Corporate secretarial software

Corporate Secretarial Software in Singapore

Run every company file, filing and statutory deadline from one system. Episcript builds custom corporate secretarial software around the way your firm already works, from incorporation through to the annual return.

ACRA filings, AGM dates, share certificates, statutory registers and resolutions live in one place. Your team stops retyping the same particulars into four different templates. AI features can be added later to read incoming documents and flag registers that look wrong.

Built in Singapore, for Singapore filings.

  • Track ACRA statutory deadlines alongside relevant IRAS tax dates
  • Built to order, around your firm's own workflow
  • Connects to Xero, QuickBooks, WhatsApp and more
  • SingPass login for your client portal
  • Government funding may be available for qualifying projects
Corporate secretarial software from Episcript, showing company records, filings and compliance tracking

Built around your practice

Corporate secretarial software built around your firm's workflow

A custom corporate secretarial system brings company records, filings, documents and statutory work into one connected platform.

We map the way your team already works and build the fields, workflows and modules around that process. Company details, officers, share capital, filings and correspondence all sit against the same record.

That gives your team one source of information for company secretarial work, while reducing repeated data entry across forms, registers and client documents.

Connected company records

What changes when the system is in place

  • One record carries the company, officers, shareholdings and filings
  • Documents can be generated from current company data instead of previous files
  • AGM, annual return, ECI and GST dates can trigger reminders before they fall due
  • Statutory registers update from the same company record rather than separate spreadsheets
  • Clients can access documents through a secure portal instead of long email threads
  • AI features can work with your own company data and be added when required

The statutory cycle

The secretarial year, stage by stage

Every client company travels the same route, and each one sits at a different point on it. The system records where each company has reached, and who is holding the next task.

  1. 01

    Incorporation

    Open the company file, assign the tasks and track each step through to the BizFile submission.

  2. 02

    Registers

    Record officers, shareholders, share capital and the register of registrable controllers.

  3. 03

    Changes

    Log share transfers, allotments, name changes and officer appointments as they happen.

  4. 04

    AGM

    Watch AGM dates by company, issue the notices and store the resolutions against the file.

  5. 05

    Annual return

    Follow annual return status on the ACRA filing dashboard, from draft through submission and completion.

  6. 06

    ECI and GST

    Track tax dates beside the secretarial ones, with reminders sent well before each deadline.

Company data

Company records, officers and shareholdings

Four modules carry the structure of every client company. Change one detail and every document drawn from it picks up the new value.

Company general details module in the Episcript corporate secretarial system

Company general details

Every client company keeps one record: registration particulars, UEN, GST status, business activities, registered address and contact details. Staff update a field once, and the change reaches the registers, the documents and the reports that draw on it.

Officer records module tracking directors, auditors and appointments

Officers and appointments

Directors, company secretaries, auditors and other officers sit against the company with their appointment and resignation dates. Add a role, remove one, and the system writes the change to the history. That trail supports both your filings and your own reporting.

Share capital module showing share classes, currency and paid-up amounts

Share capital

Track issued and paid-up capital by share class and currency. Amend a class, record a fresh allotment, and the capital position updates across the register of members and the certificates you issue from it. Historical positions remain readable.

Shareholder module handling individual and corporate shareholders and ownership structures

Shareholders

Individual and corporate shareholders share one module. Open a company and you see who holds what, which certificates were issued, and how ownership passes up through a corporate holder. Transfers write straight back into the register of members.

Paperwork

Document generation, resolutions and share certificates

The system drafts your standard documents from data already held against the company. Nobody opens last year's file and edits the names. Your team reviews the draft, downloads it as PDF or Word, then sends it to the client from the same screen.

  • Document generation. Form 45, board papers, resolutions and share certificates, drawn from the company record.
  • Dynamic document generation. Build a document from placeholders when a matter needs wording of its own.
  • Dynamic form generation. Create a form, publish it to the portal or keep it internal, and collect answers against the client.
  • Board resolution tracker. Record each resolution, follow the approvals and file the signed copy centrally.
  • Agreements. Store secretarial, registered office and payroll agreements with their fees, terms and termination dates.
Document generation screen in the Episcript corporate secretarial system, showing a resolution drafted from company data

Deadlines and registers

ACRA compliance software for filings, changes and alerts

Six modules watch the dates and the registers. Firms that also run wider compliance programmes can extend the same platform with our corporate compliance software.

Company changes

Every change in a company's history stays on record: share transfers, allotments, name changes and updates to particulars. Open a past change to read what happened, or start a new one from the company file.

