| Every company in the United Kingdom has to | | | | Regardless of the reason behind using this service, |
| have an office address which is registered with | | | | it allows official documents to be served at the |
| the government registrar as its official address. | | | | address and can (and indeed must) appear on a |
| There are many reasons companies choose to | | | | company's correspondence, website and invoices. |
| use a registered office address service, from the | | | | |
| need for a more prestigious official address to | | | | London Registrars' registered office address |
| privacy for those trading from a home office. | | | | service furnishes a company with a prestigious |
| Now companies can receive this service free of | | | | official address in central London from which all |
| charge when combined with a company | | | | correspondence will be forwarded to an address |
| secretarial package from London Registrars ( | | | | designated by that company, all for just £199 |
| | | | | plus VAT per annum (plus mail forwarding costs). |
| There are more companies trading successfully | | | | However, this service is completely free of |
| from home offices than ever before, but many | | | | charge with London Registrars' company |
| of these companies require a more business-like | | | | secretarial services, which costs £299 plus VAT. |
| official address (or simply want to protect the | | | | This means that for just £100 more per annum |
| privacy of their own home) so choose to use a | | | | a company can also avail itself of services such |
| registered office address service. Other | | | | as the preparation of its Annual Return and |
| businesses are run from offices that the owners | | | | maintenance of its statutory registers. This |
| deem to be unsuitable as an official address (an | | | | combination of a registered address and statutory |
| undesirable location or an industrial state address, | | | | compliance service at such an affordable annual |
| for instance). They may find a registered office | | | | price provides companies with both a professional |
| address in central London, such as that offered | | | | presence and the peace of mind that all |
| by London Registrars, more preferable. | | | | necessary regulatory requirements are being met. |