StartCompany.ie Basic and Standard both form an Irish LTD and include the CRO fee and core company documents. The €250 difference is mainly about identity support and first-year compliance, not a different legal quality of company.
Basic costs €240 total. Standard costs €490 total and adds a free IPN service for a founder without an Irish PPS number plus the first annual return service, currently shown as worth €119.
What both packages include
Both packages include the company-name check, CRO fee, Certificate of Incorporation, constitution and share certificates. Both also include consultation, basic tax guidance, seven-day support and a no-hidden-costs commitment for the listed scope.
The resulting company is registered through the same CRO process. Paying for Standard does not make the company more official; it adds services around the founder’s identification and first filing.
The Standard additions
Directors without an Irish PPSN need the identification route accepted for CRO filings. Standard includes IPN support under the package’s current scope, which can remove a separate purchase and coordination step.
It also includes the first annual return service. The first return is generally made up six months after incorporation and does not include financial statements, but it is still a statutory deadline that new founders can overlook.
- Basic: €240 total.
- Standard: €490 total.
- Both include CRO fee and core documents.
- Standard adds IPN support where needed.
- Standard adds first annual return service.
When Basic is the better value
Basic is usually the economical choice for a straightforward founder who already has the appropriate identity number, a compliant registered office and an eligible company secretary, and who has arranged future filings elsewhere.
Do not buy Standard merely because it is labelled most popular. A package saves money only when you would otherwise pay for and use its additional services.
When Standard can save time and money
Standard can be efficient for a founder without a PPSN who also wants the first return managed. It combines those steps with formation and creates one clear point of contact for the initial company records.
Neither package includes everything required by every business. Registered office, RBO, accounting, VAT and a Section 137 bond should be checked separately against the company’s circumstances.
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Current listed price: Basic €240; Standard €490
Official information and next steps
StartCompany.ie provides preparation and filing support for the service described above. Final acceptance, registration, tax treatment or court approval remains with the relevant authority. Check the current official guidance before acting, particularly where a deadline, tax position, dispute or unusual transaction is involved.