How Can I Check if the Company Name I Require is Available?
You can either call or email us directly and we will be able to advise you immediately if the company name you require is available. Alternatively click here to do an online company name check.
 
Are There Any Restrictions on my choice of Company Name?
Yes, the CRO have the right to refuse a name if it is identical to or similar to a name already appearing on the register of companies, it is offensive, or it would suggest state sponsorship.

What is a Registered Office Address?
It is the address of a company to which Companies Registration Office (CRO) correspondence and all formal notices addressed to the company will be sent. The Registered Office can be anywhere in the state and can be your home address if you do not have a premises.

Does every Company need a Company Secretary?
Yes, every company registered under the provisions of the Companies Acts 1963-2006, is required to have a company Secretary. The Company Secretary and Directors are considered to be the officers of the company.

What are the duties of a Company Secretary?
There is an express statutory duty on each Director and Secretary of a company to ensure that the requirements of the Companies Acts are complied with by the Company.

Apart from that, although the Secretary is an officer of the Company, the Companies Acts 1963-2006 do not expressly state the duties of a Secretary. A Secretaries duties, their conditions of appointment and entitlement to remuneration, will be laid down by the Directors of the company.

Can the Company Secretary also be a Company Director?
Yes, the company secretary can also be appointed as a Company Director.

Can a Company have just one Director?
No, it is a legal requirement that all types of companies including single member companies must have at least two company directors.

What are the duties and responsibilities of Company Directors?
The primary function of the directors is to manage the company on behalf of the members. For a full explanation please go to the Statutory Information page.

What is the difference between the authorised and issued Share Capital?
The Authorised Share Capital is the maximum amount of shares that can be issued (or allocated to shareholders or owners of a company). To avoid having to increase this at a later stage it is recommended that for incorporation purposes, the standard amount of 100,000 shares be authorised.

The Issued Share Capital are the shares allotted to the shareholders of the company. The standard amount of shares to be issued would be 100 shares, divided between the shareholders of the company.

What is a Shareholder? Do I have to have one?
A director of a company is the individual responsible for the day to day running of the company whereas the shareholders are the actual owners of the company. In a lot of instances it is very common for the shareholders to also be directors.

How many Shareholders do I need?
You will need a minimum of one shareholder (Maximum is 99). All directors do not have to be shareholders.

Once my limited company is set up, what do I need to do?
The company will need to register with the Revenue Commissioners for Corporation Tax, Vat (if applicable) etc. Please go to www.revenue.ie and search for a TR2 form.

Anything Else?
Every Company which is incorporated in the State or which commences to trade within the state must deliver within Thirty Days, certain information to the Revenue Commissioners. That information is set out on the form 11F CRO.

The Revenue Commissioners automatically send a Form 11F CRO to each new company as it is incorporated, at its registered office address. Its is possible for Companies to be struck off for failure to file this form.

I have a question that was not covered in any of the above.
If you have a question that was not covered above, please do not hesitate to call us.