If you start a limited company in the UK..
If you start a limited company in the UK what are the rules on the addresses you use?
For instance if you purchase a mail facility from a virtual office company, but don’t inform them that it is your trading address is that allowed? Furthermore if you don’t tell them (or anyone else where you can be found) is that allowed?
As a director I thought that you had to list your home address as a director. Are you allowed to list a virtual office address instead? Furthermore you don’t tell the virtual office any personal details about yourself.
If you visit companies house and investigate carbon neutral heating company limited you will find out that they are registered at 3 gloucester road in Bath. David Jacobs has only paid for a mail collection service.
David Jacobs does not live at 3 Gloucester Road in Bath, but he does list this as his directors address.
If he is not allowed to do this how can you enforce it?
If he is allowed to do this – how can you enforce any debt?
March 4, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Many people use registered office services for limited companies. This is not illegal as long as the rules are followed. For more information read about registered office suppliers here.
June 8, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I think you do need an address – a way of tracing back from hte owner of the company to them. Yes a trading address can be virtual – but you do need to follow the rules. In th eabove case David Jacobs MA did not. The virtual company were unaware that he was doing this.
Indeed his present employer also used 3 gloucester street as an address – before having to change to a different virtual address. David Jacobs then resigned as a director.
His present address is:
Hatfield Cottage, Hatfield Road Bath Bath And North East Somerset BA2 2BD, Freehold, Detached, £312000, 30/09/05
although he does not own it – and boasts that he pays no UK taxation.