Register your OPC in 7–10 days. The right structure for solo founders who want limited liability without the cost of a Pvt Ltd. End-to-end filing handled by chartered accountants.
A clean handoff. You send us a list of documents, we handle the rest.
A One Person Company (OPC) is a business structure introduced by the Companies Act, 2013 to give solo entrepreneurs the legal protection of a company without needing co-founders. It is a separate legal entity with limited liability, but unlike a Pvt Ltd, it can be formed with a single shareholder and a single director.
The OPC fills a real gap in Indian corporate law. Earlier, a solo founder had only two options: register as a sole proprietorship (no liability protection, no separate identity) or recruit a friend or family member as a "second director" of a Pvt Ltd just to satisfy the minimum directors requirement. The OPC removes that compromise. The founder owns 100% of the company, makes all decisions, and operates under their own name as a registered entity.
An OPC has exactly one shareholder, who must be a natural person (not a company), an Indian citizen, and a resident of India. It requires a mandatory nominee, a person who takes over the company in case the sole member dies or becomes incapacitated. OPCs operate under MCA supervision with simpler compliance than Pvt Ltd, including exemptions from holding AGMs.
For solo founders building a service business, consulting practice, or single-owner trading company, the OPC offers limited liability without forcing artificial co-founding arrangements. It also signals legitimacy to clients and banks, many enterprise contracts and credit facilities require the counterparty to be a registered company rather than a proprietorship.
OPCs come with structural ceilings. If your paid-up capital crosses ₹50 lakh or your average annual turnover exceeds ₹2 crore for three consecutive years, the OPC must convert to a Pvt Ltd. The OPC also cannot raise equity from investors, cannot issue ESOPs, and cannot bring in a second co-founder without converting. For most VC-fundable startups, OPC is not the right choice, Pvt Ltd is.
Six reasons the OPC structure works for the right kind of founder.
Standard requirements set by the Companies Act, 2013. We'll walk you through anything specific to your situation.
Three steps. We handle two of them. Total timeline: 7–10 days from the day you send documents.
The structural differences that matter when you're choosing an entity type for your business.
Getting your Certificate of Incorporation is the start, not the finish line. A newly registered Private Limited Company has a list of statutory obligations that begin from day one, and missing them attracts penalties from the MCA, the Income Tax department, and (if applicable) the GST authority.
Within the first 30 days, file the nominee consent (Form INC-3) if not already attached at incorporation, and pass resolutions for opening a bank account and authorising signatories. The share certificate to the sole member must be issued within 60 days. We typically guide founders through these via a short post-incorporation call.
Your OPC already has its PAN and TAN. If your turnover is expected to exceed the GST threshold (₹40 lakh for goods, ₹20 lakh for services in most states), or if you operate across state lines or sell through e-commerce, GST registration is required. We handle this as a follow-on service or bundle it into your incorporation engagement.
Once registered, you're on a recurring compliance schedule with the MCA and the Income Tax department. The core annual filings include:
These are the kinds of recurring obligations most founders underestimate, and where partnering with a full-service compliance firm pays for itself.
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