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What actually drives the cost and timeline of an India entry — and why a single flat number rarely fits.
A single flat quote for "India company setup" is a rough average dressed up as precision. The real cost and timeline for a UK company depends on a handful of specific choices — getting those right the first time matters more than shaving a few days off the process.
A wholly-owned subsidiary has different registration, audit, and ongoing compliance costs than a branch office.
Automatic-route sectors move faster and cheaper than sectors requiring government approval.
Each UK-based director needing FCDO apostille adds cost and — usually the bigger factor — time.
Whether you need incorporation only, or incorporation plus ongoing accounting, payroll, tax, and FEMA/DTAA compliance, changes the engagement significantly.
For a standard automatic-route Private Limited subsidiary with straightforward documentation, incorporation itself generally moves faster than the FCDO apostille step on the UK side — UK document authentication tends to be the pacing item, not the Indian filing. Post-incorporation, bank account opening and the FC-GPR filing add further time before the entity is fully operational for fund transfers.
We could give you a number that's wrong for your situation, or we could ask you five questions and give you a number that's right. We do the second one — it takes one short call.
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