Change Report Filing
Your trustees changed. Until the Charity Commissioner records it, the public trust register still shows the old board — and that is the record third parties act on.
A change report under Section 22 of the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act must be filed with the Charity Commissioner within 90 days of any change in the trustees, the trust's immovable property, or its registered particulars. The change takes effect on the public trust register only when the Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner records it by order following an enquiry, which is why banks and sub-registrars ask for the order rather than the trust's own resolution.
What our change report service covers
From the resolution to the recorded order.
- Changes in trustees on appointment, resignation, retirement or death
- Changes in the trust's immovable property holdings
- Changes in the trust's name, address or particulars on the register
- Drafting resolutions, consents, affidavits and supporting documents
- Filing the change report and attending the enquiry
- Obtaining the recording order and updating bank and other records
What triggers a change report
Four situations that start the 90-day clock.
Trustee changes
Appointment, resignation, retirement, removal or death of a trustee, with the consents and evidence each situation needs.
Property changes
Acquisition or disposal of immovable property held by the trust, reported so the register reflects the actual holdings.
Particulars
Changes to the trust's name, registered address or other details recorded in the register.
Enquiry and order
The hearing at which the change is examined and, once satisfied, recorded by order.
Our process
A defined path with one hard deadline at the start.
Trigger review
Confirming what changed, when it changed and which of it is reportable under Section 22.
Documentation
Board resolution, consent letters, affidavits and identity and property evidence assembled.
Filing
Change report submitted within the 90-day window to the office having jurisdiction.
Order and updates
Following through to the recording order, then updating bank mandates and other records.
Why the order matters more than the resolution
What sets our approach apart.
Third parties rely on the register
Banks changing signatories and sub-registrars registering documents look for the recorded change, not the trust's internal minutes.
Unreported changes accumulate
Trusts often discover several years of unreported trustee changes at once, which turns a routine filing into a reconstruction exercise.
Objections need handling
Where an enquiry attracts objections, the outcome depends on how the documentation and the reply are presented at the hearing.
Change Report Filing questions answered
What people ask before engaging us.
Trustees changed and nothing filed yet?
Send us the dates and documents; we will tell you what the enquiry will need.
