Recording Satisfaction of Mortgage/Charge Payments at the CRO When an Irish registered company has either fully or partly paid off a mortgage or charge, it is vital to record this at the Companies Registration Office (CRO). This ensures that external third parties, such as potential investors, creditors, other lenders, and credit rating agencies, are made aware [...]
Registrar of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) Enforces New Powers Under Companies Act 2014 The Registrar of Beneficial Ownership of Companies and Industrial & Provident Societies (RBO) has swiftly utilised her new authority under Section 726(i) of the Companies Act 2014. This section permits the involuntary strike-off of companies that fail to file beneficial ownership details. Warning [...]
New PPSN Requirement The Companies Registration Office (CRO) have announced that the new requirement for directors to supply their PPSN’s (Personal Public Service Numbers) when making certain filings will commence on April 23rd, 2023. These filings include: Incorporating a new company (Form A1) Notifying a change of director (Form B10, B69) Filing the yearly Annual Return [...]
It’s hard to believe that nearly 14 months have passed since the Companies Registration Office announced the first filing extension for Annual Returns, due to the Covid 19 pandemic. After more than a year of lockdowns and the complete shutdown of some sectors of the Irish economy, we are now beginning to see the roll [...]
Still appearing in the Companies Registration Office as a Director (or Secretary) of a company after you have resigned is more than just an annoyance.Showing up as a Director of a company which is not trading well, not being run properly or even involved in dubious activity can invite unwelcome attention from a range of outside parties such as [...]
1. It is a requirement to appoint an EEA resident director to the company (or put in place a Section 137 bond OR make an application that the company has a “real and continuous link with the State”). Irish company law states that every company must have at least one EEA resident director appointed to [...]