Beneficial ownership, RORC and nominee registers

Maintain the register of registrable controllers alongside beneficial ownership details, with registers of nominee directors and nominee shareholders built beside it where your firm keeps them. The system flags missing particulars and lapsed entries.

ACRA filing dashboard

One dashboard reports the status of every filing. Check what has been submitted, what is complete and what still waits on a client signature, without opening each company in turn.

Reminders

Automatic reminders go out before AGM, ECI and GST dates. You set the wording, the lead time and the follow-up rule, then track delivery. Firms using WhatsApp can send the same reminder through it.

Compliance alerts

Alerts fire when a company misses something: a late AGM, an overdue filing, an officer record with a missing or overdue update. Your team chases the client early, rather than finding the gap during a year-end review.

Expiry and renewal tracking

Watch expiry dates on tenancy documents, nominee agreements and director identity documents. The system warns you ahead of each date, so a renewal reaches the client before the document lapses.

CSP obligations

Corporate Service Provider compliance and statutory registers

Since the Corporate Service Providers Act came into force in June 2025, Singapore CSPs have additional compliance obligations and records to maintain. The registers matter, and so does the record of who touched them.

The system holds each register against the company it belongs to, and updates it from the data your team already maintains. Every edit writes to an audit trail with the user and the timestamp. Permissions follow your own structure. A staff member sees the clients they work on, and the registered qualified individual signing off the work sees the file behind it.

Customer due diligence and AML record keeping sit outside the standard module set. Where your firm runs them, we scope the workflow with you and build it as its own phase. Software supports the record. The obligation stays with your firm.

What the system keeps

Registers and records held per company

Register of registrable controllers
RORC entries with beneficial ownership particulars, cessation dates and the history behind each change.
Nominee director and shareholder registers
ROND and RONS records built alongside the RORC where your firm maintains them, drawing on the same nominee arrangements.
Registers of members and officers
Shareholdings, transfers and appointments, updated from the company record rather than typed in twice.
Audit trail
Every edit, approval and deletion logged in the background, with the user and the timestamp attached.
Access control
Rights granted by role and by client, so sensitive files stay closed to everyone outside the engagement.

Client access

Client portal with SingPass login

Clients sign in and serve themselves. They download documents, read invoices and statements, submit requests, book a meeting and complete any form you have published. Each action writes to the log against that company, which settles the question of who asked for what.

  • Client portal. Documents, invoices, requests and appointments, in one place your clients can reach at any hour.
  • SingPass login. Clients sign in with SingPass and skip another password. Details pull through from Myinfo, which shortens onboarding and cuts typing errors.
  • Online enquiries. Enquiry forms on your website and social channels drop straight into the system for follow-up.
Client portal in the Episcript corporate secretarial system, showing documents, invoices and requests for one company

Integrations

Integration with your other business systems

  • Xero
  • QuickBooks
  • Zoho Books
  • SingPass
  • WhatsApp
  • Email campaigns

We scope each connection against the platforms your firm already runs. Where another product publishes a suitable API, we can quote that integration as part of the build.

Module library

More modules in the corporate secretarial library

The modules above carry the daily work. Behind them sits a wider library, grouped as your firm would group it. We switch on what you need, quote the rest as later phases, and build anything your firm runs that is not listed here.

Fees, billing and payments

Raise the fee, chase it and reconcile it against the client record. Firms billing beyond secretarial work can widen this into our invoicing software.

Invoicing
Raise invoices for incorporation, annual secretarial fees or one-off jobs, directly from the client file. Status updates in real time, and clients settle through the portal.
Annual fee management
Set recurring annual secretarial fees per client, generate the invoices on schedule and track what has fallen overdue.
Auto-retainer billing
Recurring billing for retainers and ongoing services. The system raises and sends each invoice on the cycle you define.
Receipts and statements
Receipts issue automatically once payment lands. Clients read a full statement in the portal, including outstanding balances and payment history.
Ledger and financial reporting
A ledger per client covering invoices, payments, credits and adjustments. Draw reports for reconciliation, collections or audit.
Payment reminders
Chase unpaid invoices automatically or by hand. Set the timing and the wording, then see who opened the reminder and who replied.
Accounting software integration
Sync invoicing data with Xero, QuickBooks or Zoho Books. Payments, revenue and invoice status stay aligned across both systems.

Firm operations

The internal side: jobs, packages, client data and the audit trail behind all of it.

Incorporation management
Set up incorporation jobs, assign them to staff and track every timeline. One dashboard reports what each team member owes and when it falls due.
Company package builder
Assemble service packages such as incorporation with a secretarial retainer, then assign them to clients. Inclusions, pricing and expiry stay visible.
Trust and nominee services
Manage nominee director and shareholder arrangements, with the agreements, indemnities, expiry dates and supporting documents held together.
Data management
Store client information, contracts, service details, assigned staff and related documents without a record limit. Filter by country, category or job type.
Audit trails
Every edit, approval and deletion writes to the log in the background, with the user and the timestamp attached.

