Company decision library
Practical guides to company searches, reports, accounts and filings. Find the right records and understand what they can tell you before you decide.
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Company accounts explained
Understand Irish audit exemption, the July 2025 late-filing change and what unaudited company accounts can tell a supplier or report reader.
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Company accounts explained
Compare Irish micro and small company thresholds, understand the two-of-three test and learn why public accounts may omit turnover or other detail.
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Company accounts explained
Learn the differences between qualified, adverse and disclaimer audit opinions in Irish company accounts, with an evidence checklist and worked examples.
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Company accounts explained
Read Irish company share capital without confusing it with cash, company value or ownership control. Includes a worked allotment and share-premium example.
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Company accounts explained
Understand operating, investing and financing cash flows in Irish company accounts, reconcile a worked example and recognise the limits of filed information.
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Company verification guide
Find the official Irish Letter of Status route through CORE, distinguish it from a company report and prepare the right evidence for your recipient.
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Company verification guide
Check Irish company tax clearance through Revenue's ROS workflow, handle TCAN and tax references carefully and keep a proportionate verification record.
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Company verification guide
Received a SCARP notice? Confirm the Irish debtor, understand filing evidence and prepare invoices, questions and a dated creditor file for professional advice.
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Company accounts guide
Compare Irish company reports with financial accounts. Choose the right evidence for company identity, directors, filing history or a specific financial year.
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Company accounts guide
Understand Irish company reports versus business credit reports. Compare record information, provider assessments and the questions each can and cannot answer.
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Company accounts guide
Learn when free Irish company details are enough and when a paid PDF report is useful. Compare the evidence, total price, document options and delivery scope.
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Company accounts guide
Check the right Irish company within a group. Understand parent and subsidiary accounts, ownership evidence and why group membership is not a payment guarantee.
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Company accounts guide
Understand why the latest Irish company accounts may cover an older year. Separate year-end, approval and filing dates, and check what has changed since then.
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Company accounts guide
Read going concern warnings in Irish company accounts. Understand material uncertainty, audit opinions, funding assumptions and questions to ask before committing.
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Company accounts guide
Find Irish company accounts by registration number, choose the correct financial year and understand document purchases, missing accounts and reporting limits.
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Company accounts guide
Learn where Irish company turnover may appear, why revenue can be absent from public accounts and how to compare financial periods without guessing figures.
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Company accounts guide
Understand abridged Irish company accounts, which financial information may be public, why turnover can be missing and how abridgement differs from audit exemption.
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Company accounts guide
Understand negative net assets with worked balance-sheet examples. Separate equity, working capital and cash flow before assessing an Irish company's position.
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Company accounts guide
Searching Companies House Ireland? Use CORE for Republic of Ireland companies and Companies House for Northern Ireland. Learn how to verify the correct entity.
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CRO search guide
Learn how to run a CRO company search in Ireland by name or number, verify the right entity, interpret the result and decide when deeper company records are useful.
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CRO search guide
Use the official CORE portal to search an Irish company by name or number, distinguish companies from business names and verify the correct registered entity.
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CRO search guide
Understand an Irish CRO company search result: company number, legal name, status, type, incorporation date, registered address and filing history explained.
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CRO search guide
Understand common Irish CRO forms and filings including B1 annual returns, B2 address changes, B10 officer changes, C1 charges and financial statements.
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CRO search guide
Learn the difference between an Irish company registration number, VAT number, tax reference, business name and brand, and how to verify each correctly.
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Company decision guide
Check whether an Irish online shop is a real registered company before ordering. Verify its legal name, company number, address, website and payment details.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish VAT number through VIES and match it to the correct company. Check legal name, registration number, address and supplier identity.
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Company decision guide
Check an Irish solar PV company before paying a deposit. Verify SEAI registration, company identity, directors, filings, references, contract and warranty.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish motor dealer before paying a vehicle deposit. Check the company, seller identity, written terms, bank beneficiary and the car separately.
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Check an Irish property developer, selling agent and project company before paying a new-home booking deposit. Verify identities, payment instructions and documents.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish letting agent before paying rent or a deposit. Check the PSRA licence, company identity, property, landlord details and bank beneficiary.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish company before accepting a job offer. Check the employer's legal identity, status, directors, history, contract and recruiter contact.
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Company decision guide
Review an Irish private company before investing. Verify the entity, directors, filings, ownership evidence, terms, valuation claims and regulatory status.
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Check an Irish franchisor before paying an initial fee. Review the company, directors, filings, franchise economics, territory, IP and existing franchisees.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish company debtor before a demand or court claim. Confirm the legal entity, status, address, directors, filings and contract evidence.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish wedding venue or supplier before paying a deposit. Check the legal trader, company history, contract, date, cancellation terms and payment details.
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Verify an Irish travel agent or tour operator before booking. Check the current IAA licence, legal company, package terms, payment recipient and protection.
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Verify an Irish company before awarding a tender. Check bidder identity, status, directors, filings, capacity, declarations and contract signatory fairly.
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Company decision guide
Review an Irish company before a joint venture or strategic partnership. Check identity, directors, filings, ownership, contributions, authority and exit terms.
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Company decision guide
Verify an Irish wholesaler or manufacturer before a large purchase order. Check company identity, VAT, directors, filings, capacity, product and payment terms.
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Company records guide
Learn how to read Irish company financial statements, including revenue, profit, assets, liabilities, equity, audit notes and filing dates.
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Company records guide
Understand the Irish CRO Form B10, including director appointments, resignations, secretary changes, deadlines and what the filing means.
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Company records guide
Find out how to trace an Irish company name change, match the registration number and understand what a new legal name means.
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Company records guide
Learn how to check an Irish company’s registered office, understand what the address means and spot document or supplier mismatches.
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Company records guide
Build a practical Irish company KYC and AML checklist using company identity, officers, ownership, purpose, risk and dated evidence.
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Irish marketplace guide
Learn how to search, compare, buy and sell through LocalAds.ie, an Irish online marketplace covering local listings across all 26 counties.
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Irish marketplace guide
Learn how to write and publish effective free classified ads in Ireland using LocalAds.ie, with practical advice on photos, pricing, location and safety.
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