Online accountants in Greystones, from first company to year end

Greystones has the last stop on the southern DART line, a rebuilt harbour with a marina and a Blue Flag beach on its doorstep. Whether you trade from Charlesland, a harbour unit or a spare room in Delgany, staxo is the complete team behind your bookkeeping, VAT, wages, year end and company formation in Greystones. We work online from Ireland, with AI running day and night, and nothing goes to Revenue or the CRO until you approve it.

So there is no trip to an office and no shoebox of receipts in January. Snap a receipt at the harbour, forward a supplier bill from your desk at The GRID, and the team codes it, matches the bank and keeps your VAT position current. If you plan to start a business in Greystones, we register a sole trader from €49 or form a limited company from €199, then run the same books from day one.

22,009 people lived in Greystones-Delgany in April 2022 (CSO Census 2022)

Business in Greystones

The CSO counts Greystones and Delgany as a single town, the second largest in County Wicklow after Bray. It is a young town: at Census 2022 the average age was 37.8, 23.5% of residents were under 15 and 13.8% were 65 or older. Its economy rests on the DART, the harbour, food and wellbeing, and new offices at Charlesland. Across the Mid-East region of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, the regional enterprise plan counts 67 IDA client companies employing 14,024 people, and it names Wicklow as an established screen content cluster, home to Ardmore Studios and Ashford Studios.

Commuters and the DART

Greystones station is the southern terminus of the DART, which reached the town on 10 April 2000. Junction 11 of the N11 links the town by dual carriageway and the M50 is about 10 km north. Since 26 January 2025 the BusConnects routes L1, L2, L3, X1 and X2 serve the area.

Harbour, marina and waterfront

Greystones Harbour was rebuilt as a public private partnership between Wicklow County Council and Sispar Ltd. The scheme combines a marina of more than 200 berths, 5,500 m² of commercial units and 341 homes, and Sispar holds a 30-year concession that began in 2016. Anyone taking a unit there signs a commercial lease, which brings rent, rates and VAT questions from the first month.

Food, wellbeing and independent shops

The Happy Pear, the plant-based food business founded by twins David and Stephen Flynn, opened its first café and natural food shop in Greystones in 2004 and grew from there into cookbooks and media. For any owner-run café or studio on the main street, it shows why the numbers must keep pace when one site becomes two.

Visitors and the seafront

South Beach runs for about a kilometre and holds Blue Flag status, and sea swimming and angling bring visitors to the seafront each summer. For a kiosk, swim school or café near the water, that means a busy season and a quiet winter, so cash flow planning and VAT timing matter more.

Office space and investment sites

The GRID, the Greystones Regional Innovation District at Charlesland, offers more than 14,000 sq ft of offices, co-working and hot desks, with meeting rooms and networking events. Wicklow County Council also markets an IDA-owned strategic site in Greystones as suitable for a large headquarters or a financial services firm.

What staxo does for a Greystones business

staxo is the complete team behind the management, bookkeeping and accounting of a small business in Greystones. We work fully online from Ireland, day and night with AI, and nothing goes to Revenue or the CRO until you approve it.

Bookkeeping in Greystones that keeps up with you

Cronin Electrical Ltd wins the fit-out of a commercial unit at the harbour. The van fills with wholesaler receipts, a deposit lands, and stage payments follow. With staxo, each receipt is photographed and coded the same day, the bank feed is matched, and the job shows its own margin. On the DART home you can check what came in, what went out and who still owes you.

VAT returns sorted before the deadline

Harbour View Café sells coffee, sandwiches and the odd glass of wine to swimmers coming up from South Beach. Food, drink and takeaway sales can carry different VAT rates, and one wrong setting repeats on every till receipt. staxo sets the right rate on each sales line, checks supplier invoices for VAT you can reclaim, and prepares each VAT3 for your approval before it goes to ROS.

Payroll for a growing team

Blackrock Physio opens a second clinic near Greystones station and takes on a receptionist and two part-time physios. staxo registers the business as an employer with Revenue, runs every pay run on time, sends payslips and reports each run to Revenue. A mid-month starter, holiday pay or a summer student all follow the same steps, and you approve the totals first.

Year end, CT1 and the annual return

For a limited company, year end means financial statements, the CT1 corporation tax return and the annual return to the CRO, each with its own date. staxo keeps the books tidy all year, so year end becomes a short review. We draft the accounts, prepare the CT1 and the Form B1, and you sign off before anything is filed. For a sole trader in Greystones, the same records feed your Form 11 income tax return.

CRO and RBO filings after you incorporate

Once the company exists, the CRO and the RBO expect filings on time: a new director, a change of registered office, the beneficial owner register and the annual return. staxo tracks those dates and prepares each form for you to approve, so a company formed in spring meets its first annual return in the autumn. Move from a home address in Delgany to a desk at Charlesland, and we file the change of registered office.

