How much does a registered office cost in Ireland? A company can use a suitable address it already has permission to use, or purchase an address service. The price of a paid service depends on mail handling, forwarding, document storage, location and renewal terms. A low annual fee is useful only if the service actually meets the company's needs.
Direct answer
Examples checked on 2 October 2026 include Incorpro at €199 + VAT per year and Company Bureau at €375 + VAT per year. These are two different published services, not an Irish market average or a price range guaranteed to every customer. Confirm mail extras, setup work, renewal terms and the final payable amount.
What are you buying: a registered office or a virtual office?
A registered office is the company's official address, not necessarily its trading premises. A virtual-office product might add business mail, telephone handling or meeting rooms. Those labels are not interchangeable: ask specifically whether you may use the address as the registered office of your Irish company and what the provider will accept there.
The CRO address guidance requires a physical location in the State, not merely a PO box. Electronic B2 address-change filing is free. A professional can still charge for preparing or handling the change; distinguish that assistance from a government filing charge.
Published registered-office prices in Ireland
The following snapshot compares advertised annual charges, excluding VAT. It is not a recommendation, a survey of the whole market or a claim that the packages have identical scope. Prices can change. Read the applicable order terms and request confirmation for the company you intend to register.
| Published example | Annual fee before VAT | Important scope difference |
|---|---|---|
| Incorpro registered-office service | €199 | Official correspondence scanning; optional forwarding costs extra |
| Company Bureau annual registered-office service | €375 | Published scope includes legal-document acceptance and statutory-register holding if required; confirm forwarding terms |
Sources: Incorpro's service page and Company Bureau's annual service. Do not choose on location or price alone. An attractive address does not substitute for reliable receipt and handling of important notices.
Can you use your home or existing office instead?
Using a suitable existing address may avoid buying a separate address subscription. That does not mean every premises is automatically suitable: establish permission to use it, how official correspondence will reach you and whether the arrangement meets the requirements. Consider leases and practical access rather than assuming possession of a postal address answers every question.
Also consider the public visibility of a registered address. A paid service can change which company address appears, but it should not be described as erasing all personal information from every company record. Our registered-office requirements guide explains the role of the address; make the privacy decision with the full record in mind.
Mail scanning and forwarding can change the annual bill
Ask which types of mail are included, how quickly notifications are issued and who receives them. A company that rarely receives official letters has a different use pattern from a business receiving daily customer mail. Clarify page or item limits, storage periods, handling of originals and any charge for bulky deliveries or international forwarding.
For example, Incorpro publishes optional forwarding at cost plus 40%, with a minimum of €5 + VAT, and excludes inventory storage and business meetings. That detail matters more than a headline monthly equivalent if you require physical originals or regular deliveries. Obtain a quote based on expected use rather than assuming every postal task is included.
Annual billing is not the same as a monthly subscription
An annual €199 service equates arithmetically to approximately €16.58 per month before VAT, but that calculation does not create a monthly payment option. Check when the invoice is payable, whether the first period is a full year or prorated, and how renewal notices are delivered. Budget for the actual payment date, not the smaller equivalent.
Ask whether the renewal price matches the first-year offer and whether fees change when the company adds another service. Record the notice period for cancellation and any minimum term. A temporary inclusion in a formation bundle can expire while the company still needs a registered office. Our company-formation cost guide shows how to keep these recurring items separate.
A worked budget with forwarding extras
Use this fictional example, not a quote: address subscription €240 for twelve months; four separately charged forwarding events at €8 each; and a one-off administrative change service at €40. The total is €240 + €32 + €40 = €312 before applicable VAT on taxable services. The assumed forwarding price is not a published provider rate.
Replace each assumption with your actual terms. If address-change assistance is included, remove the €40. If post is scanned and no forwarding is needed, the assumed €32 does not apply. Do not add a statutory B2 fee when the official online filing is free. The value of a budget is exposing exclusions, not presenting invented prices as a national norm.
What should your quote confirm?
- Permission to use the address for this company's registered office.
- The annual period, payment date, VAT treatment and renewal price.
- Which official, legal and business mail is accepted.
- Scanning, notification, storage, destruction and forwarding rules.
- Whether any statutory-register holding is included and how access works.
- Who handles the initial address change and an eventual move.
Get these answers in the engagement rather than relying on a product name. If several companies need the address, ask whether each requires its own subscription and onboarding. Shared ownership does not automatically mean one fee covers all entities. Keep the legal names and CRO numbers attached to each order.
Changing provider: plan the handover before cancelling
Set up the new arrangement before ending the old one and establish who updates the register. Our B2 address-change guide explains the filing side. Separately arrange outstanding post, record access and forwarding during the transition. Updating a website or email footer alone does not change the official company record.
Confirm which other contacts or organisations need notification and who will do that work. Ask how notices arriving at the old address after cancellation are handled. A saving on next year's subscription can be outweighed by an avoidable missed letter, repeat administration or a gap in mail access. Treat continuity as part of the price comparison.
Research the provider without misreading shared addresses
Identify the legal entity behind the service, read its terms and verify payment instructions independently. If the quote comes from an Irish company, its CRO record can help establish identity. It cannot confirm the quality of every mail-handling process. Ask for practical evidence of notification arrangements and support, not just a recognisable postcode.
Many unrelated businesses legitimately share professional registered offices. Our shared-address guide explains why this does not prove common ownership or fraud. A company report supports public-record research; it is not an inspection of premises or a guarantee that a particular address service is suitable.
Sources and editorial review
Reviewed by the Businesses.ie Editorial Team on 2 October 2026 using the linked CRO guidance and provider pages. Provider prices are dated examples with differing scopes, not endorsements or a market average. Monthly equivalents and the fictional budget are our calculations. The cover is an AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of either provider. This is general information, not legal advice. See our editorial policy.