Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — April 2022
In short
April 2022: 16,448 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical April comparison from 2016 onward.
April 2022 — Key Observations
April 2022 recorded 16,448 registrations, up (4.1%) from April 2021 (15,794). Private Limited made up (89.8%) of the month, LLPs (3.3%) and OPCs (5.2%); the LLP share fell from (20.5%) in April 2021. The previous month, March 2022, was not published by the MCA, so no month-on-month comparison is shown. LLP registrations this month are unusually low because LLP forms moved to the new MCA21 V3 portal in April 2022, and filers reported serious difficulties while the new system settled.
Financial-year context: April 2022 falls in FY 2022–23. 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 2022 recorded 16,448 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing April 2022 with earlier available April data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 14,773 (89.8%) • OPC: 851 (5.2%) • LLP: 537 (3.3%)
Total registrations: 16,448
April Registration Trend — 2016 to 2022
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%) |
| 2019–20 Apr 2019 |
9,482 | 626 | 275 | 8 | 4,186 | 14,577 | (+17.9%) |
| 2020–21 Apr 2020 |
2,886 | 227 | 96 | 5 | 574 | 3,788 | (-74.0%) |
| 2021–22 Apr 2021 |
11,451 | 839 | 264 | 6 | 3,234 | 15,794 | (+316.9%) |
| 2022–23 Apr 2022 |
14,773 | 851 | 281 | 6 | 537 | 16,448 | (+4.1%) |
What the April 2022 data shows
Private Companies formed (89.8%) of all April 2022 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (3.3%). OPCs contributed (5.2%).
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 2022
These rankings are based on this month's original MCA incorporation records, separated into Private Limited, LLP and OPC. The source files span a change from legacy MCA descriptions/NIC-2004 to NIC-2008; each activity retains its original classification or a clearly identified division. Percentages are the share of registrations in the corresponding structure, including records without a declared code in the denominator.
Top 5 — Private Limited Companies
| # | MCA activity / NIC division | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
3,890 (26.33%)
|
| 2 | Community, personal & Social Services |
2,008 (13.59%)
|
| 3 | Trading |
1,886 (12.77%)
|
| 4 | Manufacturing (Metals & Chemicals, and products thereof) |
1,080 (7.31%)
|
| 5 | Agriculture and Allied Activities |
1,023 (6.92%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
| # | MCA activity / NIC division | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real estate activities with own or leased property |
46 (8.57%)
|
| 2 | Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis |
37 (6.89%)
|
| 3 | Management consultancy activities |
24 (4.47%)
|
| 4 | Construction of buildings (own-account or contract) |
20 (3.72%)
|
| 5 | Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. |
19 (3.54%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)
| # | MCA activity / NIC division | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
295 (34.67%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
159 (18.68%)
|
| 3 | Community, personal & Social Services |
116 (13.63%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
50 (5.88%)
|
| 5 | Manufacturing (Food stuffs) |
49 (5.76%)
|
Source: Original month-specific MCA incorporation workbook, with entity records separated and registration counts cross-checked against the revised verified monthly master. The ranking reflects registered activities, not the number of profitable or actively operating businesses. MCA monthly reports.
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