The Memorandum of Association (MoA) and Articles of Association (AoA) are the foundational legal documents of a Private Limited Company or OPC. The MoA defines the company's purpose, name, registered office, capital structure, and liability of members. The AoA governs internal management — share transfer restrictions, board composition, director appointments, voting rights, dividend policy, drag-along / tag-along clauses, and exit mechanisms. Together they form the company's constitution.
Most incorporations use the default Table F AoA prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 — which is fine for shell companies, but completely inadequate for funded startups, family businesses with succession concerns, or companies expecting future co-founder additions. A custom AoA written today saves ₹50,000-₹2 lakh in lawyer fees later when investors mandate restructuring during a funding round. RegisterEase's corporate lawyers write founder-friendly AoAs that align with SHA (Shareholders Agreement) and ESOP plans typically requested by VCs.
Our ₹2,999 standard package includes: tailored main object clause (so you can actually conduct the business you intend — Registrar of Companies rejects generic 'all lawful activities' wording), incidental and ancillary objects, share capital structure (authorised + paid-up), liability and subscription clauses, and a modified Table F AoA with the 5 most-requested founder protections: (1) restriction on share transfer to outsiders, (2) right of first refusal, (3) anti-dilution clauses, (4) board reserved matters, (5) deadlock resolution.
Our ₹6,999 investor-grade package adds: drag-along + tag-along clauses, liquidation preferences, founder vesting + cliff, ESOP pool reservation, anti-dilution (broad-based weighted average), pre-emptive rights, information rights, affirmative vote items, lock-in for founder shares, and exit waterfall. This is the AoA that VCs sign without forcing re-drafting at funding stage — saves 4-6 weeks of negotiations and ₹2-3 lakh of investor-side lawyer fees.