Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 14 November 2026

NomineeHub.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 NomineeHub.ie nominee services.

Our services

• Acting as nominee company secretary, providing a registered office address, and company secretary maintenance, each on a yearly basis.
• Arranging nominee EEA-resident or Irish-resident directors, nominee shareholdings and Section 137 bonds, subject to our due diligence and to separate written terms for each appointment.
• Filing the appointments and address changes these services need with the CRO.

Nominee directors

• A nominee director has the full duties of a director under the Companies Act 2014, including to exercise independent judgment. They act in the company's interests and can't be directed to act against those duties.
• You must give the nominee director the information they need, including board papers, accounts and notice of any material change in the business.
• A nominee director may decline to sign documents they haven't been able to check, and may resign if they can't properly carry out their duties, including where information they need isn't provided. We'll give you as much notice as the circumstances allow, so you can arrange a replacement, a bond or a certificate.
• Each appointment has its own appointment letter, which sets out the notice period, the fees and what happens when the appointment ends. If it differs from these terms, the appointment letter applies.

Company Secretary Maintenance hours

• The yearly hours can be used for any company secretarial job. Unused hours don't carry over to the next year.
• If a job would take you past your hours, we tell you before starting and quote the extra work at a fixed price.

Non-payment and ongoing checks

• If a renewal isn't paid, or ongoing identity checks aren't completed, we'll write to you before stopping the service. For a nominee appointment, that can mean the nominee resigning.
• When any service ends, it's your responsibility to appoint a replacement secretary, director or registered office, or to put a bond or certificate in place, and to file the forms with the CRO.

Nominee shareholdings

• A nominee shareholding doesn't hide who owns the company. The real owners are recorded as beneficial owners in the company's register and on the RBO, as the law requires.

Section 137 bonds

• The bond is issued by a third-party surety on its own terms and runs for the period stated in it, normally two years. We confirm the start and end dates to you in writing. We remind you before it ends; renewal is a new order.
• If the insurer declines to issue the bond, we refund our fee in full.

Registered office

• Letters addressed to the company at our address are opened, scanned and emailed to the contact you give us. Parcels, originals you need sent on, and forwarding are arranged with you, and any cost is agreed first.
• When the service ends, you must file a Form B2 moving the registered office within 14 days.

Fees and payment

• Our fees are fixed and exclude VAT at 23%, unless a price is shown as including VAT.
• Official fees, where they apply, such as CRO filing fees, are charged at cost or paid by the company, and are shown separately from our fees.
• You don't pay when you order. We confirm the details and complete the identity checks, then send an invoice with a secure card payment link or bank transfer details. Work starts once that invoice is paid.
• Yearly services renew each year. We remind you before renewal, and you can cancel before the renewal date.
• Anything outside the service you ordered is quoted first. Nothing extra is charged without your agreement.

Your responsibilities

• Give us complete and accurate information about the company and the people involved.
• Make sure each director and beneficial owner completes our identity verification, which we're required to carry out under anti-money laundering law.
• Sign documents promptly, so filings can be made on time.
• Tell us about changes to the company that affect the service, such as new directors, shareholders or addresses.

Cancellations and refunds

• If you cancel before we start work, we refund what you paid in full.
• If you cancel after we start, we refund our fee less the cost of work already done and any third-party costs already incurred.
• Official fees paid to the CRO, the RBO or Revenue are not refundable.

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@nomineehub.ie | +353 1 960 9705