Where to get UK virtual address for registration?

[Kawaii Era]

Hello,

I'm planning to start an agency to help individuals who want to run Shopify stores and use Shopify Payments, which is only available in certain countries. We are able to access Shopify Payments by registering a UK LTD.

When registering a company with the UK Companies House, a business address is required, and typically, a virtual address is used. I took this service from an agency two years ago without any issues, and now I'd like to offer the same service to clients who are interested in setting up their own UK LTDs to use Shopify Payments.

Here are my questions:

1. Where can I obtain virtual addresses for my clients?
2. Once I secure a virtual address, how do I manage the mail and other correspondence?
3. UK Companies House sends physical letters to the registered business address. If I use the same virtual address for multiple clients, will this cause any issues, and how can I manage it efficiently?
4. Is it possible to request that the UK Companies House send correspondence only via email rather than physical letters? If so, how do I set this up?

Thank you.

 

[fisicx]

Forget this idea. The rules are changing and your business plan will no longer work. You need an address for each company that has someone able to sign for documents.

 

[WaveJumper]

Funny enough I was looking at this very topic last night

Get ready for changes to UK company law – Companies House

We’re aiming to introduce the first set of changes brought in by the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act on 4 March 2024. Here’s what you need to know.

companieshouse.blog.gov.uk

 

[eteb3]

Legal Changes to Registered Address providers, and impact on overseas owners.

People have come to these forums a few times looking for advice on having a registered address service for their Limited company, and the advice has generally been it shouldn't matter that much to use your own personal address (with a few rare edge cases). In March the law changed around...

www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk

 

[fusion3]

If I owned a building, this would still be doable wouldn't it?

 

[eteb3]

If you're going to staff it throughout normal business hours, yes.

 

[fusion3]

If you're going to staff it throughout normal business hours, yes.

Just to confirm, normal business hours meaning 09:00 - 17:00?

 

[Newchodge]

If I owned a building, this would still be doable wouldn't it?

If you guaranteed compliance with Companies House rules.

 

[Russ Michaels]

most company formation services offer virtual addresses. The simplest solution would be to set yourself up as a reseller.

 

[eteb3]

most company formation services offer virtual addresses.

And according to @Ozzy 's researches, most don't meet the new requirements introduced by ECCTA.

 

[Russ Michaels]

And according to @Ozzy 's researches, most don't meet the new requirements introduced by ECCTA.

well they will need to address that if that's the case, But you can simply contact them and ask them.

 

[Newchodge]

well they will need to address that if that's the case, But you can simply contact them and ask them.

And when they say 'that's not a problem, just pay the bill' you are going to believe them?