I Don’t Want to Use My Home Address for My Business in the UK

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Today’s main concern is: “I don't want to use my home address for my business in the UK, what are the other options?” Many people are worried about whether they have to reveal their home address on their website. Even if registering your home address as your business address is extremely simple, there are some drawbacks.

By law, there’s no rule that stops using a home address for business. The choice of where your business will work is fully up to you—your home, a rented office, or a virtual place. And it is quite desirable, given the current trend of work-from-home culture. The implications of using a home address as a business address are way too many to match the few benefits.

Using your home address for your business is often a simple option, as it means you can start working without any hold-ups. However, there are some consequences to using your personal home address for your business, such as privacy, the impression it gives about your company, what you’ll have to do when changing addresses, and whether you’re in leased accommodation.

If you are not sure whether using your home address for business purposes makes sense, we have covered all the information you need to know. Let’s get into the details one by one.

First off, What Are the Disadvantages of Using Home Address for UK Business?

1. Privacy Issues

When you want to establish a business and get it registered, you have to publicly put all the details about your company on the Companies House website. It will actually appear in Google searches. This can jeopardise the privacy of your home.

2. You Have a Family to Protect

Similarly, using your home address for business purposes could also endanger your family's safety. Once your home address is on public display, people will know where you and your family stay, which may compromise their privacy. Nobody wants that!

3. Uninvited Guests

When you start a business and are relatively successful, you will inevitably attract some detractors and those who will attempt to sabotage your efforts. That is why you should not give out your personal address. There always remains a high chance that your potential clients and, along with them, some creepy stalkers might even reach your address if it is on public display. 

4. Legal Issues

If you want to start a business in England but your home address is in Scotland, this will prevent you from using your home as the business address - because they are in different countries.

5. Mishaps With Mail

Related to the above point, getting all your business mail and your personal mail to the same address can be too much. But, with one of our mail forwarding services, our friendly team can handle your mail professionally.

6. Cold Callers May Disturb You

It is never ideal to have cold callers show up on your doorstep when you are trying to unwind at home. Your family or partner may not be too impressed that you have to answer cold calls.

7. Professional Image

Using your home address as a new business address might also create a perception of unprofessionalism. Choosing a reputable, bustling city centre location for your business is much more appealing to customers and adds a level of dependability and expertise to your company. 

What Address Can I Use for My Business?

The kind of address you will use for your business depends entirely on the type of business you are running. If you have a big budget and need to store products and also maintain a transport system, you may get a physical location as a storehouse. If your business does not require a physical office and you need a space for coworking or just to attend physical meetings sometimes, you may choose to get shared office spaces from us.

In case you have a digital business and need an address just to register your company, you can get a virtual address service from us. To make things easy for company owners, our virtual business addresses can be used for every kind of address needed, from your letters to the business trading, registered office, and directors’ service address.

This means that you’ll have one address to use instead of your home address for all of your business address needs. Typically, a virtual office package consists of:

• ● An official business address for commerce
• ● A mail delivery address
• ● Mail forwarding
• ● A local landline number
• ● A virtual Mobile Number

What Are The Benefits of Using a Designated Business Address?

1. To protect business assets

Just making a business entity is not enough.

Many lawyers suggest using a different address for your LLC or corporation. Having a clear separation between your personal and business money will make it more difficult for an opposing lawyer to “pierce the corporate veil”—or get into your personal assets that should be safe—if a liability problem happens.

Using an address that is not your home, such as a virtual office address, makes it simpler for legal groups to tell apart what is yours and what is your business’s.

2. To obtain business credit

Having a specific business address at a commercial virtual office location will allow you to sign up with business directories. Business credit agencies use information from these directories when evaluating your application for credit, making it more likely for you to be approved.

To obtain business credit, you need to establish a clear distinction between your own personal credit and your business’ by creating a separate legal entity.

This requires registering your business as a limited liability company (LLC) or corporation to give it a credit score and legal structure that is different from your own.

3. To give customers a point of contact

With a virtual office, you will be paired with a committed team of live receptionists who will handle calls for you throughout the day in a courteous and effective manner. Due to time savings and the professional image it presents to both current and potential clients, many businesses find this support to be invaluable.

When they need someone to answer calls in a discreet and private way, virtual receptionists are usually preferred by lawyers and medical professionals.

FAQs

1. Is it compulsory to use home address as a business address in any case?

It is not at all compulsory to use your home address or any other personal residential address as a business’s registered address or Director’s Correspondence addresses.

2. Can you ask Companies House to remove your home address from the register?

You can request that your home address to be removed from publicly register such as a director appointment form, by contacting Companies House. You will need to know which documents include your home address and the process can be overwhelming.

Icon Offices is the Best Choice!

If you want a secure way to buy a virtual business address for your company, we can help you. Let Icon Offices show you why we say we are the best in what we do.

Here, you will find many packages to choose from. Each virtual office package has been made with clients’ needs in mind, without costing too much. All of our virtual office packages come with mail handling. 

For those who want a low-cost virtual office service our Bronze package gives great worth for your money. Our silver, gold and platinum packages come with top features such as a UK Business VoIP landline phone number and mail forwarding by scan to email. 

Some of our packages also have a lot of extra benefits, such as free UK company formation, a free call answering service, a free company logo-making service, a free UK virtual mobile service and much more.

And Some Other Useful Services…

If you need a temporary brick-and-mortar office for your business, we also offer shared office spaces in populated cities like London and Essex and in Scotland. You can also ask for per-hour rates for meeting rooms or conference spaces, we can provide them at unbelievably cheap rates.

So, what are you waiting for? If you don’t want to use your home address for your UK business, contact us today!