Company formation and bookkeeping FAQs

Choose a package (or price your own setup with our Formation Calculator), check your name with our free name check, and send us your director, shareholder and address details online. We prepare your constitution and file the application with the Companies Registration Office (CRO). Once approved, you receive your certificate of incorporation, constitution and share certificates digitally.

Most companies are incorporated within 5–10 working days of the CRO receiving correctly completed documents. The CRO sets its own processing times, so we can't guarantee a date. If you need to trade immediately, a shelf company is available straight away.

Your proposed company name, a short description of the business, the registered office address, and for each director and shareholder: full name, date of birth, residential address, occupation, nationality and PPS number (or an IPN/VIF if they don't have one). We also need proof of ID and address to meet our anti-money-laundering obligations.

A sole trader is simpler and cheaper to run, but you are personally liable for business debts and pay income tax on all profits. A limited company protects your personal assets and pays 12.5% corporation tax on trading profits, but has more filing obligations. Read our sole trader vs limited company guide or request a call and we'll talk it through.

Most small businesses form a private company limited by shares (LTD). A designated activity company (DAC) suits businesses that need a restricted objects clause, such as some regulated firms. A company limited by guarantee (CLG) suits clubs, charities and not-for-profits. If you're unsure, tell us what the business does and we'll recommend the right structure.

Yes — use our free company name check. The CRO can refuse names that are identical or too similar to an existing company, or that suggest state sponsorship. We check this before filing so your application isn't rejected.

An LTD can have just one director, but it must also have a company secretary who is a different person (or a corporate secretary). Most other company types need at least two directors. Every director must be at least 18. Our packages include a company secretary, so a single founder can form a company on their own.

No, but at least one director must be resident in the European Economic Area (EEA). If none is, the company needs either a Section 137 non-resident director bond or a certificate showing a real and continuous economic link to Ireland. We arrange this as part of our non-resident formation service.

Yes. We regularly form companies for founders in the UK, the EU, the US and further afield, fully online. Our non-resident service covers the formation, the Section 137 bond where needed, an Irish registered office address and the company secretary.

Every director needs a PPS number or an Identified Person Number (IPN). Directors without a PPS number apply for an IPN using a Verification of Identity (VIF) form. We handle the VIF/IPN application for you — it typically takes around 6 working days.

A shelf company is a company we incorporated earlier and kept dormant. Buying one lets you trade under a limited company straight away, skip the CRO wait, and show an older incorporation date, which some tenders and banks prefer. We transfer it into your name and update the CRO and RBO records.

Yes. Formation and bookkeeping are two equal parts of what we do, so you can set up your company and have your books kept by the same Wexford team from day one. See bookkeeping packages.

Our monthly plans are Start at €199 + VAT (up to 10 transactions a month, for low-activity companies), Grow at €299 + VAT (up to 20 transactions, includes VAT3 returns and year-end accounts) and Scale at €399 + VAT (up to 40 transactions, includes full small-company accounts and ERR reporting).

Every plan includes bookkeeping, payroll, the first 6-month CRO B1 and your annual Revenue returns (Form 46G and RTD). Grow and Scale add VAT3 returns, year-end accounts and your CT1 corporation tax return. Scale adds Revenue ERR reporting for expenses and benefits.

Payroll is included in our bookkeeping plans — up to 2, 4 or 6 employees depending on the plan — rather than sold as a separate service. Request a call if you have a larger team.

Yes. Sole traders and partnerships usually need a yearly plan covering their income tax return, while limited companies tend to need monthly bookkeeping, VAT and payroll. Tell us how you trade and we'll recommend the right option.

Yes — our office is at 49 North Main Street, Wexford Town, Y35 YT44. Wexford businesses can meet us in person; everyone else works with us fully online.