Where the company officially exists.
WHAT A REGISTERED OFFICE IS
The company's official address for service of documents.
WHY IT MATTERS
Official communications are sent there and are deemed received.
WHAT THAT MEANS
Notices, demands and proceedings arrive at that address whether or not you see them.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That the address is one where post is actually collected.
WHY
Companies lose cases and miss deadlines because documents went to an address nobody visits.
WHAT TO AVOID
Using an address you no longer control Using a former accountant's address after the relationship ends Failing to update after moving
WHAT TO DO ON MOVING
File the change, promptly.
WHAT MUST BE KEPT THERE
Statutory registers, or at a permitted alternative that is notified.
WHAT MUST BE DISPLAYED
The company name, where required.
WHAT COMPANY DETAILS MUST APPEAR ON DOCUMENTS
Typically: the company name, registration number, registered office address.
WHERE THEY MUST APPEAR
Letters, invoices, orders and the website, per the requirements.
WHY IT MATTERS
It is a requirement and its absence looks unprofessional.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
That templates carry the correct details.
WHAT TO UPDATE WHEN ANYTHING CHANGES
Registry filings Bank records Contracts and counterparties Templates and website Licences and registrations
WHY THAT LIST
Changes are filed at the registry and forgotten everywhere else.
WHAT TO KEEP
Evidence of every notification.
