Change of Company Name Checklist

Posted in Category(ies): Company Name Change
Van-Geraghty
Company Secretarial Services | Corporate Governance | Compliance Tel: +353 (0) 505 34101 Email: vgeraghty@komsec.ie  

In our last blog we looked at the guidelines around choosing a company name.

Today, we give you a useful checklist for reference once you have changed your company name.

Remember, when a company changes its name it must show the previous name for one year from date of change. For example “Heavens Name Limited [formally Good Name Limited}”

  1. Company Secretarial Issues
  • Update Company Registers
  • Display change of Name Certificate
  • Purchase new company seal
  1. Stationery
  • Graphic design for new logo/branding
  • Headed paper
  • Business cards
  • Domain Name
  • Email address
  • Fax auto answerback
  • Franking machines
  • Name badges
  1. Listings
  • Telephone Directory
  • Domain name listings
  • Subscriptions to trade magazines
  1. Internal Documents
  • Check all internal documents i.e.
  • Accounting Documents i.e. Invoices, Purchase orders, Statements
  • Accounting software
  • Internal Memos
  • Voicemail
  • Email signatures
  • Employment Contracts
  • Training material
  • Office Templates
  1. Bank
  • Advise your Bank
  • Cheques and statements
  • Credit & Debit Cards
  1. External
  • Leasing agreements
  • Insurance policies
  • Contracts
  • Links to external Websites
  • Licences
  • Social Media
  • Linkedin
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  1. HR
  • Employee handbooks
  • Pension benefits
  • Recruiting Templates/Job Descriptions
  • Internal awards
  • Health Insurance
  1. Sales & Marketing
  • Website
  • Presentation Templates
  • Golden Pages
  • Telephone Directory
  • Packaging
  • Sales literature
  • Brochures
  • Flyers
  1. Professional Advisors
  • Accountants
  • Auditor
  • Solicitors
  1. SIGNAGE
  • Vehicles
  • Premises