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Ireland CRO Company Number Generator

Online generator for Irish Companies Registration Office (CRO) company numbers for software testing and verification.

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About Ireland's Companies Registration Office (CRO)

The Companies Registration Office (CRO) is the central statutory registry for Irish business entities, private limited companies (LTD), public limited companies (PLC), and designated activity companies (DAC).

The CRO company number is required for VAT registration with Revenue Commissioners and annual return (B1) statutory filings.

Anatomy of the Irish CRO Company Number

Structure of the corporate registration number issued by the Companies Registration Office in Ireland:

PositionFieldLengthOfficial SignificanceExample
Prefix (Optional)Agency Prefix3 lettersIdentifier prefix representing the Companies Registration Office.CRO
1 to 6Company Sequential NumberUp to 6 digitsPerpetual corporate identification number assigned upon incorporation.634567

Registration Standards (Companies Act 2014)

Statutory rules governing corporate registration in Ireland:

Sequential Integer (1 ≤ N ≤ 999999) standardized to 6 digits with leading zeros.
  1. 1. Assignment: Unique sequential corporate number issued upon certificate of incorporation.
  2. 2. Standardization: Formatted as 6 digits with leading zeros padded for numbers < 100,000.
  3. 3. Permanence: The number remains unchanged throughout the legal lifespan of the company, regardless of name or director changes.
  4. 4. BRIS Interconnection: Linked to the European Business Registers Interconnection System.

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