Memo of association and Articles of Association

istabrac77

Hello Boardsies!

Looking to set up a small company with a friend of mine to try and get out of this recession. Does anyone know where we could get a copy of a Memo of Association and Articles of Association. Can't seem to find any online.

Thanks a mil for your help

R3al

one option is to purchase a similar companies Articles from www.cro.ie and use these as a template for your own company.

I think there are also templates of how the documents should be laid out in the Companies Act Legislation documentation

seco

Hi,
Yes, Table A in the Companies Act 1963 sets out the typical content of Memo & Arts of Association. In reality, the key section is what is referred to as the objects clause (generally set out in the first few sections of the Memo. This sets out in broad terms what the company wishes to do in its business. The Arts set out the terms of management of the company in broad terms ie protocols of holding agms, egms etc. In practical terms, when a company is formed, generally through a company formation specialist, the only section that changes is the objects section. which you specify as to what the business of the company is to be. I would also advise that it is very important that the person to be appointed company secretary is fully aware of their obligations before taking up this role as their responsibilities are quite onerous. Information on this topic among others on Companies Office website for downloading www.cro.ie. If you require further info on costs etc, send me a pm.

demijose

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27021139/An-Smaoineamh-Mor-M-A

register first ..it is free,..then u can download the document in word or pdf format....


thanks

thecleverone

http://www.scribd.com/doc/27021139/A...ineamh-Mor-M-A
register first ..it is free,..then u can download the document in word or pdf format....

Bad advice. Those memorandum & articles are for a company limited by guarantee and not a commercial private limited company. Would've caused the OP a lot of hassle if those were used.

DoMyBooks

I'm all for cost cutting but you can get a company set up properly for a few hundred euro. Registering is relatively cheap compared to running a limited company. The expensive and time consuming side is correctly maintaining your limited company meetings, statutory filings and getting accounts signed off. You either need to do a LOT of home work or use a company secretarial expert, solicitor or accountant.

Best of luck with the business its an exciting time setting up a business but be careful with compliance and it will save you in the long run.

demijose

this is just the site where u can download....i did not mean the m&a in the page link i have given.
scribd.com
search in this site..it will giv u everything.

mickbyrne

You could look up a memo and articles of association of a company which was recently formed and use them as a template. As a previous contributor stated, there are many formation agents doing this very cheaply at present so I wouldn't suggest doing it yourself.

WhyFronts?

Hey Istabrac77, you should also note that the CRO take about 3 weeks to process paper applications. If you wish to get incorporated more speedily then one of the online options out there can a compile soft copy application for you, this speeds the incorporation process up to less than a week. You shouldn't have to pay more than about €200 for this and it also means you don't have to worry about solicitor swearing etc

Robert`

To be honest I'd much rather go with a service as www.registeracompany.ie or www.mynewcompany.ie - it'll cost you a bit of money but you'll get everything sorted (minus tax) right away.

CompanyBureau

Unless you're a solicitor I would stay well away from trying to get your own M&A. Had a client before that had to do a special resolution to change his M&A in order to get a bank loan, as the one he got from somewhere didn't include borrowing powers. Like one poster said it's worth the few hundred euro to get someone to do it properly. Just avoid the form filling websites, make sure a seal and register is included, and check their company registration number on www.cro.ie/search to see how long they are in business...

GoatLeg

I'm interested in this also.

WhyFronts mentioned online options -- would that be options like www.registeracompany.ie or www.mynewcompany.ie - those that Robert mentioned?

CompanyBureau mentioned avoiding the form-filling websites. Are the forms not extensive enough to cover the likely options needed?


Thanks.

GoatLeg

... and which of www.registeracompany.ie or www.mynewcompany.ie would people recommend?

WhyFronts?

There is actually quite a big difference between those two sites.

Registeracompany.ie is one of the automated sites to which CompanyBureau refers. There are several drawbacks to this type of service in my opinion i.e. they aren't Irish based, no one appears to oversee your application (important if your name is unavailable etc), its a paper application so registration takes about 3 weeks (assuming the application is accepted)

MyNewCompany.ie looks like it is not automated and performs the fast track soft copy applications.

Whatever you go with I think its important that the service has local representation to whom you can put queries to etc, just for peace of mind

DoMyBooks

I've done some work with Dineen Company Formations in the past and found Geri very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend them.

http://www.getregistered.ie/