Irish company records are public. The Companies Registration Office (CRO) shows a company's name, number, type, registered office, status and registration date free on CORE, and sells the company printout and images of every filed document for a few euro each. The beneficial ownership register is a different matter: since SI 308/2023 the public can see only the entity and the number of beneficial owners filed, and the names are released to designated persons and to applicants who prove a legitimate interest.
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Registry
Office of the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment
The CRO is the registrar of companies and business names in Ireland under the Companies Act 2014. Companies file through CORE, the CRO's online system, which is also the public search channel. Every company files an annual return (Form B1) within 56 days of its annual return date, usually with its financial statements attached.
A search on CORE by name or number is free and shows the company name and number, type, registered office, status and registration date. Detailed information is bought through a CRO customer account: the company printout and copies of filed documents, such as the annual return with accounts, the constitution and the forms recording changes of directors and registered office. The Register of Beneficial Ownership (RBO) is run separately, under the Registrar of Beneficial Ownership, and its personal data is not open to the public.
Company number (CRO number)
A number assigned by the CRO at incorporation and shown on CORE against the company. Business names registered with the CRO carry their own number. Search by company number when the name is common or has changed.
| Document | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Company printout | The company's current particulars as held by the CRO: name, number, type, status, registered office, registration date and annual return date, with the officers on record. The CRO's fees page lists the printout at €3.50. |
| Annual return (Form B1) | The yearly return made up to the annual return date: directors and secretary, registered office, share capital and the details of the shareholders, signed by a director and the secretary. |
| Financial statements | The accounts annexed to the annual return, from full accounts to the abridged or micro-company accounts a smaller company may file, as filed images. |
| Constitution | The company's constitution filed at incorporation and any later amendment, setting out its type, objects (where it has them) and internal rules. |
| Change of directors or secretary (Form B10) | The appointment or resignation of a director or secretary, with the date it took effect, as notified to the CRO. |
| Filed document images | Any other form on the company's file, such as a change of registered office, a charge registration or a liquidation notice. The CRO lists an image of a document at €2.50. |
The basic search on CORE is free and shows the company name and number, type, registered office, status and registration date. The company printout and copies of filed documents are paid, at €3.50 for a printout and €2.50 per document image on the CRO's fee schedule.
Yes. The annual return (Form B1) filed with the CRO each year includes the details of the company's shareholders and its share capital, and copies can be bought by anyone. Those are registered shareholders; the beneficial owners filed with the RBO are not public.
Since SI 308/2023, members of the public see only the entity and the number of beneficial owners filed. Designated persons under Irish AML law can view and buy beneficial ownership reports through the RBO portal, and other applicants must prove to the Registrar a legitimate interest linked to preventing, detecting or investigating money laundering or terrorist financing.
The B1 is the annual return every Irish company files with the CRO within 56 days of its annual return date. It confirms the company's directors, secretary, registered office, share capital and shareholders, and usually has the financial statements attached.
Search the company on CORE and order the printout through a CRO customer account with credit; the fee is €3.50. Fill Easy can order the printout and the filed documents on your behalf, with price and turnaround confirmed with the order.