Irish company incorporation and statutory document set
This is the core registration service: we form the company at the Companies Registration Office and deliver the complete set of documents the company needs in order to exist properly, open a bank account and satisfy due diligence. The CRO electronic filing fee of EUR 50 is included in the price shown, so there is no separate state charge to add.
What is included
- Form A1 preparation and filing. We prepare and submit the incorporation application as an authorised electronic filing agent, so the filing goes to the CRO directly from us rather than through a third party.
- Company constitution. Drafted for your company rather than a generic template, covering share classes, director powers and decision making.
- Certificate of Incorporation. Issued by the CRO on registration.
- Statutory registers. Register of members, register of directors and secretaries, register of allotments, register of transfers, register of charges and the registers of officers’ interests, as required under the Companies Act 2014.
- Share certificates. Prepared for each shareholder in line with the section 99 requirement to issue within two months of allotment.
- First decision of the directors. Board minutes or a written resolution under section 161, recording the matters a company must deal with at the outset, including financial year end, registered office, share allotment and accounting records.
- AML and KYC. Full identity and source of funds checks on every director, shareholder and beneficial owner, carried out to the standard required of us as a licensed Trust and Company Service Provider.
What is not included
This service covers the company itself. It does not include the ongoing services a new Irish company also needs, each of which is priced separately: registered office address, company secretary, tax registrations, RBO filing, the first annual return, and, where no director is resident in the EEA, a solution for the section 137 requirement. If you would rather take everything in one go, the formation packages bundle these at a lower total than ordering them individually.
Non-resident founders
There is no residency requirement to own an Irish company. There is, however, a requirement under section 137 of the Companies Act 2014 for at least one director resident in the European Economic Area. If none of your directors qualifies, the company cannot be registered until that is addressed, either by appointing an EEA-resident director or by putting a section 137 bond in place. We will tell you which applies to you before anything is filed, not after.
Timing
Processing time is set by the CRO rather than by us. We file as soon as your documents and AML checks are complete, and we do not leave an application sitting. We will confirm the current expected turnaround when we take your details.
Price shown is exclusive of VAT. The EUR 50 CRO filing fee is included.