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The articles talks about the Company Registration Number, its difference with CIN and the process to validate.
MCA or Ministry of Corporate Affairs is a government portal that contains all the registered companies incorporated in India, whether listed or not. It contains details of all types of companies and LLP (Limited Liability Partnership). The Indian Government provides all the information to the public on the MCA website and is accessible to an individual.
In 2006, the company registration process was digitalized in India by the Government of India, with the introduction of the MCA21 project. The Company Registration Number can be checked on the MCA website (www.mca.gov.in).
On the MCA website, one can check, CRN, date of incorporation, type of company, directors of the company, etc.
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CRN stands for Company Registration Number; it is a 6- digit unique number allotted to the companies at the time of its incorporation by the RoC.
The biggest problem that comes our way is that people often confuse between the CRN and the CIN. However, both the CRN and the CIN are utterly different from each other.
Let us first understand the difference between these.
CRN and CIN are used to check the company’s details, yet are quite different from each other. The significant differences between CRN and CIN are:
One can validate the CRN with three simple steps on the MCA portal. Firstly, by logging into the MCA website, you can check its company type, name of the directors, date of incorporation, etc. Apart from these, balance sheets and other company documents, including annual returns, are also available.
Steps to check Company Registration Number
Once the company has filled the SPICe form for the registration process and received the Incorporation Certificate, the Company Registration Number can be checked.
The steps for checking company registration number:
Step 1: Visit the MCA portal
Visit the MCA website at www.mca.gov.in and click on the MCA services.
Step 2: Click on view Company/LLP Master Data
Step 3: Enter your Company’s CIN Click on the option ‘View Company/LLP Master Data’ on the MCA services page. You will be redirected to a new page.
On the redirected new page, enter the Company’s CIN/FCRN/LLPIN/FLLPIN. Then enter the captcha code and click on submit. In case the Company’s CIN is not known, click on the search icon and enter the company name and click search; the CIN no. will appear.
Step 4: Master Data of the company will appear
Finally, you will be redirected to the said company’s details, and there you can use the Company Registration Number.
The result page will show the following details:
The other services that are available on the MCA website are:
You can check the company’s financial status by stating the state of charge created, amount of charge, and charge holder address.
It contains a list of directors of the company along with the following details:
The article mentions the steps required to check the Company Registration Number, a 6 digit unique number used to identify the company’s details. The report also lists the difference between Company Registration Number and the Corporate Identification Number.
Thus, to check if a company is registered with MCA or not, you just need to follow the steps mentioned in the article and get a result.
Read our article:What is Corporate Identification Number (CIN) of a Company?
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