Ursula Moran
Partner, Corporate Secretarial, BDO Dublin
- Access to experienced Chartered Secretaries and professionally trained Corporate Secretarial staff
- We can take care of all of your company secretarial compliance and governance requirements in a reliable, cost effective and personalised manner
- More time for you to focus on managing your business
- Enhanced assurance of compliance with company legislation and reduced exposure to late filing penalties
- Access to the wider support base within BDO of specialist expertise - Taxation, Audit and Corporate Finance
Statutory Compliance
- Maintenance of statutory registers
- Management and updating of minute books
- Preparation of the company’s annual return
- Filing of the annual return and the annual accounts at the Companies Registration Office
- Preparation of the documentation for the Annual General Meeting of the company
- Registration of business names
- Advice on updating Memorandum and Articles of Association / Constitution
Overseas Companies Maintenance
- Registration of non-Irish companies as a branch
- Preparation and filing of annual requirements for branches
- Advice on governance requirements of setting up in Ireland
Advisory & Transaction Services
- New Company formations
- Advice on voluntary strike off of companies that have ceased trading/never traded
- Restoration of companies previously struck off the Register
- Advice on company restructures, amalgamations, reorganisations etc
- Advice on share restructures, issue of new shares, transfer, redemption and buy-back of shares
Governance, Company Law & Regulatory
- Provision of named Corporate Company Secretary and Director Services
- Minute taking at Board and shareholder meetings
- Management of Company secretarial requirements for PLCs and listed companies in compliance with the various Governance codes and Listing rules
- Advice on the implementation of a governance health-check
- Advice and assistance in relation to the application of Irish Company Law, in particular the provisions of the Companies Act 2014
- Provision of assistance to clients regarding the implications of changes to legislation and corporate regulatory obligations
Client Support & Administration Services
- Provision of Registered office address and mail forwarding facility
- Arranging for documentation to be notarised, legalised and apostilled, as required
- Assistance with banking transactions and reconciliations
- Provision of international payroll coordination support to clients as required
- Advice on stamp duty and arranging for e-stamping of documents online with the Revenue