Clients, leads and marketing

Enquiries in, and relationships kept warm once the client signs.

Sales lead tracking
Follow an enquiry from first contact through to onboarding. Read the current status, the likelihood of conversion and the reason behind any drop-off.
Enquiry management
Capture leads from your website, WhatsApp, social channels and phone calls. Send an automated reply, import a list from Excel and keep the whole pipeline in one screen.
EDM module
Run email campaigns to your client list, from a deadline announcement to a newsletter. Use a supplied template or build your own.
Birthdays and anniversaries
Greetings go out on the date, using a template you control. Small touch, and it costs your team nothing.

Communication

What was said, when it was said, and what left the office.

Communication notes and memos
Log client conversations and internal updates against the company: who spoke, what was agreed and which follow-up falls to whom, with a reminder attached.
WhatsApp integration
Send messages and reminders through WhatsApp. Replies land in the system, and your team answers from the same thread.
Outgoing mail log and courier tracker
Record physical dispatches with the courier, the date and the signed receipt. Useful where originals still travel by hand.

Reporting and analytics

Answers your team currently digs out of spreadsheets.

Standard reports
Built-in reports on tax progress, AGM status and companies without an assigned agent, ready to run whenever a partner asks.
Dynamic reporting
Filter on any condition you set. List companies without GST registration, shareholders above a given age, or companies incorporated in a chosen period.
Analytical reporting
Charts covering activity volume, staff throughput and client compliance, for the numbers you review each month.

Access and security

Who reaches which client, and what the record shows afterwards.

Access control management
Grant access to clients, documents and modules by role. A junior sees the files they work on, a partner sees the portfolio, and sensitive matters stay closed to everyone else.
Data privacy and security management
Role-based access, secure document handling, activity monitoring and audit logs support your obligations under the PDPA, alongside your own policies and staff training.

Capability

AI features for corporate secretarial software in Singapore

AI features for corporate secretarial software are scoped with you and built in their own phase. Each one works with information already held in your system, and you see it running before it goes live.

AI reading an incoming document and lifting names, dates and share figures from it

Document reading

AI reads an incoming document and pulls out the names, dates, share figures and addresses, then presents them for your staff to confirm before anything updates the register.

AI summarising a company file ahead of a client call

Company file summaries

AI summarises a company file before a client call: the current officers, the shareholding, recent changes and anything outstanding, drawn from your own records.

AI drafting a reply to a routine client email from company data

Drafted client replies

AI drafts the reply to a routine client email using the company data behind it. Your staff edit the wording and send it, which keeps the tone yours.

AI checking a statutory register for entries that do not add up

Register checks

AI scans registers for entries that look wrong: a missing controller, a shareholding that no longer adds up, an officer with no appointment date. Each finding lands as a task.

AI ranking the client companies that need attention this week

Suggested next actions

AI ranks the companies that need attention this week, using deadline dates, filing status and how long a request has waited on a client response.

AI answering a client question inside the client portal

Portal assistant

AI answers client questions inside the portal, using information from their own company file. Anything it cannot answer routes to the staff member handling that client.

Weighing it up

Custom build or packaged secretarial platform

How a custom corporate secretarial system compares with an off the shelf platform.

Comparison of a custom corporate secretarial system and a packaged platform across process fit, documents, filings, portal, integrations, data model, AI and commercial model.
Point of comparison EpiscriptCustom build Typical productOff the shelf platform
Fit to your process Built around your checklists, approval steps and job allocation Configuration generally follows the options and workflows provided by the platform
Document templates Your own wording, merged from live company data Templates follow the formats and editing options the platform provides
Singapore filings and registers ACRA filings, AGM dates, RORC and nominee registers tracked as standard Strong where the vendor serves Singapore, thinner elsewhere
Data model and reporting Fields, relationships and reports designed around the way your firm records and analyses client information Data structures and reports generally follow the fields and reporting options provided by the product
Client portal with SingPass login Included in the build Client portals are common, SingPass login less so
Accounting integration Xero, QuickBooks and Zoho Books, mapped to your accounts Usually available, with fixed field mapping
Adding a module later Quoted and built as its own phase New functionality depends on the vendor's available modules, integrations or development roadmap
AI features Scoped with you and built to work with your own client data AI functionality generally follows the capabilities offered by the platform
Commercial model Quoted per project, with licence terms set in your agreement Recurring subscription, usually priced per user

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How we build it

Four stages from first meeting to live system

  1. 1
    Scope and templates

    We walk through your filing checklists, document wording and approval steps, then agree what the first phase covers.

