“Kinore has allowed a space in our finance manager’s role to provide the higher value add, the strategic commercial advice that we need.”
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
Kinore acts as your trusted compliance and corporate governance partner, helping you manage everything from new shareholders to structural changes. We see these milestones as opportunities for growth, not administrative burdens, and handle the necessary financial and administrative tasks so you can focus on scaling your business with confidence.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
In practice, this includes:
Filing annual returns (Form B1) with the Companies Registration Office (CRO) within 56 days of the company's Annual Return Date.
Maintaining statutory registers: the register of members, directors, secretaries, and beneficial owners.
Keeping minutes of board meetings and general meetings.
Ensuring the CRO is notified of any structural changes, such as director appointments, changes to the registered office, or share transfers.
Co-signing the annual return alongside a director (the same person cannot sign as both).
Coordinating with the Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) to ensure up-to-date filings.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
Here is what you will need to provide:
Company name. It must be distinguishable from any name already on the CRO register. We check this for you before any paperwork is submitted.
At least one director. You'll need their full name, date of birth, residential address, nationality, occupation, and details of any other directorships held. A PPSN is also required.
A company secretary. This cannot be the same person as the sole director. Many of our clients use Kinore's company secretarial service to fulfil this requirement.
At least one shareholder (subscriber). Name, address, and details of their shareholding.
A registered office address in Ireland. This is where all official correspondence from the CRO will be sent.
A company constitution. For an LTD company, this is a single document containing the articles of association, in compliance with the Companies Act 2014.
A NACE code. This classifies the principal activity of your company for CRO records.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
Professional minute taking is particularly valuable for:
Annual General Meetings (AGMs): Shareholder meetings carry formal statutory requirements. The record must capture all resolutions passed, votes, and decisions made.
Board meetings: Directors' meetings are a legal requirement under the Companies Act 2014. The minutes must name all attendees, record all resolutions, and be signed by the chairperson.
Investor and fundraising meetings: When third parties are in the room, an accurate, independent record protects everyone.
Meetings involving formal resolutions: Approval of accounts, changes to authorised signatories, major expenditure decisions. These require precise documentation, not a rough summary.
Sensitive internal discussions: When the subject matter means that the person most capable of writing the record has a clear conflict of interest in doing so.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
Here's what you get:
A Dublin 2 business address at 71 Baggot Street Lower, usable as both your registered office address and your business correspondence address.
Same-day post scanning. All mail received is opened, scanned, and forwarded to your email on the day it arrives.
Secure shredding on request. Unwanted post is destroyed securely rather than piling up or being left in a shared space.
In-person collection available. If you'd prefer to pick up physical copies, our Dublin office is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
Optional physical forwarding. We can post your mail to any address, in Ireland or internationally, with postage costs passed on at cost.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
When is strike-off the right option?
The company has ceased trading or never commenced trading.
All debts and liabilities have been cleared.
All CRO annual returns are up to date, with any late filing fees and penalties paid.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
What’s Included
Preparation and filing of CRO Form RBN1
CRO registration fees included in the service
Official Business Name Certificate from the CRO
Digital copies of registration documents for your records
Dedicated support throughout the process
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
When Kinore is appointed as your named company secretary, we take on the formal role at CRO level:
Kinore is registered as company secretary on your company's public record with the CRO.
We co-sign and file your annual return (Form B1) each year within the required 56-day window after your Annual Return Date (ARD).
We monitor your filing deadlines proactively, so you're never relying on memory or a calendar reminder you set three years ago.
We act as the statutory point of contact for CRO correspondence related to the annual return.
Our expert accounting, corporate governance, and secretarial services go beyond compliance, providing the trust and clarity you need to confidently manage your business and focus on what you do best.
As a practical guide:
Choose a branch if you want a fast, lower-cost Irish presence with unified management, and you are comfortable with the parent's accounts being publicly filed in Ireland.
Choose a new Irish company if you want legal separation, operational independence, or plan to scale the Irish entity significantly over time.
Seek advice first if your situation involves tax residency questions, holding structures, or ongoing Revenue queries. The choice carries lasting consequences.
Hear directly from the businesses we’ve helped grow, adapt, and stay compliant, and see how the right finance partner can give you confidence and time back to focus on what matters most.
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“Kinore has allowed a space in our finance manager’s role to provide the higher value add, the strategic commercial advice that we need.”
Aebhín Cawley
“A pleasure to deal with. Very informative when in the need of help. Removes the stress of carrying out all the bookkeeping and returns and I never need to worry about missing deadlines. Highly recommended.”
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“Kinore has been a trusted partner since we were founded in 2022. As a small limited company without an in-house finance team, their accounting and company secretarial support is invaluable. The team is reliable and allows us to focus fully on growing the business.”
Claire Walsh
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Stephen McDonnell
A company secretary ensures your business complies with company law, manages statutory registers, prepares and files CRO returns, and supports directors with governance tasks.
Outsourcing gives you expert compliance support without hiring in-house. You avoid penalties, save time, and gain confidence that all filings and records are handled correctly.
Yes. In Ireland, every limited company must have a company secretary. This role can be outsourced to professionals like Kinore to ensure proper compliance.
We prepare and file all necessary forms with the Companies Registration Office, from annual returns to director updates, ensuring everything is accurate and on time.
Yes. We assist with AGM planning, prepare notices and agendas, and provide professional minute-taking services so meetings are recorded and compliant.
Absolutely. Our company secretarial services are flexible and scale with your needs, from startups needing one-off support to established companies requiring ongoing governance.