Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 14 November 2026

BusinessNameRegistration.ie is operated by The Startup Shop Limited, a licensed Trust or Company Service Provider (licence APP/1292/2021). These terms summarise how we provide the BusinessNameRegistration.ie business name service.

After you order, we confirm the service, the fixed fee and any extra work in writing before we start. If anything here differs from that confirmation, the written confirmation applies.

Our service

  • Checking the proposed name against the CRO company and business name registers and the trade mark registers, and telling you about anything that could cause a problem. A name check isn't legal advice on trade mark infringement.
  • Preparing the correct RBN form for your signature and filing it online with the CRO: RBN1, RBN1A or RBN1B to register, RBN2, RBN2A or RBN2B to change details, and RBN3 to cease.
  • A change of owner isn't a change of details: the outgoing owner ceases the name (RBN3) and the new owner registers it (RBN1, RBN1A or RBN1B). That's two of our services.
  • Where ordered, registering you with Revenue for income tax or VAT.

Fees and payment

  • Our fees are fixed one-off fees and exclude VAT at 23%.
  • Our registration price includes the CRO's €20 online filing fee. Changes and cessations filed online have no CRO fee.
  • You don't pay when you order. We check the name, confirm the details and complete the identity checks, then send an invoice with a secure card payment link or bank transfer details. We file once that invoice is paid.
  • Anything outside the service you ordered is quoted first.

Your responsibilities

  • Give us accurate details of the owner or owners, the business and its address, and complete our identity checks, which anti-money laundering law requires.
  • Sign the form promptly once we send it.
  • Display the registration certificate at your main place of business, and tell us or the CRO about later changes within one month.

Cancellations and refunds

  • If our name check raises a concern, you can withdraw before paying at no cost.
  • If you cancel after paying but before we file, we refund our fee. Once the form is filed with the CRO, the fee isn't refundable.
  • The CRO decides whether to register a name. If it refuses, we tell you why, and we prepare and file an application for a different name at no extra charge (the CRO's fee for the new application is included).

General information

The information on this website is general guidance only and is not legal or tax advice for your company.

Law

These terms are governed by Irish law, and the Irish courts have jurisdiction.

Contact

info@businessnameregistration.ie | +353 1 960 9705