Stay Compliant, Avoid Penalties – Your Trusted Corporate Compliance Partner
At GDL Global, we provide expert company secretary services to ensure your Hong Kong business meets all statutory requirements under the Companies Ordinance. A company secretary is mandatory for all Hong Kong registered companies – failure to appoint one or maintain proper records can result in heavy fines, prosecution, or even compulsory deregistration.
Our company secretarial services include the following:
• Submit annual returns, business registration certificates and other required forms to the Companies Registry on a regular basis.
• Based on the meeting information provided by the company's directors/shareholders, the company's internal meeting minutes and resolutions will be produced.
• Printing of company shares to the company's shareholders.
• Update the company record book.
• Preparation of the annual general meeting.
• Preparation of the Significant Controllers Register (SCR).
Services | Package A | Package B | Package C |
Acting as company secretary | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Preparation and filing of annual returns^ (Applicable to renewal only) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Submission of business registration (Applicable to renewal only) | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Change of Registered Office Address* | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Appointment/Resignation of Directors* | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Appointment/Resignation of Secretary* | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Change of Director's Personal Particulars* | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Change in the nature of the company's business* | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Annual General Meeting | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
Allotment of Shares* | ✔️ | ||
Registered Branches* | ✔️ | ||
Change of Company Name* | ✔️ | ||
Change of Branch Name* | ✔️ | ||
Transfer of Shares* | ✔️ | ||
Deregistration of a limited company | ✔️ | ||
Preparation of a register of significant controllers | ✔️ | ||
Annual Service Fee (excluding government fees# ) | HK$1,000 | HK$1,400 | HK$2,800 |
^For enquiries on annual returns, please contact us 7 working days before the closing date of annual returns. An additional administration fee of HK$500 will be charged for late enquiries.
*Only 5 changes are allowed in total. If more than 5 times, an additional fee will be charged.
#Government fee: HK$2,200 for Business Registration Certificate and HK$105 for Annual Return
Other Company Secretarial Service Charges (if not provided in the packages):
Services | Service charge (HK$) | Government fees (HK$) |
Filing of annual returns | HK$1,200 | HK$105 |
Renew the Business Registration Certificate | HK$400 | HK$2,200 |
Change of company name/nature of business | HK$700 | HK$295 |
Change of registered office address | HK$500 | |
Share allocation | HK$400 | |
Appointment of Director/Secretary | HK$600 | |
Change of personal particulars of directors/secretaries | HK$500 | |
Preparation of the Significant Controllers Register and payment of fees in the first year | HK$600 | |
Annual General Meeting | HK$1,600 | |
Transfer of shares | HK$1,500 | |
Register/cancel a branch | HK$700 | HK$150 (Registration Only) |
Change the name of the branch | HK$500 | |
Deregistration of a limited company | HK$2,200 | HK$795 |
Trademark Registration | HK$2,500 (First category) HK$1,500 (plus each category) | The official inspection fee is HK$800 (First category). HK$600 (plus each category). |
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