In our Newsletter this month we have: • an update from the Companies Registration Office on involuntary strike off • an update on EU Inc. – The new Corporate Company which aims to enable entrepreneurs to start and scale up across the EU • an update on the expected implementation of the Charities (Amendment) Act
The proposed “EU Inc.” or “28th Regime” corporate structure was announced by Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, on 18th March 2026 which aims to enable entrepreneurs to start and scale up across the EU using one set of company rules, thus creating a more attractive climate
Each year we highlight some Company Law and Company Secretarial points to consider. See them here in our January 2026 Newsletter Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
Each year we highlight some Company Law and Company Secretarial points to consider and the following are the points to consider for 2026:- Review ARD List The new year should start with a full review of all the Annual Return Dates (“ARD”) for your companies to ensure that you maximise the use of the 9-month
The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is inviting submissions from stakeholders and interested parties on proposed amendments to the Companies Act 2014 concerning access to the residential addresses of company Directors and Secretaries. The proposed changes aim to improve privacy protections by limiting public access to the usual residential addresses of company officers. The
We highlighted recently that the Companies House were introducing new identity verification for company directors and PSC’s. The identity verification requirements commence on 18 November 2025. We have set out below who is required to be verified and how these persons may be verified. Who Needs to Be Verified • Directors (or equivalent) • People
The Companies (Protection of Title: Accountant) Bill 2025 was introduced to the Dail by Deputy Malcolm Byrne TD and Deputy Albert Dolan TD on 21 October 2025. The purpose of the Bill is to ensure that anyone calling themselves an “accountant” meets specific standards, similar to protected titles like “doctor” or “architect”. The goal is
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
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
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