How do I change my registered office? From time to time the registered office of a company (including limited liability partnership) may need to be changed such as moving to a new service provider or relocating. The good news is, this is a simple straight forward process.

There are two ways to change your registered office, firstly we’ll look at the easiest and quickest online method.

How do I change my registered office online
To change your registered office online you will require 4 pieces of information.

• Company Name / Registration Number
• Companies House Web Filing Account log in details (you can sign up free if needed here)
• Company Authentication Code (please see lost authentication code article if needed)
• New Registered Office Address

(For more information on what a registered office is. Please see our related article here)

The main requirement is that the registered office address must be readily available for mail to be delivered and where necessary someone must be available to sign for the mail being received. The person signing for the mail does not need to be an officer or employee of the company.

The company’s registered office should appear on the company’s

• Business letters, emails and other correspondence
• Other business stationary
• Invoices and order forms
• Brochures and other marketing materials
• Websites.

The company name must usually be displayed at the registered office so that a customer or member of the public can view it. It is also usual for the registered office address to be displayed at any other office or location operated by the company.

Although dormant companies are except from the requirement to display their name at the registered office, the registered office address is still mandatory.

A company must also make certain statutory documents available for inspection at their registered office unless they have a SAIL address (single alternative inspection location) This includes company registers and a register of members, directors, etc. Although this information is freely available online. Members of the public may request to view these documents at your registered office (this however is extremely rare).

A company change choose to change their registered office address at any time. Please see our article on how to change your registered office”