India Company & Beneficial Ownership Directory
India company register data starts with the Register of Members required under Section 88 of the Companies Act 2013, held by each company rather than published centrally — the government's MCA21 portal shows only master data, not shareholding detail. Beneficial ownership is tracked separately as the Significant Beneficial Owner (SBO) regime under Section 90, at a 10% ownership, voting, or profit-sharing threshold, lowered from an earlier 25%. It is filed as Form BEN-2 with the Registrar of Companies but not published for open search. Listed companies must still file BEN-2 despite public disclosure elsewhere; government-owned companies are exempt from the requirement entirely.
India beneficial ownership guide- Total Companies2.6M+
- Officer Records33,781
- Shareholder Records729
- Ultimate Parents (UBO)2.7M+
- VAT Records10.2M+
- Financial Reports3,999
Get complete shareholder and officer records, ultimate beneficial owner resolution, and ongoing ownership monitoring for India companies — via API or a bulk data feed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many India companies are in Zavia's database?
Zavia holds 2.6M+ company records for India, of which 1.8M+ (70%) are currently active on the register.
Who owns companies in India, and is that information public?
India company register data starts with the Register of Members required under Section 88 of the Companies Act 2013, held by each company rather than published centrally — the government's MCA21 portal shows only master data, not shareholding detail. Beneficial ownership is tracked separately as the Significant Beneficial Owner (SBO) regime under Section 90, at a 10% ownership, voting, or profit-sharing threshold, lowered from an earlier 25%. It is filed as Form BEN-2 with the Registrar of Companies but not published for open search. Listed companies must still file BEN-2 despite public disclosure elsewhere; government-owned companies are exempt from the requirement entirely.
Can I see a India company's shareholders and corporate structure on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 729 shareholder records for India companies, with 2.7M+ ultimate parent relationships resolved for group-structure and ownership-chain mapping.
Can I find the directors of a India company on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 33,781 officer and director records for India companies, sourced directly from the same official register as the company's own filing.
Can I look up a India company's VAT number on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 10.2M+ VAT records for India companies, linked to the same registered entity as its company profile.
Can I access financial statements for India companies on Zavia?
Yes. Zavia holds 3,999 digitized financial reports for India companies, available through Zavia's enriched company data for verified users.
Does Zavia offer an API for India company data?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including India, so company registration, shareholder, UBO, officer, and group-structure records can be queried programmatically instead of browsed one page at a time.
Is there a guide to verifying beneficial ownership in India?
Zavia's India beneficial ownership guide covers the register, the UBO threshold, and how to verify a company's ownership chain in more depth than this directory page.