterly engagement means zero last-minute surprises.
Continuity: The same team understands your structure, history, and investors.
Proactiveness: You get alerts, not penalties.
Strategic input: Advice is forward-looking,not just about staying compliant, but about staying ready.

SR&A’s approach transforms compliance from a “cost of doing business” to a driver of investor trust and governance excellence.

The SR&A Philosophy: Compliance That Scales with You

Whether you’re an early-stage start-up or preparing for a Series A round, compliance needs scale just like your product.

SR&A’s philosophy — its Planning, Commitment, Growth — ensures that every start-up under retainer grows with confidence, not confusion.

Clarity in structure and filings.
Compliance across legal, FEMA, and corporate obligations.
Growth backed by investor-ready governance.

It’s not just about keeping you out of trouble it’s about keeping you ahead.

Build Long-Term Trust, Not Just One-Time Compliance

A start-up’s legal foundation determines how far it can go. With an expert compliance partner like Sanchit Ranade & Associates, founders gain not only peace of mind — but also a governance structure that grows with their vision.

If your start-up is scaling, fundraising, or expanding abroad, now is the time to think beyond one-time help.
Build a long-term compliance partnership because growth deserves structure, and structure needs guidance.

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