DSC for a Trust or Society
The person running the organisation day to day is often not the person its own records authorise to sign. That gap causes more trouble here than in any other structure.
The authorisation is the whole question
A trust, society or Section 8 company signs through an authorised person named in its own resolutions — a secretary, a chairman, a managing trustee, depending on how it is constituted.
The person actually running things is frequently someone else, and a certificate issued in their name then fails at portal registration or filing. The fix is a certificate in the correct name, which means buying again.
Resolve who signs from the organisation's own records before buying anything. If the records do not say clearly, that is worth fixing properly — the same question will come up with the bank, the tax portal and every grant application.
What is usually asked for
- Registration certificate of the trust or society
- Trust deed, bye-laws or memorandum
- The resolution or authorisation naming the signatory, signed by the governing body
- PAN of the organisation, and PAN and Aadhaar of the signatory
- 12A, 80G or FCRA registrations where the portal requires them
Written 5 September 2026. Government requirements and portal behaviour change — message us to confirm before you rely on any date or figure here.
Common questions
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Tell us how the organisation is constituted and who its records authorise to sign.
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