By Caitlyn Buchanan, 13th March 2021 From 2021, all charities must prepare an annual submission to comply with the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) Governance Code. The CRA Governance Code is relevant to every charity operating in Ireland including voluntary public hospitals and healthcare providers with charitable status. The ongoing pandemic has put increased pressure on […]

By Agne Grigutyte, 10th February 2021 At the start of the 2000s, most Irish registered companies were required to file audited accounts as part of their Annual Return filed with the Companies Registration Office. Thankfully, things have evolved from then and since the Companies Act 2014 was commenced into law, the vast majority of companies […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 13th January 2021 One of the most important things to consider when starting a business is how to set up a business email for yourself and your staff. Even if your company is small with few employees, having professional business email addresses is one of the easiest and most effective ways to […]

The Company Bureau team would like to take this opportunity to wish you a relaxing and enjoyable Christmas! We greatly appreciate your support through the tougher times we have all experienced in 2020, and we hope that the New Year 2021 will bless you with health, wealth, happiness and maybe even some travel! Instead of sending cards […]

By Sarah Dixon, 23rd November 2020 With the end of the calendar year approaching, we often have clients enquiring about annual returns and how to choose a financial year end date for their companies. It is essential for companies to stay on top of key dates for annual returns to avoid unnecessary penalties including fines […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 12th October 2020 Ireland is showing remarkable entrepreneurial drive despite Covid-19 threatening an economic recession. Our findings show that new Irish companies registrations in 2020 are now on par with Quarter 3 of 2019. The new start-up numbers in Q3 have proven to be remarkably resilient given that new registrations had dropped by […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 2nd October 2020 The Irish Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA), published their 2019 annual report in July 2020. The report showed that the number of Registered Charities in Ireland has surpassed 10,000! As of 2019, there were 10,514 charities listed on the public Register of Charities, a 7% increase (715) from 2018. This […]

By Caitlyn Buchanan, 17th September 2020 (Updated 18th January 2021) Covid-19 has been somewhat of a distraction overshadowing the imminent final chapter of Brexit. However, the transition period did conclude on 31st December 2020 and the United Kingdom has officially left the European Union. A last-minute trade deal was reached allowing the open border to […]

By Ashley Coakley, 10th September 2020 Flowering Share is the term used to describe a unique class of ordinary shares that companies can issue. This share structure initially holds little or no value but will benefit employees as they can own low-value shares that can flourish and hold much more value over time. Why Would […]

By Andrew Lambe, 19th August 2020 (Updated 1st December 2020) The Companies Registration Office (CRO) will implement a new and improved IT system to replace the existing CORE interface by the end of 2020. Whilst the CRO digital transformation project has experienced some delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, the new infrastructure is now […]