Business address !

[merseyboy]

Starting a new venture and my home is the registered address of my business. Going to be selling products through a website. I have to declare the business address on the site and just realise that will be my home address.

Can i use my accountants address instead? Is this legal ?

[MarkoTVR]

If you're a Limited company, I believe the Registered Address is supposed to be where all the official company documents are held. Not so sure if you're a Sole Trader, etc.

One question.....if your selling physical items, what address are you going to use to accept returns?

[merseyboy]

MarkoTVR said:

If you're a Limited company, I believe the Registered Address is supposed to be where all the official company documents are held. Not so sure if you're a Sole Trader, etc.

One question.....if your selling physical items, what address are you going to use to accept returns?

I have a warehouse, but its quite away from where i live and where i spend most of my time working. All my paperwork comes to my home address for my other companies that operate through the warehouse, bank statements etc etc all get filed in my home office. Its just more simple, but forgot that this time i have have to advertise the registered address on the site for everyone to see and i don't want it to be my home.

For some reason i think i can use my accountants address on the site as registered business address

[Tiggsy]

very common to use your accountant as the "registered" address for a business.

[mybrainhurts]

If this is a company, the company has to have a registered office, and this can be your accountant's address if he agrees.

It will then be the address where legal documents will be served on you so, if you get naughty, your accountant might not be impressed.

[merseyboy]

thanks for the info guys.

ps - i am never naughty