  2. 2
    Build the first phase

    You review working screens as they arrive, rather than a specification. Changes come cheapest at this point.

  3. 3
    Migrate your data

    We map your spreadsheets or your current system, run a test import for you to check, then load the live data.

  4. 4
    Train the team and go live

    Your staff train on their own client records. Support continues after handover, by phone, email or video call.

Implementation

What the first few weeks look like

Most firms run on the first phase within a few weeks. The number of modules and the depth of customisation set the pace, and larger builds with portals and integrations take longer.

Nobody has to move everything at once. Firms usually start with company records, document generation and reminders, then add registers, billing, the portal, reporting and AI features as later phases. Each phase carries its own quote and its own release, which spreads the cost across the financial year.

Incorporation jobs and internal deadlines can also feed a wider view of the firm's workload through our project management system.

Questions

Corporate secretarial software questions we are asked

Corporate secretarial software, also called company secretarial software, holds company records and runs the statutory work sitting on top of them. One record per company covers officers, shareholdings and share capital. From there the system drafts documents, tracks filing deadlines, maintains the statutory registers and gives clients somewhere to collect what they need.

At minimum: company records, officers and shareholdings, statutory registers including the RORC, and document generation for resolutions and certificates. Add deadline tracking for AGMs and annual returns, plus an audit trail on every change. Other useful additions include a client portal with SingPass login, annual fee billing and accounting integration.

Yes. The system drafts them from the data already held against the company. Your team reviews the draft, downloads it as PDF or Word, then sends it to the client. Templates carry your firm's own wording rather than a fixed house style, and each finished document files back against the company record.

Yes. Statutory dates are tracked per company, with reminders before each one and alerts when something falls overdue. AGM dates, annual return status, ECI and GST deadlines sit on the same view. A filing dashboard shows what has been submitted, what is complete and what still waits on a client signature.

Yes. The register of registrable controllers comes as standard, with beneficial ownership particulars held against the company. Registers of nominee directors and nominee shareholders are built alongside it where your firm maintains them. Every entry carries its own history, so you can show what changed, who changed it and when.

Yes. A dedicated module records nominee agreements, indemnities, the parties involved and every expiry date, with supporting documents held against the same company file. The system warns you before an arrangement lapses, and the register entries draw on that record rather than on a separate spreadsheet.

These workflows sit outside the standard module set. Where your firm runs them, we scope the process with you and build it as its own phase. That covers the checks you carry out, the documents you collect, the risk rating you assign and the review dates that follow. The obligation stays with your firm, and the system keeps the record.

Yes. The client portal supports SingPass login, so clients sign in without another password to remember, and details pull through from Myinfo. Once inside they download documents, view invoices and statements, submit requests and complete forms you have published. Every portal action writes to the activity log against that company.

Yes. Invoicing data syncs with Xero, QuickBooks and Zoho Books, which keeps invoice status, payments and revenue aligned across both systems. WhatsApp and email campaigns connect the same way. We scope each integration against the platforms your firm actually runs, and quote others where the vendor publishes a suitable API.

The system is hosted in Singapore, with regular automated backups and secure access controls. Inside the application, access is granted by role and by client, documents carry their own permissions, and system activity is recorded through audit logs. Hosting and security arrangements can be scoped to meet your own policies.

Yes. We map your spreadsheets or your current database to the new structure, clean the data with you, then load company records, officers, shareholdings and document history. You check a test import before the live run, and nothing is dropped without your sign-off.

Yes. Most firms begin with company records, document generation and reminders. Registers, billing, the client portal, reporting and AI features follow in later phases. Each phase is quoted and released on its own, which spreads the cost across your financial year and keeps the first release small enough to test properly.

Most firms run on the first phase within a few weeks. Scoping and template work take the opening stretch, then data migration, testing and training follow. The number of modules and the depth of customisation set the pace. Larger builds with portals and integrations run longer, and we agree the schedule before work starts.

Qualifying Singapore companies may be able to seek government support for transformation projects. The Enterprise Development Grant currently supports qualifying project costs including software, subject to the prevailing eligibility criteria and assessment. Grant approval is not guaranteed and should be confirmed before the project is committed.

Next step

See the corporate secretarial system on your own client files

Whatever the size of your firm or the complexity of your clients' needs, the Episcript Corporate Secretarial Management System is customised to match your exact workflows and compliance requirements. Book a demo and we will walk through it with a real company file.