The CEA’s second annual report details its activities during 2024 and highlights 22 case studies.

During 2024, the CEA received over 270 complaints from members of the public, as well as almost 200 statutory reports from auditors, examiners, and process advisors.

It also received and examined over 980 statutory reports from liquidators in respect of insolvent companies and the behaviour of the directors of such companies.

The CEA secured 98 restrictions and 22 disqualifications of company directors.

It secured 52 court orders, took 145 witness statements, and CEA officers effected seven arrests in the course of investigative/enforcement activity.

Four investigation files were submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The CEA secured criminal convictions in respect of the company law offences of furnishing false information to the Registrar of Companies, failing to take all reasonable steps to secure a company’s compliance with its accounting obligations, and acting as a company director while disqualified from doing so.

Criminal convictions were also secured in respect of the offences of deception and theft.