Incorporation
End-to-end One Person Company incorporation: name reservation, the SPICe+ filing with your nominee's consent built in, e-MoA/e-AoA, and DIN/PAN/TAN/GSTIN, handled for you.
A One Person Company gives a solo founder limited liability and a registered-company identity, with a lighter compliance load than a Private Limited Company. The SPICe+ filing carries an extra requirement Pvt Ltd doesn't: a nominee who steps in if anything happens to you. We handle the entire filing end to end, from name reservation to your Certificate of Incorporation, PAN, TAN, and GSTIN application.
An OPC is a company with exactly one member, who is usually also its sole director. It gives you limited liability and a registered legal identity without needing a second shareholder the way a Private Limited Company does.
It's a strong fit if you want limited liability and materially lighter ongoing compliance than a Pvt Ltd, and you're not currently planning to raise external funding or bring on a co-founder. If you expect to raise investment, issue an ESOP, or add a co-founder within the next year or two, starting directly as a Pvt Ltd is usually simpler than converting later, though converting an OPC to a Pvt Ltd is a voluntary process with no forced trigger, whichever way you start.
Scope
We check your proposed name(s) against existing companies, LLPs, and trademarks before filing. MCA requires "(OPC)" as part of the approved name; that's the one OPC-specific naming rule.
Objects, share capital, and governance clauses drafted for your specific company, with the nominee's name stated in the MoA as the OPC-specific content requirement, and filed as part of SPICe+ Part B.
DIN for your sole director is allotted free through SPICe+ itself, the same mechanic as Pvt Ltd.
The nominee's written consent to become a member if called upon, their Indian-citizenship declaration, confirmation they aren't already a nominee of another OPC, and acknowledgment of the withdrawal mechanism, filed alongside SPICe+/INC-32.
Filed alongside your incorporation application; issuance typically follows your Certificate of Incorporation, though we don't guarantee an exact turnaround since that depends on the GST officer's review.
Specifics
An OPC is the right call for a solo founder who wants limited liability, a registered-company identity, and materially lighter ongoing compliance than a Private Limited Company, at least for now. An OPC can't issue ESOPs or raise equity funding from outside investors in its OPC form, since investors expect a multi-shareholder cap table. If you expect to raise funding, issue an ESOP, or add a co-founder within the next year or two, starting directly as a Pvt Ltd is usually simpler. Converting an OPC to a Pvt Ltd later is a voluntary process with no threshold forcing it, so the choice comes down to what fits your business right now.
A 2021 amendment (effective 1 April 2021) dropped the old rule that the sole member had to be resident in India. NRIs who are Indian citizens can now incorporate an OPC. The residency threshold used elsewhere (for example, for the nominee) was also lowered from 182 days to 120 days in the same amendment.
Every OPC's memorandum has to name a nominee, who becomes the member if the sole member dies or becomes incapacitated. This is a structural requirement unique to OPCs; a Pvt Ltd or LLP has no equivalent. The nominee's consent is recorded on Form INC-3 and filed alongside SPICe+/INC-32 at incorporation.
Every application needs the office's full address and a recent utility bill. What else you need depends on the ownership scenario, the same matrix as Pvt Ltd and LLP incorporation:
| Office scenario | Rent agreement | NOC from owner |
|---|---|---|
| Self-owned | Not required | Not required |
| Owned by a parent, sibling, or friend | Not required | Required |
| Rented | Required | Required |
| Coworking space | Provider service agreement | Required (or provider-issued equivalent) |
| Virtual office | Provider service agreement | Provider-issued equivalent |
There's no forced conversion trigger anymore. Before a 2021 amendment, an OPC crossing ₹50 lakh paid-up capital or ₹2 crore average annual turnover had to convert to a Pvt Ltd within six months. That rule was removed. Converting is voluntary, by special resolution, whenever you decide it fits, however large the company grows.
Process
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Documents & DSC
We collect your details and documents, then get a Digital Signature Certificate issued.
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It suits a solo founder who wants limited liability and a registered-company identity, isn't currently planning to raise outside funding or bring on a co-founder, and wants lighter ongoing compliance than a Pvt Ltd. If you expect to raise funding or add a co-founder soon, starting directly as a Pvt Ltd is usually simpler.
Yes. A 2021 amendment removed the old requirement that the sole member be resident in India. Any Indian citizen can incorporate an OPC now, whether or not they're India-resident.
Yes, every OPC needs one. The nominee is who becomes the member if you die or become incapacitated. It's a structural requirement unique to OPCs. We collect their consent on Form INC-3 and file it alongside your incorporation application.
Yes. The nominee can withdraw consent at any time, and you can also replace them voluntarily. Any change has to be filed with the Registrar within 30 days via Form INC-4. We offer this as a dedicated follow-on service.
No. A rule that used to force conversion above ₹50 lakh paid-up capital or ₹2 crore turnover was removed in 2021. Converting to a Pvt Ltd is voluntary now, whenever it suits you, however large the company grows.
Yes, in several specific ways: no formal AGM, a relaxed board-meeting cadence (or none at all with a single director), an abridged annual return, and no cash flow statement requirement. It's still more compliance than a sole proprietorship, but less than a Pvt Ltd.
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