Your Digital
Company Secretary

For only €99 per year.
(Don't worry, there are real humans behind the scenes!)
a team of digital company secretaries

Ireland's first digital
Company Secretary
Service

Open Forest drastically reduces the cost of hiring a professional company secretary by relying on technology to do the heavy lifting.
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We help all types of businesses, especially yours...

Small Businesses

From cafes to hairdressers, we make sure that your company compliance and corporate governance needs are fully taken care of.

Consultants

We can set your consulting company up, help you invoice the client, look after your bookkeeping and help you pay yourself.

Freelancers

Open Forest is the perfect company to help you set up your creative agency, whether you are flying solo or have a team.

Holding Companies

Open Forest helps founders set up and maintain their personal holding companies or group company holding structures.

Non-Residents

We help international entrepreneurs set up and maintain their Irish company structures under one roof.

High-Growth Companies

Hardware, software or otherwise, we know the perfect structure for your business and can guide you through your entire business journey.
How it works

You bring the business idea,
& we build the company

Incorporate with Open Forest

We only provide Company Secretarial Services to companies that incorporate with Open Forest.

Post-Incorporation Documents

We create all of your required legal registers and share certificates to ensure you are compliant from Day 1.

Compliance Monitoring

We track all of your upcoming compliance dates, send you reminders and prepare the documents.

Signatures

We will countersign bank applications to help you get your account set up.
Company Registration the way it should be

Low-cost Company Secretary

Save lets of time, cash and stress with our professional company secretary services.
Regulated Company Secretary Services
Dept. of Justice and CRO approved
Legal document & registers preparation
Compliance obligation tracking
Self-service legal administration with the click of a button
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Legal Registers

Irish law requires companies to have legal registers with specific information in them at all times. We automatically create and maintain these for you.
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Share Certificates

You are also required to prepare share cetificates to shareholders within 2 months of issuing shares. We automatically handle this process for you.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Open Forest.

What is Open Forest?

Open Forest is an alternative legal services provider that is built on technology. We are a team of experienced lawyers and software developers - and most importantly, we are founders too.

Do I need to have a Company Secretary?

Yes all Irish companies have to have a company secretary. It can be one of the directors if there are two or more.

Do you have authority to be a Company Secretary?

Yes, we are regulated by the Department of Justice as a TCSP and as part of that regulatory approval we can provide company secretarial services.

Are there any formal requirements needed?

The company directors are responsible for appointing a Company Secretary with the appropriate level of skill and knowledge.

Can I do it myself?

We only charge €99 per year to ensure that you remain fully complaint with corporate governance requirements - so why would you want to?

What do you mean "digital" company secretary?

We use bespoke tech to monitor and track your obligations but we do have real humans, including lawyers and accountants, behind the scenes.

Don’t just take our word for it

Hear from some of our amazing customers who can now focus on their business,
while we watch their compliance.

PS - these are real reviews, see for yourself.
"OpenForest were so helpful to myself and my co-founder as first time founders. They helped us get setup quickly and ensured we had a constitution and founders agreement in place that was right for the company."
Christopher Lynch
Founder, Rekord
"Thanks to the Open Forest team for helping us navigate Irish company registration so seamlessly - professional, friendly and highly recommend".
Fi from Fineo
Founder, Fineo
"Super helpful and efficient service that saved us so much time in setting up our business. Would highly recommend Open Forest to any start up that wants to get their business set up perfectly from the start".
Conor Fay
Founder, Abhar Materials
"Open Forest has truly been a game changer for us as founders. Their service has made obtaining vital legal documents at this early stage incredibly seamless."
Laura Downes
Founder, Everly
"Open Forest set up our business, the entire process was seamless, stress-free and very efficient. The team just gets it, which allowed us to focus on other parts of the business with confidence. Thank you, Open Forest!"
Elaine Kelly
Founder & CEO, Curly Crowns
"Super service. They worked on weekends and after hours to ensure rapid registration. Despite a name change request by the CRO, we had the company registration in a week."
Brian Mahony
CEO, LCA Developments

Contact us

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