Posts Categorized: Basic Company Secretarial

The Register of Beneficial Ownership of Companies 2022 Annual Report was published recently. Below are the main points from the report. Click here to read the full report https://rbo.gov.ie/about.html by the end of 2022, 239,444 (85%) of companies and 698 societies (74%) had filed beneficial ownership information with the register 22,501 companies and 77 societies

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The ODCE published its last annual report for the period up to 6th July 2022. The ODCE was replaced by the Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) in July 2022. The following are the main points from the report. Click here to read the full report https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/publications/publication-files/final-report-of-the-director-of-corporate-enforcement.pdf 323 liquidator reports 43 Auditors indictable offence reports 8 Examiners

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The CRO recently issued its 2022 Annual Report and the following are the main points from the report. You can read the full report here https://www.cro.ie/Publications/Publications/Corporate 94% of submissions were filed electronically 287,877 Irish companies were in existence on the register at the end of the year, resulting in 510,280 submissions being filed CRO received

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The Companies Registration Office has re-commenced enforcement proceedings for companies that have annual returns and financial statements outstanding. The CRO are focusing on companies that have the most annual returns outstanding. The CRO are giving companies 10 weeks from the date of the letter to bring its filing obligations up to date. See below copy

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It’s over a month since the introduction of the new requirement for Directors to disclose their PPSN or IPN when filing certain forms with the CRO. For more information on the new provisions see our previous article. The CRO have included a new section in CORE that may help directors where their name registered with

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July Newsletter 2023

Our July Newsletter this month is giving an update on the PPSN requirement and how practitioners have found the new requirement since its introduction in June 2023. We also highlight the Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) who featured in an article in the Sunday Business Post commenting on the re-commencement of involuntary strike off proceedings against late companies where

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May Newsletter

Our May Newsletter is out with some potentially good news about welcome changes to the Audit exemption, and information on the Public proposals to enhance the Companies Act 2014. Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is seeking the views of stakeholders and interested parties on specific proposals to enhance the Companies Act 2014. There are four distinct areas of company law which are set out in this public consultation:- Corporate Governance Provide more flexibility for companies by providing, on a permanent basis, for

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A very welcome change to audit exemption is proposed in a consultation document issued by The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The closing date for submissions from stakeholders and interested parties on all the proposals is 5pm on 9th June 2023. The document seeks responses on the following proposals regarding audit exemption:- Should the

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