Management numbers you can act on

A swim school on the seafront needs to know in April whether last summer paid for the winter. A consultant working from The GRID needs to know which retainer earns the most per hour. staxo turns your books into a short monthly report: income, costs, cash in the bank, VAT and tax set aside, and what is due next. Plain figures for a hire, a lease or a price change.

Company formation in Greystones, fully online

You can form a limited company from €199 or register as a sole trader from €49, fully online. For a company, staxo checks the name with the CRO, collects the director details including each PPSN, names a company secretary, sets the registered office and prepares the constitution and Form A1, which carries a CRO fee of about €50. The ordinary online A1 queue at the CRO is currently about two weeks. You need no office lease: the registered office can be your own address in Greystones or Delgany.

Pick a name and we check it against the CRO register.
Send the director and secretary details, with each director's PPSN.
Choose the registered office; your home in Greystones works.
Approve the constitution and the Form A1 we prepare.
We file with the CRO and track it to the certificate.

After incorporation, the company registers its beneficial owners with the RBO within five months and registers with Revenue for corporation tax and, where needed, VAT and PAYE. If you trade under a name other than the company name, register a business name with the CRO. The first annual return is due six months after incorporation.

A new Greystones company can book the Business Advice Clinic or mentoring at LEO Wicklow in Rathnew and ask about the Feasibility and Priming Grants. For a desk outside the house, The GRID at Charlesland has co-working and hot desks, and the Wicklow Enterprise Centre in Wicklow Town offers low-cost workspace.

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Local Enterprise Office and supports

LEO Wicklow, based at Wicklow County Campus in Rathnew, is the first stop for a Greystones start-up. It runs a Business Advice Clinic and mentoring, offers the Feasibility, Priming and Business Expansion Grants, and has Digital for Business, Grow Digital and Green for Business supports as well as Microfinance loans. There is no LEO desk in Greystones itself, so most owners reach the Rathnew team by phone on 0404 30800 or by email.

Local Enterprise Office Wicklow · Bray & District Chamber · The GRID (Greystones Regional Innovation District), Charlesland · Wicklow Enterprise Centre, The Murrough, Wicklow Town

Rates, the council and Revenue

Commercial rates in Greystones are set by Wicklow County Council, and the town sits in the council's Greystones Municipal District with Delgany and Kilcoole. Your bill is the Net Annual Value of the property, set by Tailte Éireann, multiplied by the council's Annual Rate on Valuation. Wicklow County Council's rate for 2026 is 0.2240 according to Tailte Éireann, up from 0.217 in 2025. Check the council's commercial rates page before you sign a lease.

Revenue handles business tax for Greystones through national services and lists no public office in County Wicklow. A sole trader registers online through ROS or myAccount; a company is registered by its tax agent through ROS. Questions go through MyEnquiries, or the business helpline on 01 7383630, 09:30 to 13:30, Monday to Friday.

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Accountants in Greystones: your questions

Which council sets commercial rates in Greystones?

Wicklow County Council sets the Annual Rate on Valuation for the whole county, including the Greystones Municipal District. The Tailte Éireann table for 2026 gives Wicklow a rate of 0.2240. Your bill is that rate multiplied by the Net Annual Value of your premises, so check both before you sign a lease at the harbour or Charlesland.

Where is the Local Enterprise Office for Greystones?

Greystones is covered by Local Enterprise Office Wicklow, based at Wicklow County Campus, Clermont House, Rathnew. It has no office in Greystones, so most owners start by phone on 0404 30800 or by email to enterprise@leo.wicklowcoco.ie. The office runs business advice clinics and mentoring, offers the Feasibility, Priming and Business Expansion Grants, and has information on Microfinance loans.

Do I need an office in Greystones to set up a company?

No. The registered office must be a physical address in the State that An Post can deliver to, so your home in Greystones or Delgany works. staxo forms a limited company online from €199 or registers a sole trader from €49. The CRO needs a company name, the director details including each PPSN, a secretary, the registered office and the constitution, all filed on Form A1.

How long does it take to register a company from Greystones?

Where you live makes no difference, since the whole process runs online with the CRO. The ordinary online A1 queue is currently about two weeks. A form sent back for correction joins the queue again on the date it is resubmitted, so we check every field before filing. After that come Revenue registration for tax and the RBO filing within five months.

Does Revenue have an office near Greystones?

Revenue lists no public office in County Wicklow. Most business queries go through MyEnquiries in ROS or myAccount, and the business and self-assessed helpline is on 01 7383630, 09:30 to 13:30 on weekdays. For a face-to-face meeting, the nearest public office is the Central Revenue Information Office on Cathedral Street, Dublin 1, a DART ride from Greystones, which takes appointments and drop-ins.

Is there a chamber of commerce in Greystones?

The Chambers Ireland directory lists no chamber for Greystones. The nearest listed member is Bray & District Chamber, which covers Bray and its district. For networking closer to home, The GRID at Charlesland runs events for the businesses that work there, and LEO Wicklow offers mentoring and advice clinics for owners across the county.

Sources and last reviewed

Last reviewed 2026-10-16. Rates, grants and hub details change, so check the source before you act on a figure.

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