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Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — July 2023

In short

July 2023: 21,572 Company and LLP registrations in India, with historical July comparison from 2016 onward.

July 2023 — Key Observations

July 2023 recorded 21,572 registrations, up (12.4%) from July 2022 (19,197). Private Limited made up (72.3%) of the month, LLPs (22.6%) and OPCs (4.2%); the LLP share rose from (19.7%) in July 2022. Compared with the previous month, June 2023 (17,368), registrations were up (24.2%).

Financial-year context: July 2023 falls in FY 2023–24. 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 2023 recorded 21,572 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing July 2023 with earlier available July data from 2016 onward.

July 2023 at a glance
Private Companies: 15,598 (72.3%)  •  OPC: 898 (4.2%)  •  LLP: 4,874 (22.6%)
Total registrations: 21,572

July Registration Trend — 2016 to 2023

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%)
2018–19
Jul 2018
7,186 407 152 6 1,742 9,493 (-25.4%)
2019–20
Jul 2019
9,716 667 316 13 3,407 14,119 (+48.7%)
2020–21
Jul 2020
15,200 970 317 15 4,317 20,819 (+47.5%)
2021–22
Jul 2021
14,234 950 315 3 4,004 19,506 (-6.3%)
2022–23
Jul 2022
14,224 853 327 5 3,788 19,197 (-1.6%)
2023–24
Jul 2023
15,598 898 201 1 4,874 21,572 (+12.4%)

What the July 2023 data shows

Private Companies formed (72.3%) of all July 2023 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (22.6%). OPCs contributed (4.2%).

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 — July 2023

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 NIC-2008 62 — Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 1,879
(12.05%)
2 NIC-2008 46 — Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) 1,357
(8.70%)
3 NIC-2008 47 — Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) 980
(6.28%)
4 NIC-2008 01 — Crop and animal production, hunting and related services 939
(6.02%)
5 NIC-2008 85 — Education 754
(4.83%)

Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)

# MCA activity / NIC division Registrations
(share)
1 NIC-2008 68 — Real estate activities 577
(11.84%)
2 NIC-2008 46 — Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) 453
(9.29%)
3 NIC-2008 62 — Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 379
(7.78%)
4 NIC-2008 47 — Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) 334
(6.85%)
5 NIC-2008 70 — Head offices and management consultancy 257
(5.27%)

Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)

# MCA activity / NIC division Registrations
(share)
1 NIC-2008 62 — Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 146
(16.26%)
2 NIC-2008 47 — Retail trade (excluding motor vehicles) 97
(10.80%)
3 NIC-2008 46 — Wholesale trade (excluding motor vehicles) 79
(8.80%)
4 NIC-2008 85 — Education 57
(6.35%)
5 NIC-2008 70 — Head offices and management consultancy 44
(4.90%)

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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