Northern Ireland Company Registry Integration

When the Companies Act 2006 is fully commenced in October 2009 it will provide for a single company law regime applying to the whole of the United Kingdom. Companies will be UK companies rather than GB or Northern Ireland companies, and the same legislation will apply to all. As a consequence, Companies Registry Northern Ireland (CRNI) will integrate with Companies House on 1 October 2009. CRNI is currently part of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment NI (DETINI); but from October will transfer to Companies House, under the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).

Northern Ireland will retain a registry function and presence along similar lines to the Companies House Scotland model. This means that the office will remain in Belfast and there will be a Registrar for Northern Ireland.

There are approximately 38,000 live companies registered in Northern Ireland.

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