UK Registered Office Address service in London

A registered office address is the official legal address of a UK limited company or limited liability partnership. Companies House lists it on the public register, and government bodies use it to send all statutory correspondence. Every UK company must maintain one at all times. The address must sit in the same jurisdiction where you incorporated the company and must meet the appropriate address standard under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023.

Companies House treats these as two separate legal requirements. Your registered office address belongs to the company and receives statutory mail addressed to the company. Your director's service address belongs to you as an individual and receives statutory mail addressed to you personally. To protect your home address on both records, you must purchase the Director's Service Address separately.

A registered office address belongs to the company. A correspondence service address belongs to each individual director, people with significant control (PSC), shareholder, and company secretary. Both appear publicly on the Companies House register and both receive official government correspondence. The distinction comes down to who receives the mail: the company, or the individual officer. To keep your home address off both records, you need both services.

Your Company Formations’ registered office service accepts all statutory mail from official government bodies, including Companies House, HMRC, the Information Commissioner's Office, and courts. We open, scan, and email each item to you within one working day, free of charge. The service does not cover general business mail from clients, suppliers, banks, or couriers. Our Business Address Service handles general correspondence.

Under the Companies Act 2006, every UK company must display its registered office address on its website, invoices, letters, and order forms. You can use our London EC1 address on all company stationery. The address covers statutory mail only and does not function as a trading address. For general business correspondence, our Business Address Service or virtual office address provides a more suitable solution.

You can use our London EC1 address during the company formation process, or switch your existing registered office to our address after incorporation using form AD01 on the Companies House website. If you form a new company through our platform, you select the registered office address service as part of your order.

You can change your registered office at any time, but the new address must stay in the same UK jurisdiction where you incorporated the company. A company incorporated in England and Wales must keep its registered office in England or Wales. Submit form AD01 to Companies House to notify them of the change. The new address takes effect once Companies House processes the form.

Non-UK residents who form a limited company in England and Wales must provide a UK registered office address. An overseas address does not satisfy this requirement. Our London EC1 address meets the legal standard and serves international founders, overseas directors, and non-resident company owners across more than 100 countries. The service activates immediately on purchase with no requirement to visit the UK.

LLPs registered in England and Wales carry the same registered office requirement as limited companies under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000. Your Company Formations address service is available to both structures. If you operate an LLP and want to keep your home address off the public register, our registered office service meets your legal requirement fully.

Your service activates immediately on purchase. Once payment clears, you will receive a confirmation email with your London EC1 address details. You can then use the address at Companies House straight away, either to update an existing registered office using form AD01 or to complete a new company formation.

Your registered office address renews annually at £29.00. We send a renewal reminder before your service expires so you have time to renew without interruption. If you choose not to renew, your service lapses and you must update your registered office address at Companies House to a new address before the expiry date.

A registered office address is a legal requirement under the Companies Act 2006. Companies House lists it publicly and government bodies use it to send statutory correspondence. A trading address is where a business operates or trades from. Companies House does not require it and it does not appear on the public register. A company can hold a registered office in London and trade from anywhere in the UK or overseas.

Companies House can strike a company off the register if it fails to maintain a registered office at all times. Companies House may also take action if it cannot deliver correspondence to the address, or if the address fails to meet the appropriate address standard under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Directors face personal liability if the company is still trading at the point of dissolution.

Provided the virtual office gives you a physical street address that meets the appropriate address standard under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. The address must allow physical delivery of documents, acknowledgement of receipt, and access by a person acting on behalf of the company. Our London EC1 address meets all three requirements and Companies House accepts it as a valid registered office.

The Companies Act 2006 and the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2015 require every UK company to display its registered office address on its website, business letters, invoices, and order forms. Failure to comply is a criminal offence and may result in a fine for the company and its directors. Our address is ready to use on all company materials immediately on purchase.

Your Company Formations renews the registered office address service at the same £29.00 annual price every year. Mail scanning, same-day email forwarding, and UK physical forwarding all sit within that price with no additional charges at any point. The price you pay at purchase is the price you pay at renewal. No increases, no hidden fees.