Micro-Finance Company

Micro Finance Company Registration

Get Started By paying Rs. 9,000

Introduction of Micro-Finance Company

Micro finance Company refers to an array of financial services to low income group by providing loans, savings and insurance. Such funds are made available to poor entrepreneurs and small business owners who do not have any collateral and have no access to banking facilities. The people in rural areas need credit which is cheap and does not increase the burden in their input cost which is important so that these sectors grow and develop and raise the Indian economy.

Micro-finance companies can provide loans up to INR 50,000 in the rural area to various households, small businessmen and up to INR 1,25,000 to small entrepreneurs, enterprises and people in the urban areas for residential dwelling. Micro-finance Institutions generally provide loans without any collateral security to the small businessman, farmers, agriculturists, etc.. Such institutions are helping in rural and agricultural development and employment generation and boosting up the Indian Economy.

Microfinance can be registered in 2 ways; one as a non-profit organization which is registered as Section-8 Company which doesn’t require any RBI approval and the other as Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institution (NBFC-MFI) which can be formed by taking approval from the RBI.

Sprinthub Solutions has team of experts providing you the best assistance, timely delivery and guaranteeing the highest customer satisfaction with respect to Company formation process. You may get in touch with our team on 096436-69475 or email info@sprinthub.in for Micro finance company registration and Compliance services.

Advantages of Micro Finance Company

Generation of Employment

The Microfinance companies offer loans to small entrepreneurs in rural areas which help them to start their own business which in turn will help in generation of employment in the country.

Strengthening of Financial Condition

People in rural areas are dependent on daily wages; it is not possible for them to have employment during the whole year which creates hassles in their daily life. Such loans can strengthen the financial condition for a limited period of time.

Collateral free Borrowings

Microfinance companies are eligible to provide borrowings to lower income groups of people without any collateral or margin money. It is beneficial for the people who cannot access the banks for loans.

Encourages entrepreneurship

Providing loans to low income groups without any collateral and margin money gives help to the entrepreneurs who want to establish any small business or shops nearby so that they can have recurring income.

Minimum Requirement

Minimum two Directors and maximum fifteen

No Minimum Capital requirement

Minimum two Members

Director Identification Number if available

Digital Signatures of Subscriber and Directors

Non-profit objective i.e. charitable object

Documents Required for Incorporation

PAN Card

of the Member and Directors of the proposed Company; Passport in case of Foreign Nationals

Latest passport

Latest passport size photograph of Member and Directors

Identity Proof

of the Member and Directors of the proposed Company (Aadhar / Voter ID / Driving License / Passport)

Business Address Proof Owned Property

(Copy of Registry and Latest Govt. Electricity Bill or Water Bill)

Address Proof

the Member and Directors (Utility Bill / Telephone Bill / Mobile Bill / Bank Statement not older than two months)

Business Address Proof Rented/leased

Rent Agreement, NOC from the Owner, Latest Govt. Electricity Bill or Water Bill)

Note:- In case of NRI or Foreign National documents of Directors and Subscribers must be notarized or apostilled.

Process of Incorporation of Micro-Finance Company

Complete the Application Form

You are requested to first fill the simple questionnaire provided by our expert team.

Application for DSC

First of all DSC (Digital Signature Certificate consisting of the E-signatures) is required to be prepared. This step can be ignored if prepared already. It will approximately take 1-2 days.

E-filing for incorporation of a Company

Once the name is approved, an online application is required to be filed through SPICE+ along with the requisite documents as obtained from the client with ROC. The MOA as well as AOA shall be filed online. This process again takes approximately 2-3 days.

Document Processing

At the second step we will be requiring the documents in accordance with the questionnaire filled by you so that we can arrange them as per the requirement and for processing.

Name Availability

The next step is to check the name availability. The name should be unique in nature and should not be similar to name of any other entity registered. It may take at least 1-2 days.

Get Certificate of Incorporation

Once the Company gets incorporated we will share all the docs like Incorporation Certificate, MOA , AOA and Digital Signatures.

