Physical and appropriate
Documents delivered by hand or post must be expected to reach someone acting for the company, and the sender must be able to obtain delivery acknowledgement.
First Elite Global can arrange a registered-office address service for an eligible UK company once the exact address, jurisdiction, identity checks, mail handling, fees, service term and renewal conditions are confirmed in writing. The address becomes the company’s public statutory contact point. It is not automatically a director service address, trading address, workspace, general-mail service or guarantee of company, tax, banking or visa approval.
A professional-looking postcode is not enough. The address must remain legally appropriate and operationally capable of bringing official documents to the company’s attention.
Documents delivered by hand or post must be expected to reach someone acting for the company, and the sender must be able to obtain delivery acknowledgement.
The address must be in the same part of the UK as the company: England and Wales, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. An address cannot move a company between them.
The registered office is published online. If a home address should remain private, an eligible alternative must be in place before it is filed.
A third-party address requires permission and an active service. Royal Mail PO Boxes and similar services cannot be used as the registered office.
If Companies House considers an address inappropriate, it may move the company to a default address. The company may then need to provide an appropriate replacement with evidence within 28 days or face strike-off action.
A useful proposal should remove ambiguity before payment or filing. It should identify every permitted address use, mail process, charge and exit condition.
The legal provider, available address, eligible company types and whether the address is in England and Wales, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Whether Companies House, HMRC, court, creditor and other statutory mail is accepted, plus any excluded sender, parcel, signed-for or general-business items.
How the company is notified, the expected handling frequency, secure delivery channel, onward postage, storage period and collection arrangements.
Whether First Elite Global only supplies the permitted address or also coordinates the registered-office filing for a new or existing company.
Whether a director or PSC service address, business correspondence address, virtual-office service or general mail forwarding is separately available and priced.
The start date, minimum term, renewal notice, late-payment outcome, cancellation process, rejected-mail policy and time allowed to register a replacement address.
Ask for one itemised order showing the address use, company names, mail handling, forwarding charges, taxes, term, renewal and exit steps. This is more useful than broad “transparent pricing” or “fast service” language.
One location can sometimes serve more than one purpose, but the legal role and mail scope are not interchangeable. Each use needs explicit permission.
The company’s official address for statutory correspondence and service of documents. It appears on the public register and must remain appropriate.
A public correspondence address for an officer or person with significant control. It may match the registered office only when that use is permitted and included.
A service for customer, supplier or general business correspondence. It is not automatically included with a registered office and may have different mail limits.
A director’s or PSC’s home address filed with Companies House on the private register. An address service does not remove the duty to provide it where required.
The address should only be filed after the company and intended use have been accepted and the service terms are clear.
State whether the company is new or existing, its legal type and the part of the UK in which it is or will be incorporated.
Provide the requested identity, address, ownership, control and business-activity information. Additional evidence may be required after review.
Check the exact address use, mail categories, delivery method, fees, taxes, term, renewal, cancellation and excluded services.
Do not put the address on incorporation documents, Companies House filings, banking applications or stationery before written activation.
File the address through the agreed route. For an existing company, the change does not take effect until Companies House registers it.
Keep contact details current, act on official post, track the renewal date and register a replacement before the service ends.
A registered office is not passive. The provider’s handling process and the company’s internal response process must work together.
Do not leave the handover until the final day.If the service ends, register an appropriate replacement before access is withdrawn. Companies House says an inappropriate address can lead to default-address action and possible strike-off. See the official registered-office guidance.
Price and activation depend on the actual company, address use and mail workflow. Request an itemised quote instead of relying on a generic package or instant-activation promise.
New incorporation, active company, late change, default-address case or other filing status.
One or more companies, LLPs or other accepted legal persons, each subject to eligibility.
Registered office only, or separate director, PSC, trading or general-mail address services.
Ownership structure, countries involved, regulated activities and any additional evidence review.
Scanning, dispatch frequency, physical forwarding, signed delivery, storage, collection and volume.
Whether address permission alone is supplied or the order includes filing coordination and handover.
Ask for the service fee, VAT or other taxes, scanning, forwarding, postage, storage, filing support, renewal price, cancellation notice, late-payment terms and any refund limits in one document.
Send enough information to identify the correct jurisdiction, address uses and handling method. Do not upload sensitive documents until a secure channel is confirmed.
New or existing company
Legal type and company number
UK incorporation jurisdiction
Director and ownership countries
Intended business activity
Required address uses
Scan, forward or collection preference
Current address and any deadline
These official sources define the address, public-register, change and service-provider boundaries summarised above.
Official guidance checked 11 August 2026. Confirm the exact provider, address, supervision status, fees and service terms in writing before activation.
A registered office is the company’s official address for statutory correspondence and service of documents. It appears on the Companies House public register and must remain an appropriate address at all times.
UK companies and LLPs must maintain a registered office. A sole trader does not have a Companies House registered office, although they may separately buy a business-address or mail service.
Yes, but the address will be public. If you do not want a home address on the register, arrange a permitted alternative before incorporation or before filing a change.
It must be a physical, appropriate address in the same UK jurisdiction as the company: England and Wales, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Royal Mail PO Boxes and similar services cannot be used.
The address is public, and previous registered-office addresses may remain visible in filing history. Changing the current address does not automatically remove historical exposure.
Potentially, provided the offered address is in the correct jurisdiction, the provider accepts the company after checks and the company can reliably receive and act on official post. Overseas ownership does not remove directors’ filing duties.
No. A director or PSC service address is a separate public correspondence address for an individual. It may match the registered office, but only when the written service terms expressly include that use.
No. A registered-office service is not automatically a virtual office, trading address, parcel service or customer-mail facility. The proposal should list exactly which mail types and onward-delivery services are included.
The written scope should state which mail is accepted, how it is identified, scanned or forwarded, expected dispatch frequency, onward postage, storage, collection, rejected items and what happens to urgent legal notices.
Tell Companies House within 14 days. The change only takes effect after Companies House registers it, so keep the old service active until the replacement has been accepted and the handover is complete.
Arrange and register a replacement before the service expires or is cancelled. An inappropriate address can be moved to a Companies House default address, and the company may need to provide evidence of a new appropriate address within 28 days or face strike-off action.
Tell First Elite Global where the company is incorporated, which address uses are required and how official mail should reach you. Ask for the exact provider, address, inclusions, exclusions, price and exit process before paying or filing.
