The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the “2024 Act”) was signed into law on 12 November 2024 and most of the 2024 Act was commenced on 3rd December 2024. Sections Waiting Commencement The main sections that have not yet been commenced (as of 3 December 2024) include:- Sec 22 changes to
Our August Newsletter reviews the annual reports for the various Company Law bodies – Companies Registration Office (“CRO”) Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) Register of Beneficial Ownership (“RBO”) Charities Regulatory Authority (“CRA”) Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
The RBO recently published its Annual Report for 2023 and the following are some of the key points from the report:- 258,241 (86.23%) of companies and 702 societies (74.60%) had filed beneficial ownership information with the register. A total of 89,920 submissions were received in 2023 18,797 companies and 4 societies registered their beneficial ownership
The Corporate Enforcement Authority (“CEA”) recently published its first annual report covering the 18-month period from July 2022 to 31 December 2023. The report provides an excellent insight into the activities of the CEA, its approach to investigation and enforcement and case studies. We have highlighted some of the key points from the report below.
The Companies Registration Office has issued its annual report for 2023 and we have highlighted some of the main points from the report below. Re-open of the office The question of whether the office will re-open is still being kept under review however the CRO have cited that 96% of submissions were submitted electronically in
The General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 was published on 15th March 2024. The Bill makes some significant amendments to the Companies Act 2014 primarily relating to four areas of company law: corporate governance company law enforcement and supervision company law administration corporate insolvency Some of the key
We start every new year highlighting 10 Company Law and Company Secretarial points to consider for 2024. CRO Enforcement The Companies Registration Office recommenced its enforcement proceedings in July 2023. The CRO issued 10-week warning notices to companies that had the most annual returns outstanding and have continued with issuing notices to companies on a
We normally don’t issue a newsletter in December but given the challenges companies had filing annual returns and the Companies Registration Office enforcement proceedings we felt it necessary to answer a couple of the questions we have been receiving. Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not
Our November Newsletter is here with updates on PPSN for CRO filing, Audit Exemption Proposals, CRO Enforcement Letters and Christmas Deadlines for forming new companies Note: The content within the newsletter is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other advice.
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