A directors service address is an address which the director of a company has chosen to be where statutory correspondence can be sent and received. This might include official notices as well as official letters from Companies House, HMRC, Insolvency Service, the courts, and government agencies.
Who Should Have a Director Service Address?
All directors of companies in the United Kingdom should have a directors service address. If a company has more than one director, all of those directors should have a director’s service address – not just one. This information should be given to Companies House when a company is set up and registered. In cases when a new director is appointed, that director should provide Companies House with his or her director’s service address. It should also be provided when a notification is sent to a person with significant control (also known as the PSC).
One of the most frequently asked questions surrounding directors service address is whether it should be a commercial address or if it can be a residential address. It can be either but it is highly recommended that the director’s service address is not a residential one as this information is available on the public record and therefore anyone can see it. A directors service address does not need to be in the United Kingdom, unlike a registered office address. The most important thing is that the address is a real, physical address and that it is a place where mail can be sent, received, and accessed by the director in question.
What is the Difference Between a Director Service Address and a Registered Office Address?
A director’s service address is a requirement for all directors in any company in the United Kingdom. It would serve as the director’s official address for receiving any mail. Any personal mail that comes from the UK government and its agencies would be sent to this address. It can be anywhere in the UK or anywhere in the world.
As for a registered office address, this is the address used officially by a company in the United Kingdom. Any official mail or any legal notice would be sent to this address. Unlike a director service address, it should be an address in the United Kingdom and it should be in the same area where the company has been incorporated.
How Do You Change a Director Service Address?
A director of a company can change his or her director’s service address any time that he or she chooses to. It is important, however, that he or she notifies Companies House in the soonest time possible. The CH02 form should be used if it is for a corporate director and the CH01 form should be used if it is for a natural director. These forms can be found online. Once approved, the director’s service address will be published in 24 hours.
Directors of companies in the United Kingdom should not interchange a registered office address from a directors service address since these are two different things. The director service address is not a requirement but is usually used by directors to easily know which mail or notifications are addressed personally to them.
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