What is director KYC, and do I really do it every year?

Yes — every person holding a Director Identification Number confirms their particulars with the MCA once a year, whether or not they currently sit on a board. When nothing has changed, it's a quick web-based confirmation; a fuller e-form applies when details are new or updated.

Kept current, your DIN stays active and everything that depends on it — annual filings, new appointments, charge documents, incorporation of your next venture — proceeds without a pause. It's the corporate equivalent of keeping your licence renewed before the road trip.

The simplest approach is to calendar it alongside the company's other annual items so it's never a separate thought. Director KYC is part of every secretarial calendar we run — directors get a nudge, we file, done.