Company Secretarial Autumn 2024 Update (ROI)

Some of the topics to be covered during this session will include:

• The key company filings with the CRO – how to ensure your clients continue to meet their company law requirements and what is new for Autumn 2024?
• Missing your Annual Return – what can you do?
• The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 – the likely impacts for you and your clients, as well as its current status
• Voluntary & Involuntary strike off, and the recent ramping up of CRO enforcement activities against non-compliant companies and their directors
• Proposed changes to the loss of Audit Exemption for late Filing, as well as recently enacted changes to the European Size Thresholds for Companies
• The PPSN Disclosure Requirements for Directors put into force in mid-2023 and their impacts thus far.
• The latest Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) Updates & Guidance
• The Register of Beneficial Ownership - the key requirements, dealing with discrepancies, updating the Register and recent changes to access ; and
• The most common Summary Approval Procedures, such as in relation to Director Loans and the reduction of Company Capital.

Recent Institute interactions with the CRO will also be a focus area, while time will also be set aside for your questions on this topic.