The registered office is simply the company’s official address for formal communications where all statutory mail is sent including letters from Companies House, HM Revenue & Customs and The Courts Service. The location of your registered office is an important consideration when deciding to set up a limited company and there are a variety of factors to consider:

• The address given must be a real address not just a PO Box number.

• All registered UK companies are legally required to have a registered office address in England and Wales (or Scotland if your company is register there). Non UK directors wishing to set up a company might want to consider a registered office service; this can be selected as an optional service when forming through Wisteria Formations.

• The address you select also appears on all public documents and is available through the Companies House website meaning that anyone will be able to see it.   Therefore if your service address is your residential address then you might want to consider using an alternate address or registered office service to keep your home address private.

• It is also important for your registered office address to be efficient in forwarding post to your company as there are many important documents from the likes of Companies House, HM Revenue & Customs and The Courts Service that will require your attention and may have associated fines if not dealt with within specific time periods.

• It is a legal requirement to display the company name at the registered office address. To add to this the registered office address must also appear on company stationery and paper work as well as (after the Companies Act 2006) being displayed on your company website and any electronic communications.

Given the considerations you may want to use Wisteria Formations’ registered office service especially if you are a non-UK resident or wish to keep your residential address private. This includes a high quality mail forwarding service that will deal with your post efficiently and with speed. At your choice we can also scan and email mail to you, therefore if anything is urgent and requires your attention you will receive it immediately, ideal for anyone living abroad or within the UK. To add to this all statutory mail is forwarded free of charge unlike many formation agents. Any other mail forwarded at a cost of £1 per mail (the charge may be higher for those living abroad who request the physical mail to be forwarded).

If you would like to use Wisteria Formations as your registered office and set up a private limited company please follow the link below.

For further information on company formations please contact our support team on 0844 893 0808 or send them a message at formations@wisteria.co.uk and they will respond shortly.

https://www.wisteriaformations.co.uk/uk_company_registration/list_company

Wisteria differentiates and benefits from being part of Wisteria Charted Accountants giving reassurance of high quality and professional service as well as being able to take advantage of a variety of complementary services including free telephone support as well as free consultation with a tax adviser or Chartered Accountant. On top of this the company offers a range of additional services including:

• Accountancy and business advice
• Business Plans
• Tax advice
• Company Secretary
• Registered office and mail forwarding
• VAT registration / PAYE registration