Our history

Our roots date back to the 1930s and 1940s. Over the years various registration businesses were acquired and eventually consolidated in 1991 to form Independent Registrars Group Limited.

In the 1990s Independent Registrars Group Limited (renamed IRG plc) purchased several businesses, and in April 2000, Capita plc purchased IRG plc to form Capita IRG Plc.

Following the purchase, Capita IRG Plc rebranded its various businesses to form:

• Capita Registrars - providing share registration and associated services in the UK
• Capita Registrars (Ireland) - expanding national coverage to Ireland (originally called Capita Corporate Registrars)
• Capita IRG Trustees Limited - a separate business that is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
• Capita Share Plan Services – a trading name of Capita IRG Trustees Limited, providing share plan administration and Share Incentive Plans (SIPs)
• Capita Share Dealing Services – another trading name of Capita IRG Trustees Limited, providing dealing services
• Capita Printing Services – providing security, commercial and digital print and mail services.

In September 2007, Capita IRG Plc changed its name to Capita Registrars Limited.

Today we are a leading player in the share registration market in both the UK and Ireland, with more than 50% as many AIM companies as our nearest rival (as of May 2011).