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Mary Geisenhoff
Staff Writer
A Registered Office Address is where a company (e.g. ABC Ltd)
receives its official correspondence from Companies
House (UK governmental agency) and HMRC
(UK government tax office).
If you're a limited company (Ltd or Limited), LLP, PLC, Inc.
and so on, you will need an official company
address. This address is termed 'Registered Office Address'.
The address will be part of the Public Registry of the Companies
House. This is something to keep in mind if using a personal
residence as a registered address. Additionally, UK rules stipulate
that this address must be displayed as the address on the company
letterhead (on the footer). This letterhead is required for
all official correspondence.
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Some businesses prefer to get a registered address through a
companies service provider who provide this service. All addresses
provided by companies service providers (such as ourselves)
must be authorised to be used as Registered Office Addresses
(our license).
You must note that PO Boxes (provided by Royal Mail) can not
be used as your Registered Office Address. Additionally, packages
cannot be received or sent from a P.O. Box. For this reason,
many companies prefer to get an address through a registered
address provider. You can use a PO Box, if it is used in conjunction
with the registered address.
Registered companies (commonly referred to as subscribers)
do not have to be residents of the UK. Furthermore, your registered
address does not have to be the same address where you conduct
day to day business. It will serve as the address to receive
and send official correspondence. If you use your personal residence
for this purpose, your local authority may not allow business
to be conducted on the premises.
In addition to Companies House, HM
Revenue & Customs (HMRC) requires many forms for businesses
to fill out, most of which require a registered business address.
Get a registered office with mail redirection and work from home, today!
References:
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/index.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companies_House
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/vat/start/register/when-to-register.htm#2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added_tax
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