CRO Statistics – Quarter 3 2026
The figures below show the number of newly incorporated companies on a quarterly basis.
Incorporations by Company Type
| Company Type | 2025 Q1 | 2026 Q1 | 2025 Q2 | 2026 Q2 | 2025 Q3 | 2026 Q3 | 2025 Q4 | 2026 Q4 |
| CLG – Company Limited by Guarantee | 178 | 229 | 228 | 266 | 240 | 254 | 161 | – |
| CLG – Company Limited by Guarantee (licenced company) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | – |
| DAC – Designated Activity Company (limited by guarantee) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | – |
| DAC – Designated Activity Company (limited by shares) | 215 | 217 | 228 | 256 | 249 | 200 | 237 | – |
| External company | 47 | 67 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 36 | – |
| IC – Investment Company – Part 24 Companies Act 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| LTD – Private Company Limited by Shares | 5,996 | 6,920 | 6,274 | 6,996 | 6,409 | 6,543 | 5,685 | – |
| PLC – Public Limited Company | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – |
| Societas Europaea – Transfer into State | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| ULC – Private Unlimited Company | 44 | 41 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 80 | 80 | – |
This series of bar charts show the figures for Examinership, Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process (SCARP), and Receiverships.
Please note: The figures reported below may increase in the future, i.e. if a Notice of Appointment on a Receiver an effective date during Q1, but the CRO was only notified during Q4, the Q1 figure would be retroactively increased.
The figures below provide a breakdown of the notifications of liquidations, that took effect during the time period, and have been received and registered by the CRO.
Please Note: The figures reported below may increase in the future, i.e. if a Liquidation had an effective date during Q1, but the CRO was only notified during Q4, the Q1 figure would be retroactively increased.
- B1: Annual Return
- B2: Change of registered office
- B10: Change of director and/or secretary, or in their particulars
- B73: Nomination of a new annual return date
