Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — April 2025
In short
April 2025: 31,832 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical April comparison from 2016 onward.
April 2025 — Key Observations
April 2025 recorded 31,832 registrations, up (45.5%) from April 2024 (21,878). Private Limited made up (69.3%) of the month, LLPs (25.3%) and OPCs (4.8%); the LLP share fell from (26.9%) in April 2024. Compared with the previous month, March 2025 (29,879), registrations were up (6.5%).
Financial-year context: April 2025 falls in FY 2025–26. 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 2025 recorded 31,832 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing April 2025 with earlier available April data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 22,074 (69.3%) • OPC: 1,531 (4.8%) • LLP: 8,047 (25.3%)
Total registrations: 31,832
April Registration Trend — 2016 to 2025
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%) |
| 2025–26 Apr 2025 |
22,074 | 1,531 | 167 | 13 | 8,047 | 31,832 | (+45.5%) |
What the April 2025 data shows
Private Companies formed (69.3%) of all April 2025 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (25.3%). OPCs contributed (4.8%).
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 2025
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) |
2,479 (11.23%)
|
| 2 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
2,158 (9.78%)
|
| 3 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
1,444 (6.54%)
|
| 4 | Education (NIC 85) |
1,038 (4.70%)
|
| 5 | Real estate activities (NIC 68) |
946 (4.29%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
| # | Activity (NIC 2008) | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real estate activities (NIC 68) |
1,073 (13.33%)
|
| 2 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
800 (9.94%)
|
| 3 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) |
588 (7.31%)
|
| 4 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
540 (6.71%)
|
| 5 | Head-office and management consultancy activities (NIC 70) |
418 (5.19%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)
| # | Activity (NIC 2008) | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (NIC 62) |
203 (13.26%)
|
| 2 | Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 47) |
189 (12.34%)
|
| 3 | Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) (NIC 46) |
153 (9.99%)
|
| 4 | Education (NIC 85) |
86 (5.62%)
|
| 5 | Head-office and management consultancy activities (NIC 70) |
57 (3.72%)
|
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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