Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — April 2018
In short
April 2018: 12,365 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical April comparison from 2016 onward.
April 2018 — Key Observations
April 2018 recorded 12,365 registrations, up (6.5%) from April 2017 (11,607). Private Limited made up (79.4%) of the month, LLPs (14.6%) and OPCs (4.4%); the LLP share fell from (22.2%) in April 2017. Compared with the previous month, March 2018 (14,065), registrations were down (12.1%).
Financial-year context: April 2018 falls in FY 2018–19. Monthly counts remain observations for the named month, not full-year totals. January–March 2016 falls in FY 2015-16, so it is not counted in Financial Year totals, but it is included in month-to-month comparisons.
April 2018 recorded 12,365 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing April 2018 with earlier available April data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 9,819 (79.4%) • OPC: 545 (4.4%) • LLP: 1,805 (14.6%)
Total registrations: 12,365
April Registration Trend — 2016 to 2018
Each row below represents the same calendar month — April — so the comparison is not distorted by normal differences between months.
| Financial year | Private | OPC | Public | Foreign | LLP | Total | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 Apr 2016 |
3,741 | 205 | 48 | 1 | 1,612 | 5,607 | — |
| 2017–18 Apr 2017 |
8,379 | 505 | 135 | 12 | 2,576 | 11,607 | (+107.0%) |
| 2018–19 Apr 2018 |
9,819 | 545 | 187 | 9 | 1,805 | 12,365 | (+6.5%) |
What the April 2018 data shows
Private Companies formed (79.4%) of all April 2018 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (14.6%). OPCs contributed (4.4%).
How to read this data
Registration numbers measure the creation of legal entities. They do not indicate later profitability, funding, employment or continued activity.
Source: MCA monthly incorporation data compiled in the CompanysRegistration.com Registration Trend dataset.
Top 5 Business Activities — April 2018
Ranked from the original MCA activity descriptions recorded in April 2018, separately for each entity type. Percentages are relative to registrations in that legal structure. Older MCA activity labels and newer NIC-2008 two-digit sectors have different classifications and should not be interpreted as directly equivalent.
Top 5 — Private Limited Companies
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
5,404 (55.04%)
|
| 2 | Community, personal & Social Services |
940 (9.57%)
|
| 3 | Trading |
807 (8.22%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
521 (5.31%)
|
| 5 | Real Estate and Renting |
290 (2.95%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
629 (34.85%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
200 (11.08%)
|
| 3 | Real Estate and Renting |
193 (10.69%)
|
| 4 | Community, personal & Social Services |
140 (7.76%)
|
| 5 | Construction |
125 (6.93%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
370 (67.89%)
|
| 2 | Community, personal & Social Services |
72 (13.21%)
|
| 3 | Trading |
30 (5.50%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
22 (4.04%)
|
| 5 | Manufacturing (Metals & Chemicals, and products thereof) |
9 (1.65%)
|
Source: MCA month-specific incorporation workbook, cross-checked against the monthly registration master. Records were grouped by original MCA activity description (minor formatting variants standardised), not by company name. Official MCA source.
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