Registered charities are required to report on their compliance with the Charities Governance Code (“the Code”) to the Charities Regulator for the first time during 2021. Charities are required to declare their compliance status as at the date they file their Annual Report, which is 10 months after the financial year-end of the charity. This
The Registrar of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial and Provident Societies has published its 2020 Annual Report. The following are the key observations from the report:- by the end of 2020, almost 189,000 (81%) of companies and 616 societies (64%) had filed beneficial ownership information with the register 81% of companies and 64% of
The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement recently published its 2020 Annual Report. The main observations from the report are:- 669 Liquidators’ Reports Received – down almost a quarter on 2019 levels ODCE expect that the level of corporate insolvencies will increase, potentially substantially in 2021 a view that current State supports are masking
The CRO has issued its annual report for 2020 and we have set out some of the key points from the annual report:- Covid-19 had a significant impact on the operations of the CRO, processing times and the suspension of enforcement activity There was a number of filing extensions announced allowing companies more time to
The interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 has been extended from 9th June 2021 to 31st December 2021 following government approval. The Act makes temporary amendments to the Companies Act 2014 and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1893 to address issues arising as a result of COVID-19. See our previous
Like all good series are back for season two of our CLS Webinars! We were blown away by the interest and support for the first series so we are hoping you will find this second series as beneficial. This series starts on 7th April 2021 and will focus on the most common company secretarial changes
CRO Extend Filing Deadline It is nice to be able to start off our newsletter with some good news! The CRO have announced that the 26th February 2021 filing deadline has been extended to 28th May 2021 for companies that have an ARD on or after 30th September 2020 Click here for our February Newsletter
Our FREE one hour Webinar Series continues this Wednesday 10th February at 1pm with Annual Company Secretarial Compliance this webinar will cover: Filing annual returns & financial statements Holding an AGM Maintaining the statutory register & minute book Updating the Beneficial Ownership Register Tips on providing a company secretarial service to clients If you haven’t already
We may be all stuck at home, but it means there has never been a better time to spruce up our knowledge. Join CLS for our 1-hour webinars on all aspects of Company and Company Secretarial Practice. And its free! Our webinars are designed not to bamboozle you with theory, but rather Conor Sweeney, will
The interim period of the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 has been extended to 9 June 2021. The Minister for Trade Promotion, Company Regulation and Digital, Robert Troy TD said “The orders ensure that the changes brought in by the 2020 Act continue to apply and make it easier for businesses to operate during