Company & LLP Registration Trends in India — September 2022
In short
September 2022: 16,521 Company and LLP registrations in India, with entity-wise shares and historical September comparison from 2016 onward.
September 2022 — Key Observations
September 2022 recorded 16,521 registrations, down (21.7%) from September 2021 (21,110), the steepest September fall in the 2016–2026 series. Private Limited made up (75.4%) of the month, LLPs (18.0%) and OPCs (5.1%); the LLP share fell from (21.5%) in September 2021. Compared with the previous month, August 2022 (18,394), registrations were down (10.2%).
Financial-year context: September 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.
September 2022 recorded 16,521 Company and LLP registrations in India. This page places the month in context by comparing September 2022 with the earlier available September data from 2016 onward.
Private Companies: 12,459 (75.4%) • OPC: 836 (5.1%) • LLP: 2,972 (18.0%)
Total registrations: 16,521
September Registration Trend — 2016 to 2022
Each row below represents the same calendar month — September — so the comparison is not distorted by normal differences between months.
| Financial year | Private | OPC | Public | Foreign | LLP | Total | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 Sep 2016 |
7,391 | 397 | 135 | 13 | 2,367 | 10,303 | — |
| 2017–18 Sep 2017 |
8,189 | 509 | 151 | 9 | 2,675 | 11,533 | (+11.9%) |
| 2018–19 Sep 2018 |
12,453 | 667 | 276 | 9 | 1,551 | 14,956 | (+29.7%) |
| 2019–20 Sep 2019 |
8,279 | 620 | 272 | 14 | 2,627 | 11,812 | (-21.0%) |
| 2020–21 Sep 2020 |
15,353 | 945 | 343 | 11 | 4,016 | 20,668 | (+75.0%) |
| 2021–22 Sep 2021 |
15,193 | 1,032 | 345 | 5 | 4,535 | 21,110 | (+2.1%) |
| 2022–23 Sep 2022 |
12,459 | 836 | 247 | 7 | 2,972 | 16,521 | (-21.7%) |
What the September 2022 data shows
Private Companies formed (75.4%) of all September 2022 registrations, while LLPs accounted for (18.0%). OPCs contributed (5.1%). Public and Foreign Companies together represented a relatively small share of the month's total.
Compared with September 2016, total registrations in September 2022 were (+60.4%) different. This long-term view helps show how the scale and structure of registrations changed over time.
How to read this data
Registration numbers measure the creation of legal entities. They do not indicate whether those entities later became profitable, raised funding, employed people or remained active. The purpose of this series is to study incorporation activity and changes in the preferred legal structures over time.
Source: MCA monthly incorporation data compiled in the CompanysRegistration.com Registration Trend dataset. Missing MCA source periods, where applicable, are disclosed and are not estimated.
Top 5 Business Activities — September 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 |
3,144 (25.23%)
|
| 2 | Community, personal & Social Services |
1,771 (14.21%)
|
| 3 | Trading |
1,583 (12.71%)
|
| 4 | Agriculture and Allied Activities |
1,014 (8.14%)
|
| 5 | Construction |
839 (6.73%)
|
Top 5 — Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs)
| # | MCA activity / NIC division | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community, personal & Social Services |
695 (23.38%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
504 (16.96%)
|
| 3 | Real Estate and Renting |
372 (12.52%)
|
| 4 | Business Services |
335 (11.27%)
|
| 5 | Construction |
320 (10.77%)
|
Top 5 — One Person Companies (OPCs)
| # | MCA activity / NIC division | Registrations (share) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Services |
313 (37.44%)
|
| 2 | Trading |
159 (19.02%)
|
| 3 | Community, personal & Social Services |
111 (13.28%)
|
| 4 | Transport, storage and Communications |
48 (5.74%)
|
| 5 | Construction |
41 (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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