MCA Notifies Revised Forms MGT-7 and MGT-7A
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified revised formats of Form MGT-7 and MGT-7A via GSR 358(E) dated 30th May 2025, amending the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014. These new formats will come into effect from 14th July 2025. These revised forms will be available on V3 portal of mca as web based forms.
🔍 What are Forms MGT-7 and MGT-7A?
- MGT-7 is the Annual Return filed by companies other than OPCs and Small Companies.
- MGT-7A is an abridged form of Annual Return applicable to One Person Companies (OPCs) and Small Companies.
✅ Key Changes in Revised Forms:
- Mandatory Upload of Registered Office Photograph
Companies must now upload a photo of the registered office, showing the building and company nameboard clearly. - Geo-coordinates of Registered Office
New fields added to capture Latitude and Longitude. These to be reported twice i.e. status as on year end and as on filing of form mgt-7/7a date. - Type of Filing: Revised/Original
A new option has been added to mark whether the return is an Original or Revised filing. - Applicability of fields in MGT-7A for small / OPC companies
The form clearly marks fields not applicable for OPCs, bringing more clarity for small and single-member companies. - Detailed Shareholding Pattern
Enhanced disclosure requirements, including gender-wise breakup of shareholders and foreign institutional investor details. - Gender-based Shareholders Breakup
Form required no of male ,female and Transgender wise shareholders breakup. - Details of Designated Person
Declaration under Rule 9(4) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 about nomination of designated person. The field was not there in previous year, though it was applicable since last year. Read more - Attachments
Form 7 & 7A will have mandatory attachment of List of share holders, debenture holders in Excel Template. Earlier there was mandatory to attach directors list as well.
🗓️ Effective Date:
These Revised Form MGT-7 and MGT-7A are applicable from 14th July 2025 onwards. These forms will be web based and many fields will be auto filled, based on previous fillings.
