StartCompany.ie provides a professional registered office address in Ireland for EUR300 per year. It can be used as the company's official CRO address, receives official CRO and Revenue correspondence, notifies the company when mail arrives and forwards that correspondence promptly.
The service is designed for founders who do not want to publish a home address, companies without suitable Irish premises and overseas owners who need a dependable statutory address from formation. It is available as a standalone annual service and is also included in the Premium company formation package.
A professional address with real mail handling
This is not a PO box or a decorative address. It is a physical Irish address used on the CRO record and official company documents, supported by notification and forwarding of statutory correspondence.
What the CRO requires
The registered office must be a physical location in Ireland, not merely a PO box. It is entered on Form A1 when the company is incorporated. A later change is notified through CORE using Form B2 and should be filed promptly so the public record remains accurate.
The address does not need to be where every director lives or where all commercial work occurs. It must be a reliable place for statutory delivery and any required inspection. The company remains responsible for the address even when a provider handles it.
Registered office, business address and tax address are different
A registered office is the company-law address. A business or trading address is what customers and suppliers may use. Revenue records can include tax and correspondence addresses. A bank may ask where management, staff, records and operations actually occur. One location can serve several roles, but the concepts should not be presented as interchangeable.
Using an Irish registered office does not by itself prove tax residence, economic substance, VAT establishment, immigration permission or eligibility for banking. Overseas founders should document where directors make strategic decisions and where the trade is performed.
What the StartCompany.ie service includes
The StartCompany.ie registered office service supplies a professional business address in Ireland for company registration and ongoing CRO records. We receive official CRO and Revenue correspondence, notify the authorised company contact and forward the mail promptly.
The address may be shown on official company filings and company letterhead for the registered-office purpose. Annual renewal keeps the address available continuously, avoiding an accidental gap when a founder moves home or ends a temporary premises arrangement.
- Professional physical business address in Ireland.
- Use as the company's registered office on CRO filings.
- Receipt of official CRO and Revenue correspondence.
- Notification when official mail is received.
- Prompt forwarding to the authorised company contact.
- Annual renewal for continuous address coverage.
Why use a professional address instead of a home address?
The registered office appears on the public CRO record. Using a professional address keeps a founder's residential address separate from this public statutory role and gives the company a stable Irish contact point even when directors work remotely or move premises.
Professional handling also reduces the risk that a filing reminder or formal notice is mixed with household post, left at a former address or missed while the founder is outside Ireland. Directors still need to keep their contact details current so forwarded mail reaches the right person.
What company records and mail need attention
The address may receive CRO correspondence, notices and hand-delivered legal documents. Some statutory registers may be kept or made available there, depending on the company's arrangements and filings. Directors should know where the constitution, officer and member records, beneficial ownership information, minutes and accounting records are maintained.
Set named contacts and escalation rules. Keep the provider informed when directors or authorised contacts change. A registered office provider cannot complete an annual return, answer a court document or update the RBO unless that work is separately included and authorised.
Standalone service or Premium formation package?
The standalone service costs EUR300 per year and suits an existing company changing its address or a founder arranging formation separately. If the company also needs incorporation, the Premium package includes the registered office address together with the CRO filing, company documents, RBO registration, first annual return and selected first-year secretarial support.
Basic and Standard formation do not list an address as included. The current Non-Resident package feature list also does not state that an address is included, so overseas founders should confirm and arrange the statutory address as part of their order.
What the professional address does not include
A registered office is not automatically a desk, meeting room, employee workplace, warehouse or staffed trading location. The EUR300 service covers the statutory address and official correspondence described in the service scope. Ordinary customer parcels, general commercial mail or workspace should not be assumed unless separately agreed.
The address also does not by itself establish Irish tax substance, VAT establishment, immigration permission, a bank account or an EEA-resident director. Banks and Revenue can ask where management, staff, records, customers and operations genuinely occur.
Address checks for non-resident founders
An overseas founder can generally use a professional Irish registered office. Separate requirements still apply to director residence, CRO identity verification, company secretary, beneficial owners, tax registration and banking. The address service solves one defined company-law requirement.
Banks and Revenue may request proof of operations, management, customers, contracts or premises beyond a registered office. Give accurate answers. Describing an address-only service as a staffed trading headquarters can delay onboarding and damage credibility.
Registered office setup checklist
Confirm the address and service before the Form A1 is submitted.
- Decide whether a suitable founder-controlled Irish address is available.
- If using a provider, verify its legal name and ROA details.
- Read the mail, scanning, forwarding, inspection and renewal terms.
- Enter the physical address accurately on Form A1.
- Tell directors how urgent statutory mail will be escalated.
- Record where company and accounting records are actually kept.
- Do not claim tax substance or operations that the address does not provide.
- File Form B2 and update other records when the address changes.
Get a professional registered office in Ireland
Use our physical Irish address as your company's registered office, with official CRO and Revenue mail handling, notification, forwarding and annual renewal support.
EUR300 per year
Official sources used for this guide
Requirements and rates can change. Check these sources and obtain advice for the company's actual facts before acting.
Choose the right formation route
StartCompany.ie can prepare the Irish LTD and formation documents while your accountant, solicitor or regulator handles specialist advice and approvals. Review the related guides below, then compare the current packages or ask us about your directors and address.