Nominee Company Secretary €200/ year

The Companies Act 2014 allows you to form and run a limited company with one Director however if your company has only one director it must appoint a separate company secretary.

Every company is required to have a company secretary. When the directors are appointing a company secretary, they must ensure the secretary has the necessary skills and experience to act as a company secretary.

Under the Companies Act 2014 a Company Secretary must:
•    Can be an individual or body corporate;
•    Must be at least 18 years old;
•    Does not have to be resident in the EEA; and

•    If the secretary does not have the necessary skills it can engaged an experience professional to assist with performing this role.

The Statutory Duties of a Company Secretary are:
•    Duty to exercise due care, skill and diligence;
•    Countersign with a director or registered person any instrument to which the company seal is affixed;
•    Countersign with a director the annual return;
•    Countersign with a director the certificate annexed to the financial statements stating they are a true copy of the original;
•    Sign the certificate annexed to the abridged financial statements;
•    Countersign with a director a satisfaction or release form with respect to any charge; and

•    Sign CRO Forms.

The Administrative Duties of a Company Secretary are:
•    Maintain the statutory register, minute books and headed paper;
•    Maintain a list of sealings (use of company seal);
•    Organise meetings of directors and shareholders and record the minutes;
•    Ensure all the necessary forms are filed in CRO;
•    Provide Legal and administrative support to the Board;
•    Act as Governance Advisor to the Board; and

•    Offer support & guidance to the Chairman.

How Can We Help

We are a team of ICSA Qualified Chartered Secretaries that have the necessary skills and knowledge to assist any company with their company secretarial requirements. We can act as the named company secretary, attending board meetings and recording minutes of meetings, and can provide annual company secretarial compliance, draft company secretarial documentation and answer any company law queries for a price of €200 per year.