CIN Corporate Identification Number .

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You would have noticed that CIN generally consist of 6 alphabets, 15 numbers

 

CIN can be broken into 6 parts

CIN contains following information :
(1) Listing Status
(2) Industry Code
(3) State Code
(4) Year of Incorporation
(5) Ownership Information
(6) Registration Number of Company


CIN Number allotted to TCS limited L22210MH1995PLC084781

CIN alloted to Reliance Industries Limited
L17110MH1973PLC019786


Listing Status: First character of a CIN reveals whether the company is "Listed" in the stock market or "Unlisted"
U: denotes unlisted company
Listed companies starts with L

It means company is listed in at least one stock exchange in India.
In example of TCS company, first word is L

You may refer to CIN of Flipkart India Pvt Ltd, which is unlisted company hence CIN starts with U


CIN is U51909KA2011PTC060489

INDUSTRY CODE: Second part of CIN is denoted by 5 numbers depicting industry code as per NIC
classify economic activity of the company
It is classified into:
Section > Division > Group > Class > Sub-class
Used to identify type of company
Basis of classification is taken from nature of economic activity to be carried out by establishment



MCA has their own categorization in this regard, connected with the National Industrial classification-2004 (NIC-2004)


In example of TCS, the industry code is 22210 which denotes Printing & service activities

85110 Hospitals
70200 Real estate activities on contract basis or fee

60231 Freight transport by motor vehicles
52341 Retail sale of construction materials

15543 Manufacture of mineral water
01211 Farming of sheep, cattle, goats, asses, horses, hinnies, mules, dairy farming

72211 Production, supply, documentation of ready-made( non customised) software

63040 Activities of travel agencies & tour operators, tourist assistance activitie

General higher education in science, commerce and humanity: 80301

Manufacture of all types of textile garments and clothing accessories: 18101

Manufacture of electric motors : universal AC/DC motors or generators: 31103


STATE CODE: 7th and 8th place represents state of incorporation
Company registered in Tamil Nadu would have the characters TN, while Company having RO in Maharashtra would have MH in the CIN number


INCORPORATION YEAR: Next 4 digit number from 9th to 12th place apparently shows Company's Year of incorporation
Based on company incorporation date, the CIN number would change
In our example, company TCS was incorporated in the year 1995

TYPE OF THE COMPANY/ OWNERSHIP INFO
Next three characters distinguish type of company
Alphabets in brackets be used in specific cases --- for Public Ltd Company (PLC)
For Private Ltd Company (PTC)

LIst of ownership codes which may be found in a particular CIN
For LLP (LLPIN)

OPC – One Person Company
SGC – State Government Company
GOI – Union Government Company(Companies owned by Govt. Of India)
GAP – Public Guarantee and Association Company ( General association public
GAT – Private Guarantee and Association Company ( General association private
ULL – Non-Government Public Unlimited Company
ULT – Non-Government Private Unlimited Company
FTC – Subsidiary of Foreign Company is Public Limited Company
FLC - Financial Lease Company as Public Limited
NPL: Not For Profits License Company


REGISTERATION NUMBER: Last six digits of CIN are registration number of company issued by ROC
Registration number includes code of ROC that company has been registered

Notably, LLPs in India do not have CIN instead they use LLPIN

Unique distinguishing code associated with company located in India

Whenever company of any specified type is registered in India by Indian or Foreign entrepreneurs or investors, it is given a unique CIN number in the COI, allotted to concerned company by relevant ROC, functioning under canopy of MCA, GOI

Corporate Identity Number or Company Identification Number is unique 21 digit alpha-numeric code given to all Pvt ltd, Limited Company, OPC, Section 8 Company, Nidhi Company & Producer Company registered in India

CIN number used to track aspects of company from incorporation by ROC & must be quoted on all transactions with ROC

CIN used to track aspects of company
Number is assigned by ROC of the states under MCA
The concerned ROC issues certificate with unique CIN code and approved name after the formation of a company
ROC allots CIN to every company registered in India

CIN no. reveals identity and basic information of the company
It helps in finding authenticity of the business

It must be provided on all the transactions with the respective ROC
CIN number means basic information about company
In other words, each digit of alphanumeric can be easily translated into important information related to company

CIN number is used to find details of company registered under MCA
Various details can be identified, tracked by information ROC/MCA holds about co with this number


Unique identification number assigned by ROC functioning in various states under MCA, GOI
It is being used for finding primary details of companies registered in India under MCA, Govt. of India

After company formation, Concerned ROC issues certificate containing it's CIN Code) along with its approved name
Every co must quote CIN No. whenever a correspondence or data forms submitted to MCA, particularly in audits and reports

CIN No. helps revealing identity of company, finding basic & essential info of its corporate entity
CIN Number must refer to as and when a corporate entity needs to be identified
If you look at a business directory
CIN No plays important role that guides you finding authenticity of that business entity

LLPs do not use CIN. LLPs are provided with LLPINCompany’s CIN will not be the same as its GSTINGSTIN is provided to those having GST registration

The CIN number can be changed in the following cases:

(1) Change in the listing (Listed or Unlisted) status of the company

(2) Change in location or state of the company’s registered office

(3) Change in sector/industry of the company

CIN identifies Cmpany in entire India, gives basic details about related company & thus authenticate existence of company Hence, It ust be referred when company requires to introduce itself anywhere

The importance & usage of this CIN code is great & varied

This significant code allotted to company must be quoted in correspondence with or data submission to MCA, particularly in audits and reports

CIN is to be mentioned in following documents:
(1) Receipts & Invoices
(2) Letterheads
(3) Notice
(4) Annual Reports
(5) Every e-form on the MCA portal
(6) Other publications
If the businessmen do not adhere to above-mentioned requirements, then penalty levied is INR 1000/day
The maximum penalty is INR 1,00,000

CIN is automatically allotted after company is incorporated & approved by ROC So, there is no need to apply for CIN number

ROC is a government institute that functions to incorporate/register companies
Situated in all respective Indian states,UT
Objective of ROC is to ensure that companies in India comply with statutory requirements
Other objectives of ROC include:
(1) Change of company names
(2) Actions against the default companies

(3) Conversion of companies from private to public

COI has CIN number just after title "COI" that contains 21 digits alpha-numeric CIN code
Used to identify or track each company for various levels of information that holds with ROC / MCA

CIN Number has its own meaning, easily translatable, helps finding the basic information of company.