Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — April 2024
In short
April 2024: 21,878 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical April comparison from 2016 onward.
April 2024 — Key Observations
April 2024 recorded 21,878 registrations, up (4.5%) from April 2023 (20,934). Private Limited made up (68.0%) of the month, LLPs (26.9%) and OPCs (4.5%); the LLP share rose from (20.7%) in April 2023. Compared with the previous month, March 2024 (21,983), registrations were down (0.5%).
Financial-year context: April 2024 falls in FY 2024–25. 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 2024 recorded 21,878 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing April 2024 with earlier available April data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 14,883 (68.0%) • OPC: 984 (4.5%) • LLP: 5,896 (26.9%)
Total registrations: 21,878
April Registration Trend — 2016 to 2024
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%) |
| 2023–24 Apr 2023 |
15,523 | 881 | 193 | 2 | 4,335 | 20,934 | (+27.3%) |
| 2024–25 Apr 2024 |
14,883 | 984 | 106 | 9 | 5,896 | 21,878 | (+4.5%) |
What the April 2024 data shows
Private Companies formed (68.0%) of all April 2024 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (26.9%). OPCs contributed (4.5%).
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 2024
These rankings are calculated from the month-specific MCA incorporation workbook using its NIC 2008 two-digit activity divisions, separately for Private Limited Companies, LLPs and OPCs. Percentage shares use all registrations of the respective structure. A small number of source records without an activity code, where present, are excluded from the activity ranking but remain in the entity totals.
Top 5 — Private Limited Companies
| # | Activity (NIC 2008) | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) |
1,648 (11.07%)
|
| 2 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
1,279 (8.59%)
|
| 3 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
941 (6.32%)
|
| 4 | Education (NIC 85) |
758 (5.09%)
|
| 5 | Crop and animal production, hunting and related services (NIC 01) |
675 (4.54%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
| # | Activity (NIC 2008) | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real estate activities (NIC 68) |
693 (11.75%)
|
| 2 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
554 (9.40%)
|
| 3 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) |
410 (6.95%)
|
| 4 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
350 (5.94%)
|
| 5 | Head-office and management consultancy activities (NIC 70) |
326 (5.53%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)
| # | Activity (NIC 2008) | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) |
155 (15.75%)
|
| 2 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
107 (10.87%)
|
| 3 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
105 (10.67%)
|
| 4 | Head-office and management consultancy activities (NIC 70) |
44 (4.47%)
|
| 5 | Education (NIC 85) |
39 (3.96%)
|
Source and method: The original monthly MCA incorporation workbook is deduplicated by CIN/LLPIN. Counts are checked against the verified monthly master. Activity rankings reflect declared NIC 2008 divisions, not audited operating businesses. MCA records · NIC division definitions.
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