The company details Irish law requires on a limited company’s website and emails, with the sources, in one list.
Under the Companies Act 2014, section 151
A company’s website must show, in a prominent and easily accessible place:
- the company’s legal name
- its legal form, for example a private company limited by shares
- the place of registration (Ireland)
- its company registration number
- the address of its registered office
The same details belong on business letters, order forms and emails. Breach is a category 4 offence. Most companies put them in the website footer.
Under the E-Commerce Regulations (S.I. No. 68/2003), regulation 7
A business that provides services online must also make these easily, directly and permanently accessible:
- its name and the geographic address where it is established
- contact details, including an email address
- the trade register it is on and its registration number
- its VAT number, where it has one
- for a regulated profession, the professional body, the professional title and a reference to the professional rules
A quick check
- Open your website’s footer and your email signature. If either is missing the legal name, the company number or the registered office, add them.
- This is general information, not legal advice; for your own situation, ask a solicitor.
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