Private limited company incorporation

Registration packages

Statutory fees are additional. Tax treatment and statutory-fee amounts are not specified.

Overview and benefits

• Incorporation under the Companies Act, 2013 through MCA’s SPICe+ process, covering company-name selection, documents, filings and coordination through the Certificate of Incorporation.
• A separate legal entity with limited liability up to shareholding, the ability to own property and enter contracts, business credibility and perpetual existence despite changes in directors or shareholders.
• Suited to startups, SMEs and growth-focused founders seeking fundraising or ESOPs. The document describes investor preference for a clear share structure and 100% FDI in most sectors under the automatic route.
• The source references concessional tax regimes under Sections 115BAA / 115BAB, business expenses and depreciation. These are potential benefits subject to eligibility, not benefits included or guaranteed by a registration package.
• Between 2 and 200 shareholders (the source excludes current and former employee-shareholders from the cap). Shares are not freely transferable to outsiders: transfers require existing shareholder consent as recorded in the AOA.
• The company cannot invite the public to subscribe to shares or debentures or issue a prospectus. Share transfers use a transfer form, subject to the stated transfer restrictions.

Eligibility and requirements

• At least 2 directors and 2 shareholders; directors and shareholders may be the same people, and corporate entities may hold shares.
• At least one director must have stayed in India for 182 days or more during the financial year. For a newly incorporated company this applies proportionately from incorporation under Section 149(3).
• A registered office in India; a residential address is acceptable. A No Objection Certificate is required if rented or owned by someone else.
• Class 3 DSC for all proposed directors and subscribers. DIN is allotted through SPICe+ for up to 3 directors.
• A proposed name that meets MCA naming guidelines and clears a trademark database check.

Documents to prepare

• PAN and identity proof for all Indian directors and shareholders; Aadhaar, voter ID, passport, driving licence, utility bill or bank statement are listed. Address proof must be no older than 2 months.
• Passport-size photographs, registered-office proof and No Objection Certificate, plus MOA, AOA and supporting declarations.
• Foreign nationals: mandatory passport, recent passport-size photograph, government-issued ID and recent address proof (such as a utility bill), apostilled or notarised where required.
• For foreign nationals from the listed border-sharing countries (China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Afghanistan), the document specifies a passport and Ministry of Home Affairs security clearance, with a recent photograph, government-issued ID and recent address proof, apostilled or notarised where required.

Conditions, charges and points to confirm

• The source numbers the packages 1, 2 and 3 without giving them names. Those numbers are retained here.
• Statutory fees are additional to every listed price. Their amounts, GST / tax treatment, extra-service charges and recurring charges are not specified.
• Only Package 3 lists Free Trademark Registration, Free MSME Registration, Government Benefits Access, Priority Filing, a Dedicated Filing Expert and a Compliance Starter Kit. The scope, limits and government-fee treatment of the “free” registrations are not defined; confirm them before engagement.
• Package 1 does not list real-time status tracking. Packages 2 and 3 do. Benefits have not been combined across tiers.
• The 7–10 working day timeline depends on accurate, complete documents and may vary if additional information or approvals are required. Priority Filing has no separate guaranteed completion time.
• The document describes easy share transfer but also requires transfer restrictions and shareholder consent. The restrictions continue to apply.