MCA master data is the publicly accessible company and LLP information on the Ministry of Corporate Affairs portal (mca.gov.in, "View Company or LLP Master Data"). For a company it shows the CIN, legal name, date of incorporation, registered office address, company status (active, strike off, under process of striking off, dormant, under liquidation and others), class and category, authorised and paid-up capital, the date of the last AGM and balance sheet filed, the list of directors and signatories with their DINs, and an index of charges registered on the company's assets. Filed documents can be inspected or downloaded for a small fee.
How MCA master data works in India
Search the buyer's name or CIN. Confirm the legal name and registered office (the address for serving notices on the company under Section 20 of the Companies Act). Check the status; "under process of striking off" or "strike off" means the company is being or has been removed from the register, which complicates recovery. Note the directors, who are the persons to name under Section 141 of the NI Act for a company cheque and to serve under IBC rules. Look at the charges index: a company with multiple charges is heavily borrowed, and in insolvency secured lenders rank ahead of suppliers. The filing history (last AGM, last balance sheet) shows whether the company is current with its compliance.
Why it matters for getting paid
MCA data decides the parties and addresses in your notice, flags buyers about to be struck off (when you may need to object to the Registrar), and informs how much credit to extend. It also supports MSME-1 and Section 22 arguments about a corporate buyer's own compliance. See strike-off company, Section 141 and GSTIN verification.
How FundRaksha uses it
FundRaksha's advocates pull the MCA record for every corporate buyer before the notice: registered office for service, directors for Section 141 and IBC, status for strike-off risk and charges for insolvency planning. This is standard in the first 24 hours. Fee: 30% of what is recovered; the first consultation is free.
Worked example (hypothetical)
A Chandigarh IT vendor is owed ₹9,00,000 by a Gurugram private limited company whose cheque of ₹9,00,000 has bounced. MCA master data shows: status active; registered office in Gurugram (different from the Noida office the vendor dealt with); three directors, one appointed two months ago; last balance sheet filed for the previous year; two charges in favour of a bank. The Section 138 notice is served on the company at the registered office and on the two long-standing directors (the new director is not named for want of a role in the transaction). The notice reaches the right people; the company pays ₹9,00,000 within the 15-day period.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-08. Information for Indian businesses; not legal advice.