Companies House requires a physical UK address as the registered office and sets rules for using a service provider's address. This page sets out the registry's rules only; how a provider treats the address is its own decision.
The registry's own rules for a UK registered office, kept apart from any provider's onboarding practice.
A private limited company's registered office must be a physical address in the UK, in the same UK country where the company is registered, and must be an 'appropriate' address: post delivered there reaches someone acting for the company and the sender can obtain confirmation of delivery. Royal Mail PO Boxes and similar services are no longer allowed.
A company using a service provider's address (for example an accountant or solicitor) as its registered office must still meet all the address requirements, and a company can be struck off the register if it does not provide a compliant registered office address.
A UK limited company must give a registered email address when it is set up and must read emails sent to it; Companies House may use it to contact the company, and it is not published on the public register.
The registered office address appears on the public online register; GOV.UK advises against using a home address for that reason and lists alternatives: another address (such as an accountant or solicitor, with their permission) or an agent who supplies an address. The address must be in place before registration.
A company is registered in one part of the UK (England and Wales, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland) and its registered office must be in that same part; the part cannot later be changed.
Registered office and email addresses (set up a private limited company) — GOV.UK / Companies House
Incorporation and names — GOV.UK / Companies House
Fact sheet last reviewed 2026-09-28. Jurisdiction rules are confirmed against the sources above; a provider's own requirements differ and are confirmed by the provider.
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A private limited company's registered office must be a physical address in the UK, in the same UK country where the company is registered, and must be an 'appropriate' address: post delivered there reaches someone acting for the company and the sender can obtain confirmation of delivery. Royal Mail PO Boxes and similar services are no longer allowed.
A company using a service provider's address (for example an accountant or solicitor) as its registered office must still meet all the address requirements, and a company can be struck off the register if it does not provide a compliant registered office address.
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