Company secretary workflows for founders, without the compliance fog.

What founders are really looking for

When a founder searches for a company secretary, the real need is often broader than one appointment or one form. They need to know what happened after incorporation, which board approvals are pending, where director details are stored, and what proof can be shared for review. Draft gives the founder a practical workspace for that preparation layer, so a CS conversation starts with organized facts instead of fragmented messages.

• Create a Master Profile with CIN, incorporation date, registered office, PAN, TAN, GSTIN, directors, signatories, and contact details.
• Collect incorporation certificates, board papers, auditor details, bank authorisations, shareholding records, and MCA receipts in one place.
• Prepare a handoff note for your CS that explains what the company needs next and which documents are already available.
• Use Draft as the founder-side operating layer while the professional keeps responsibility for legal advice, certification, and filing calls.

A repeatable CS handoff workflow

The founder workflow starts with company facts, moves into tasks, then creates the documents needed for review. Draft connects those steps so founders do not retype the same details into every resolution, register, letterhead, or filing note. This is useful when a startup has a part-time CS, a CA firm, an outside advisor, or an internal operator coordinating compliance.

• Start with the Master Profile and keep director, shareholder, capital, office, and tax identifiers consistent across modules.
• Use the Compliance Engine to see common ROC and MCA preparation work that depends on incorporation and annual context.
• Generate first drafts of resolutions, declarations, NOCs, and minutes before sending them to a CS for review.
• Store the final signed PDF, SRN, challan, receipt, or professional note in the Documents Vault after the official step is complete.

Founder use cases that make the page specific

Draft is most useful when a founder has an operational trigger and needs to move quickly without losing governance discipline. A bank asks for a certified board resolution. A new auditor needs appointment paperwork. An investor requests board minutes and statutory registers during diligence. A director changes address and the team wants the company profile to stay current before the next filing cycle.

• Prepare a board meeting pack for bank account opening with meeting details, authorised signatory context, and a clean draft resolution.
• Build an auditor appointment handoff with company data, appointment notes, board approval text, and space for professional review.
• Share a diligence folder containing incorporation proof, cap table context, registers, minutes, and selected MCA evidence.
• Keep a founder checklist for first board meeting, commencement declaration, annual filings, and recurring record updates without claiming that Draft has filed them.

What Draft does not replace

The page is intentionally clear about the professional boundary because Indian corporate compliance often involves judgment, certification, signatures, and portal submission. Draft can organize the facts and prepare review-ready material, but it does not act as a company secretary, lawyer, CA, government portal, or filing intermediary. That distinction protects founders and makes the content trustworthy for searchers comparing software with professional support.

• No automatic MCA, GST, income-tax, or government portal submission is promised or implied.
• No generated document should be treated as final until a founder or qualified professional checks applicability, authority, dates, and supporting records.
• No filing status is considered complete in Draft merely because a checklist item or draft document exists.
• No professional certification, attestation, or legal opinion is created by the software itself.

Why this is different from a generic CS directory

A directory can help a founder find a professional, but it does not maintain the working memory of the company. Draft focuses on the operating data behind the relationship: what the company is, who can sign, what documents exist, which tasks are pending, and what the CS or advisor should review next. That makes the page useful for founders who need both clarity and collaboration.

• Company data stays structured instead of trapped inside individual emails or spreadsheet tabs.
• Each generated draft is tied back to the company profile that supplied the facts.
• Internal links help founders move from CS support into MCA preparation, board resolutions, startup compliance, and statutory registers.
• The product message stays founder-first while still respecting the role of company secretaries and other professionals.

Founder questions