Interest rates on Loans by Micro Finance Companies

There are three types of charges that are levied by the Micro Finance Company (MFI) while giving loans

Interest Charge: The average interest rate cannot not exceed 26%

Processing charge Should not be more than 1% of the gross loan amount.

Insurance premium Actual cost of insurance for group, life, health etc can be charged.

Calculation of Interest Rate for Micro Finance

The rates of interest charged by Micro Finance Companies must be less of the following:

Cost of funds plus 12% margin or

Average base rate multiplied by 2.75.

The average base rate is 8.67% to be charged from the borrowers from 1^st April, 2020.

More Insights on Registration of Micro Finance Company

How to Select the Name of Company

You can check Company name availability thereby logging into MCA where you need to keep in mind two or three available options along with the activity type. The name of Section-8 Company should have words like Association, Society, Council, Club, Charities, Foundation, Academy, Institute, Organization, and Federation. Our team will assist you in the selection of name of company.
Also, along with checking the name availability we also need to check the trademark if already registered under the proposed name which makes the online application for registration more powerful. If you want to have a trademark of your word or logo you can get the same through Sprinthub Solutions by clicking on the below mentioned link Trademark Registration

Other Key Points

If the proposed Director is already having the DIN then you can also check whether DIR-3 KYC is completed. You can verify the same with the help of our experts. If the same is not done yet it can be done with help of Sprinthub Solutions.
The microfinance company is required to manage all the compliances after incorporation of the company like appointment of statutory auditor, filing commencement of business, Income Tax Filing, Annual Returns with ROC and other compliances as required by the law. Sprinthub Solutions has a team of experts who keeps an eye on the due dates of your compliances and reminds you through mails.
Acceptance of Deposits by Micro Finance Company: Companies Act, 2013 does not permit the section 8 companies to accept deposits. The company can invest its funds or raise capital or through donation start Microfinance Company. The company cannot take deposits from the market in order to lend the same in the market. It has to use its own funds.

Get your Microfinance Company registered by Sprinthub Solutions

2 Digital Signature Certificates

Stamp duty on INR 1 Lakh Authorized Capital (Rajasthan)

1 Name Approval Application

MOA & AOA

GST Registration

Bank Account Open

Company Incorporation using SPICe+

2 Director Identification Numbers

PAN/TAN

ESI and PF Registration

INC 20A Commencement of Business Certificate

Free consultancy by expert CA for 6 months

Types of Micro-Finance Company

NBFC-MFI

Non-Banking Financial Company – Micro Finance Institution (NBFC-MFI)

NBFC-MFI is a non-deposit taking NBFC which can be setup with minimum net owned funds of Rs. 5 crore and having not less than 85% of its assets in the nature of qualifying assets. The conditions and limitations of the loans are as follows:
Loan amount should not exceed ₹ 75,000 in the first cycle and ₹ 1,25,000 in subsequent cycles;
Total indebtedness of the borrower should not exceed ₹ 1,25,000;
Tenure of the loan should not be less than 24 months for loan amount in excess of ₹ 15,000 with prepayment without penalty;
Loan can be extended without collateral;
Aggregate amount of loans, given for income generation, should not be less than 50 per cent of the total loans given by the MFIs;
Loan can be repaid on weekly, fortnightly or monthly installments at the choice of the borrower

Section-8 Company

Section 8 Company is incorporated with an object to promote commerce, art, science, sports, research, education, religion, protection of environment, charity or any other object, who intends to apply their income and profits in promoting their objects and prohibits the payment of dividend to its members. Section-8 Company can be incorporated as a Private or Public Company.

Approval of RBI is not required.
There is no requirement of minimum capital of Rs. 5 Crores.
Minimum Compliances as compared to NBFCs.
Such companies can give unsecured loans to small businesses of Rs.50,000.
Such companies can give loans for dwelling residence up to Rs.1.25 lakh.
Section-8 companies are required to follow the RBI guidelines on interest rate and processing charges.
It is a legal finance business as laid in the master circular of RBI and you can sue the defaulter in case of non-payment of loan amount.