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Membership organisations

NACE division 94. 1,914 active Irish companies, 303 registered in the last 12 months. List and filter them →

1,914 active Irish companies in membership organisations, 19% of other services. 303 were set up in the past year (15.8%).

2nd of 3 in other services24th of 86 of all activities by size17th of 76 by start-up rate
Active companies
1,914
Other services: 9,911
Median filing delay
242 days
Ireland: 273 days
Annual returns overdue
12.5%
Ireland: 11.3%
Foreign parent
0
of 14 with an LEI

Sector economy

Official statistics for membership organisations: business surveys (European Commission) and the CSO. A tag shows when the CSO only publishes the figure for a wider group.

Irish services confidence
+24.8
51st percentile since 2005 · EU +6.0 · Oct 2026
People employed
17,000
+38.2% on a year · 2026 Q2
Average weekly earnings
€788
+3.5% on a year · Ireland €1,047
Job vacancy rate
0.7%
Ireland 1.3% · 2026 Q2 Arts, entertainment, recreation and other service activities
EU, this activityIreland, this activity (to Jan 2023)Ireland, services confidence
-100-50050100Nov 2016Nov 2018Nov 2020Nov 2022Nov 2024Oct 20269725

Confidence indicators are balances: % of firms reporting improvement minus % reporting deterioration, seasonally adjusted; services confidence combines business situation, past demand and expected demand. Ireland's figures by activity stop in Jan 2023; the Commission still publishes Ireland's sector-wide indicators.

Sources: European Commission, Business and Consumer Surveys; CSO BRA31, BRA36, BRA34, EHQ15, EHQ03, EHQ16, QES01, MIM05, RSM08, MSI03, WPM35, SPP10, AIA30, ANA09, BAA14, TEC02, JCQ01, EINO09, BPA36, DEA07, CIRGDP04 (CC BY 4.0).

All measures

Every measure we compute for membership organisations, ranked against the other activities (1st = highest value). Hover a card for the definition. Compare in the sector explorer.

Company base

Active companies
1,914
24th of 86 activities
New companies, 12 months
303
24th of 86 activities
Formation rate
15.8%
20th of 86 activities
Dissolution rate
4.1%
64th of 86 activities
Net formation rate
11.8%
14th of 86 activities
In liquidation or strike-off
3.5%
66th of 86 activities

Filing behaviour

Median filing delay
242 days
79th of 86 activities
Accounts filed late
5.8%
26th of 86 activities
Annual return overdue
12.5%
61st of 86 activities
Filings on time (3 years)
92.7%
59th of 86 activities
Filing discipline score
81.0
46th of 86 activities
December year end
58.4%
48th of 86 activities
Changed year end
2.7%
40th of 86 activities

Structure

Limited by guarantee (CLG)
91.1%
1st of 86 activities
Designated activity (DAC)
0.7%
25th of 86 activities
Unlimited companies
0.0%
58th of 86 activities
At a mass registered address
6.5%
58th of 86 activities
Registered in Dublin
36.1%
50th of 86 activities
County concentration (HHI)
1,562
55th of 86 activities
Have an LEI
0.7%
52nd of 86 activities
Foreign parent (LEI data)
0.0%
31st of 86 activities

Links

Employment permits per 1,000 companies
61.7
39th of 86 activities
Public contracts won
€1m
46th of 63 activities
Companies with public contracts
0.4%
54th of 86 activities
Enforcement notices per 1,000
0.0
16th of 86 activities

Labour (CSO)

People employed
17,000
32nd of 82 activities
Employment growth
+38.2%
5th of 66 activities
Average weekly earnings
€788
31st of 39 activities
Earnings growth
+3.5%
24th of 39 activities

Where and when

New companies per year

01002003002011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 727220152016: 16116120162017: 21521520172018: 15515520182019: 17217220192020: 20020020202021: 19019020212022: 17917920222023: 24124120232024: 19019020242025: 21721720252026: 2802802026

Newest companies

CompanyCountyRegistered
GLENCORRIB KILROE COMMUNITY SPORTSFIELD COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEGalway11 Nov 2026
LIGHTCONE AI SAFETY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin11 Nov 2026
THE JORDANIAN COMMUNITY IN IRELAND PETRA CULTURAL BRIDGE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin9 Nov 2026
THE CLONLYON FOUNDATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin9 Nov 2026
ETHIOPIAN MUTUAL AID IDIR IN IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin9 Nov 2026
CHINESE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING & CULTURE ASSOCIATION IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin6 Nov 2026
CCC CITADEL OF TRUTH PARISH (NHQ) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin4 Nov 2026
SRAID AN TEAMPAILL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEERoscommon4 Nov 2026
ENNISCORTHY CENTRAL MOSQUE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEWexford3 Nov 2026
CUIDEACHTA AN IARTHAIR COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEGalway3 Nov 2026
RCCG KING'S SANCTUARY NAVAN COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEMeath3 Nov 2026
IRELAND UGANDA TRADE & INVESTMENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ( IUTICC) COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin2 Nov 2026
CAPPAMORE COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEELimerick2 Nov 2026
CARBURY DERRINTURN COMMUNITY GROUP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEKildare2 Nov 2026
SLIGO ISLAMIC SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CENTER COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEESligo30 Oct 2026
CASHEL BUSINESS & CULTURAL ASSOCIATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEETipperary23 Oct 2026
LAGOINHA BAPTIST CHURCH GALWAY COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEGalway22 Oct 2026
GROUNDED PLATFORM COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin22 Oct 2026
CHURCH AT DUBLIN CBF COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin21 Oct 2026
ERASMUS STUDENT NETWORK IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin21 Oct 2026
HEARTLANDS PRIDE ATHLONE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEWestmeath20 Oct 2026
SEO MISE/THIS IS ME COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDonegal19 Oct 2026
BICYCLE INDUSTRY IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin19 Oct 2026
THIRD WAVE CITY CHURCH COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEEDublin19 Oct 2026
ECG THE JESUS NATION COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEELimerick16 Oct 2026

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Companies: CRO open data, by the NACE code each company declares. Sector economy: see sources above.

CRO records an activity code (NACE) for 64.0% of active companies (99.2% of those under 5 years old, 99.5% of those 5 to 10 years old, 12.2% of those over 10 years old), so company counts by sector cover the coded companies, which skew young.

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