Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — July 2017
In short
July 2017: 12,731 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical July comparison from 2016 onward.
July 2017 — Key Observations
July 2017 recorded 12,731 registrations, up (16.8%) from July 2016 (10,897). Private Limited made up (68.5%) of the month, LLPs (26.2%) and OPCs (4.0%); the LLP share rose from (21.4%) in July 2016. Compared with the previous month, June 2017 (11,771), registrations were up (8.2%).
Financial-year context: July 2017 falls in FY 2017–18. 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.
July 2017 recorded 12,731 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing July 2017 with earlier available July data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 8,725 (68.5%) • OPC: 508 (4.0%) • LLP: 3,332 (26.2%)
Total registrations: 12,731
July Registration Trend — 2016 to 2017
Each row below represents the same calendar month — July — so the comparison is not distorted by normal differences between months.
| Financial year | Private | OPC | Public | Foreign | LLP | Total | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 Jul 2016 |
7,981 | 410 | 162 | 9 | 2,335 | 10,897 | — |
| 2017–18 Jul 2017 |
8,725 | 508 | 153 | 13 | 3,332 | 12,731 | (+16.8%) |
What the July 2017 data shows
Private Companies formed (68.5%) of all July 2017 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (26.2%). OPCs contributed (4.0%).
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 — July 2017
Calculated from this exact month's original MCA incorporation records, with separate rankings for Private Limited, LLP and OPC. Percentages are within each legal structure. MCA's historical broad economic-activity descriptions are used, not later NIC-2008 division classifications.
Top 5 — Private Limited Companies
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
4,752 (54.46%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
765 (8.77%)
|
| 3 | Community, personal & Social Services |
729 (8.36%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
506 (5.80%)
|
| 5 | Real Estate and Renting |
285 (3.27%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
1,524 (45.74%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
423 (12.70%)
|
| 3 | Community, personal & Social Services |
325 (9.75%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
234 (7.02%)
|
| 5 | Real Estate and Renting |
202 (6.06%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies
| # | MCA activity | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
317 (62.40%)
|
| 2 | Community, personal & Social Services |
58 (11.42%)
|
| 3 | Trading |
32 (6.30%)
|
| 4 | Construction |
21 (4.13%)
|
| 5 | Manufacturing (Food stuffs) |
14 (2.76%)
|
Source: Original MCA monthly incorporation workbook; legal-structure totals checked against the revised verified monthly master. MCA source.
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