Companies Registration Office-Annual Report 2021
The Companies Registration Office (CRO) recently published its 2021 Annual Report.
It provides useful information on various aspects of the CRO’s work.
For example, in relation to unregistered auditors, the CRO stated that it received no reports in 2021 of unregistered auditors attempting to file false auditors’ reports. There were 14 instances where auditors notified the CRO that their Auditors Registration Number (ARN) was used to file auditors’ reports without permission and one case of an auditor stating their details were used in error.
In relation to future developments, the CRO Report references the requirement of section 35 of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Act 2021 (“2021 Act”). When enacted this will require a director to include his or her personal public service number in an application to incorporate a company, an annual return made by a company of which he or she is a director and a notice of change of directors or secretaries. The CRO is working with software vendors and stakeholders to prepare for the commencement of this section of the Act and the CRO report states that it is expected that this requirement will be introduced in early 2023.
You can access the report on the publications section of their website and
please click here for a copy.
Report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies 2021
The Report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies 2021 has also been published recently. The report records the activities of this office and statistics in respect of industrial and provident societies, trade unions and friendly societies up to 31st December 2021. You can access the report on the RFS publications section of the CRO website and please click here for a copy.