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Companies Registration Office (CRO)

Registers companies and business names.

What this authority does

Incorporates companies under the Companies Act 2014, registers business names and receives annual returns, and maintains the public register of companies.

Services for the public

  • Company incorporation
  • Business names
  • Annual returns
  • Company search

Before you contact this authority

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