Meddling Companies Registration Office
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Companies Registration Office is a repository of information; we tell them what we’re calling our business and they do their thing and make sure that there’s a record of it in the State.
So why are they taking it upon themselves to dictate to me what I can call my business?
I have tried to register the name Simple Assembly Me Hole as a business, but someone in there with far too much time on their hands keeps vetoing my decision on what I want to call my business. Who do they think they are – my grandmother?
I will be taking this matter up with the Assistant Registrar on Tuesday:
- It’s not as if any of the words are offensive – like feck or hoor, or worse!
- I’ve enjoyed a week of successful media coverage – including the Ray Darcy show after which not one member of the public complained or chose to be annoyed. Indeed The Irish Times named us as their favourite flatpack assembly company because of our name. See for yourself here.
- In these recessionary times, you’d expect that the CRO, as an office of the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment would do everything in its power to support the creation of jobs and not waste this entrepreneur’s time with petty-minded bureaucracy.
In the meantime, I thought I’d just share this information here in the hope that any Sunday Business Post readers who may have encountered this problem before might know a solution? If so, please comment below.
PS – welcome oh Sunday Business Post readers… surely you’ve more things to be doing than assembling flatpack furniture? Indeed. That’s why you’re here? Allow me to direct you.
Hi Mary,
The Company Registration Office are allowed to object to company names they feel would be offensive to the public or a section of the public.
It is their right to do so.
It is in their printed and available rules.
It is law.
It is also their decision to what is offensive and if you disagree with it you can take it to court.
All this is in their “rules to registering a company name” which can be seen on their website, on any registration material or they will tell you over the phone.
Carla
Carla,
It is not the business of the CRO what is and is not offensive, that is the business of companies themselves. Anyway, what one person finds offensive may be totally different for another person. It’s PC gone mad. This is a free country and the CRO should not be given such a power.
Ciaran
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You’ll get some great publicity out of this none the less.
FYI – I love the name.
Maybe they’re objecting to the bad grammar? Perhaps if you changed the name to ‘Simple Assembley MY Hole??
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