A One Person Company (OPC) is a legal business entity structure that allows a single individual to own and manage a company.OPCs are designed to encourage small business entrepreneurs who want to start and manage their own companies without needing to involve multiple shareholders or partners.
As per Section 2(62) of the Company’s Act 2013, a company can be formed with just 1 Director and 1 member. It is a form of a company where the compliance requirements are lesser than that of a private company. The director and member can be the same person.
A nominee is mandatory for a One Person Company (OPC) in India. The nominee must be an Indian citizen and a natural person. The nominee cannot be a member of more than one OPC at any given time.Â
He must be both an Indian citizen and a resident of India, and he must be over the age of 18.