Company Formations
Here at Seoige O'Faolain & Co we specialist in company formations. Where do you start? Firstly you'll need to decide on the following...
Your Company Name
First things first, what are you going to call your company? You can have any name you like as long as nobody else has already registered a company with the same name. To protect your name (and avoid confusion) the Companies Registration Office (CRO) won't allow you to incorporate a company with a name that they deem similar to an existing name. This protects everybody-including you!
Directors and Secretary
Every company must have at least two directors, one of which may also act as the Company Secretary. Directors are the people who are appointed to run and manage the day to day affairs of the company. They may or may not be shareholders.
At least one of the directors must be EEA Resident (the EEA being the countries of the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), otherwise a bond must be supplied.
Shareholders
Shareholders are the people who own the company. They can also be the directors.
Business Location
Okay, on this one you need three addresses which can all be the same if you wish. You need to set out a Registered Address, a Place of Business and an Address of Central Administration.
Main Activity
You've got an idea and they'll want to know about it. This will be outlined in a document called the Memorandum & Articles. But don't worry over this one; you just tell us and we'll translate it into the legal jargon. The CRO will ask you to put a NACE code on your main activity. We have a list of codes of which one is bound to suit.