Protect your home address with a Director Service Address in London EC1
- Active immediately on purchase, no setup delays
- Suitable for directors, company secretaries, PSC shareholders, and LLP members
- Trusted by international founders and overseas directors across more than 100 countries, with no UK presence required
Directors Service Address
£28.00
Per year-
Keep Your Home Address Private
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Official Correspondence Address in London EC1
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Free Mail Scanning and Email Forwarding
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Companies House Compliance
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Lifetime Customer Support
Authorised Agent
ACSP certified by Companies House to verify identities and submit company formation filings on your behalf.
100+ Years Combined Experience
Backed by a team with over a century of hands-on experience in UK company registration, trusted by more than a million clients.
Most-reviewed & Best Rated
UK's #1 most-reviewed company formation service on Google with over 5,000 reviews
Companies House Approved Address
Our London EC1 address meets the appropriate address standard under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.
Is a Director Service Address Right for You?
Home-based directors
When you become a director of a UK company, your home address appears on the Companies House public register unless you provide an alternative. Anyone who searches your name and finds where you live. A director service address replaces your residential address with Your Company Formations’ London EC1 address in the public record from the day your company is formed.
Non-UK resident directors
Directors based outside the UK commonly use a professional service address as their correspondence address for Companies House purposes. Our London EC1 address gives non-resident directors a credible, compliant address without requiring a physical presence in the UK.
Company secretaries and persons with significant control (PSCs)
The service address requirement applies to company secretaries, PSC shareholders, and directors. If you hold any of these roles and want to keep your home address off the public register, you need a separate service address for each role.
Directors of multiple companies
Use the same London EC1 address across multiple companies, noting each company requires its own service address purchase. If you direct more than one UK limited company, you need a separate service address for each. Companies House holds a distinct officer record for every company you are registered with, and each record requires its own correspondence address.
LLP partners
Partners in a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales must provide a correspondence address to Companies House under the same rules that apply to company directors.
How to Set Up Your Director
Service Address
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Purchase Your Director Service Address
Select the director service address service and complete your purchase for £28.00/year. Your service activates immediately on payment, and you will receive a confirmation email with your London EC1 address details.
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Update Your Details at Companies House
Update your correspondence address in your next confirmation statement. If you are forming a new company, enter the London EC1 address as your correspondence address during the incorporation process. Your home address will never appear on the public register.
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Receive Your Mail Digitally
All statutory mail addressed to you personally at your director's service address is scanned and emailed to you the same day at no extra cost. Your home address is now off the public register.
Registered Office Address vs Director Service Address
One address service isn't enough to keep your home address completely private.
| Registered Office Address
£29.00 Per year |
Director Service Address
£28.00 Per year |
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| Purpose | The official address of the company | Official address of each company officer |
| Mail received | Statutory mail addressed to the company from Companies House, HMRC, ICO, and courts | Statutory mail addressed to the individual from Companies House and other government bodies |
| Publicly listed | Companies House company record | Companies House officer record |
| Legal Requirement | Section 86, Companies Act 2006 | Section 163, Companies Act 2006 |
If you run a private limited company from home and want complete privacy, you need both services. An office address from Your Company Formations removes your home address from the company record. The director's service address removes your home address from your personal director record. One service does not cover the other.
3 Addresses Companies House Collects During Company Formation
Companies House collects three distinct addresses for each director during company formation.
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Address Type
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Purpose | Visibility |
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| Registered office address | The company's official address for statutory correspondence | Publicly listed |
| Director's service address | Official correspondence address for company officials | Publicly listed |
| Company Official Residential Address | Identity verification only | Private |
Companies House keeps your residential address on a protected register. It does not appear in public searches and is only accessible in limited legal circumstances. Your service address is what appears publicly on the officer record. If you do not provide a service address at the point of formation, Companies House uses your residential address instead and publishes your home address on the public register by default.
Companies House Director Service Address Requirements
Every director, company secretary, PSC shareholder, and LLP member of a UK limited company or limited liability partnership must provide a service address to Companies House. These requirements apply whether you are a UK resident or an overseas director.
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Address Change Rule
Unlike a registered office address, a director's service address can be anywhere in the world. It does not need to be a UK address, though a UK address is strongly recommended for companies operating in England and Wales.
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Physical Address Required
The address must be capable of receiving legal documents. It must be a full postal address where correspondence is physically deliverable.
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Compliant Company Address
The service address appears publicly on the Companies House officer register. Anyone searching your name or your company name will find it.
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Appropriate address standard
The requirement applies separately to each role. If you are both a director and a PSC shareholder, Companies House holds a service address record for each role.
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Success
Your Company Formations London EC1 address meets all of these requirements. It is a verified physical street address accepted by Companies House as a valid director service address, and it becomes active immediately upon purchase..
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A director service address is the official correspondence address Companies House publishes on the public register for every director of a UK limited company. Government bodies, including Companies House and HMRC, use it to send all statutory notices and legal documents addressed to you personally as a director. It does not have to be where you live or where your business operates.
Your home address is removed entirely from the public Companies House register. Our London EC1 address appears there instead, shielding your residential address from anyone who searches your name or your company. It also prevents unwanted callers from locating your home through a Companies House search, and stops statutory mail from arriving at your front door.
Every director must provide a public correspondence address to Companies House, and there is no opt-out. Searching your name or company name at Companies House will surface it. Using our service address puts our London EC1 address there instead of your home address, keeping your residential address off the public record entirely.
Under the Companies Act 2006, a director's service address can be anywhere in the world. However, a UK address is strongly recommended for companies incorporated in England and Wales. Statutory documents from Companies House and HMRC reach you faster, and a UK address removes any ambiguity around legal service. Our London EC1 address fully satisfies the requirement.
Your service address is your publicly visible correspondence address. Anyone searching Companies House finds it. Your residential address is held privately by Companies House for identity verification purposes only and does not appear in public searches. It is only accessible in limited legal circumstances. Using a professional service address ensures your residential address remains on the protected register and never appears in the public record.
You can use our London EC1 address for both. They are distinct legal requirements covering different parties, the company in one case and you as an individual in the other, and each must be purchased separately. Many directors who form a company through Your Company Formations choose both services and use the same address for both.
Purchase the director service address service, then update your correspondence address when you next file your confirmation statement with Companies House. The new address takes effect once Companies House processes the statement. If you need guidance, our team can walk you through the process or handle the update on your behalf.
The service covers all statutory correspondence addressed to you personally as a director, including letters from Companies House, HMRC, and other government bodies. It does not cover general business mail from clients, suppliers, or banks. For personal business correspondence, a Business Address Service is more suitable.
Your Company Formations renews the director service address at £28.00 every year, the same price you paid at purchase. Mail scanning, same-day email forwarding, and UK physical forwarding are included throughout your subscription. There are no price increases after year one and no fees introduced at renewal.