directorsPublished 2026-04-18·9 min·By Team CorpIntel
How close are Indian directors to the Section 165 cap?
The Companies Act caps simultaneous directorships at 20. Here's what the distribution of active seats across DINs actually looks like.
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strike-offPublished 2026-04-16·8 min·By Team CorpIntel
Strike-off mechanics — how Indian companies actually leave the MCA register
The statuses, the procedures, and what each intermediate state on the register actually means for due diligence.
due diligencePublished 2026-04-15·14 min·By Team CorpIntel
How to do real due diligence on an Indian private company (2026 edition)
A field-tested checklist for investigating Indian private limited companies — what the MCA record tells you, what it hides, and how to triangulate.
capitalPublished 2026-04-14·8 min·By Team CorpIntel
Reading paid-up-to-authorised capital as a fundraising signal
Both numbers mean something, but the ratio between them is a useful — and often misread — indicator of where a company sits in its capital lifecycle.
address clusterPublished 2026-04-12·11 min·By Team CorpIntel
The anatomy of a shell-company address cluster — three patterns we see on MCA
Not every large address cluster is a shell-network. Here are the three distinct patterns and how to tell them apart.
opcPublished 2026-04-10·9 min·By Team CorpIntel
One Person Companies at twelve years — what the MCA data shows
The OPC form was introduced under the Companies Act 2013 as a way to give sole proprietors limited liability. A decade-plus in, what does adoption actually look like?
identifiersPublished 2026-04-08·7 min·By Team CorpIntel
LLPIN vs CIN vs FCRN: three identifiers, one register, zero tolerance for mixing them up
Three MCA identifiers cover three different entity forms. Confusing them causes real problems in due diligence and filings.
cinPublished 2026-04-08·7 min·By Team CorpIntel
What a 'Maharashtra CIN' actually tells you about where a company operates
The state code embedded in a CIN is fixed at incorporation. The company's actual operating location can drift over decades. Here's how to read the gap.
Section 8Published 2026-04-05·8 min·By Team CorpIntel
What a Section 8 conversion actually looks like on MCA — a case walkthrough
Section 8 companies can be converted to or from regular companies. Here's the procedural trail you'll see on MCA for one real pattern.
incorporationsPublished 2026-04-02·10 min·By Team CorpIntel
One year of incorporations: what Q1 2026 filings tell us about where India is forming companies
Q1 2026 saw roughly 47,000 new company incorporations. Here's what the sector and geographic distribution signals.