Posts Categorized: Basic Company Secretarial

Chartered Accountants Ireland recently published an article that we contributed to on Tips and Pointers for Filing Annual Returns at the Busy Filing Season.  As mentioned in the article the CRO have reminded presenters using Company Secretarial software that the annual return has be received on their system before the filing deadline and any delay

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The Companies Registration Office confirmed today that the involuntary strike off process has recommenced since the middle of August 2025. Approximately 35,000 companies are facing involuntary strike off for failure to file late annual returns. The process was paused in March 2020 due to Covid and recommenced in late 2023. It was subsequently paused again

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The CRO recently published its 2024 Annual Report and we have set out some of the main highlights from the annual report below. 324,531 companies on the register at the end of 2024 An extra 15,720 companies on the register at the end of 2024 (no involuntary strike off occurred in 2024) 566,827 submissions filed

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RBO Annual Report 2024

The RBO recently published its 2024 Annual Report. The main highlights from the report are:- Live companies required to file with the RBO 314,054 Companies which had registered beneficial owners with RBO 276,891 In 2024, the RBO issued 4,087 Rejection/GDPR letters to data subjects whose personal details were used in RBO submissions which failed the

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The Charities Regulator recently released its 2024 annual report and we have detailed some of the main highlights from the report. 11,445 charities on the Register of Charities Estimated to be worth €32 billion to the economy and involve over 280k employees 4,752 are registered companies 331 have an income over €5 million 127 newly

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Section 22 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 was commenced on 16th July 2025. The new section changes the rules regarding the loss of audit exemption for small and micro companies that are not part of a group. Small and micro sized companies will not, automatically lose the privilege of

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July 2025 Newsletter

This month we highlight the new identity verification and filing requirements with Companies House in the UK and also two recent cases in the Courts. You can read more in our newsletter here   Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.  

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All UK companies will have to verify the identity of its directors and persons with significant control with the Companies House. Identity verification is a new legal requirement with the intention of helping to deter people intending to use companies for illegal purposes. Who will need to be verified? You’ll need to verify your identity

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