What's the difference between a registered office, a director's service address and a trading address?
These three addresses sound similar but do different jobs, and mixing them up is how a home address ends up on the public record. Our service gives you a professional address for the registered office and the director's service address, so neither your company nor its officers have to use a home address. Here is how the three compare:
| Address | What it is | On the public register? |
|---|---|---|
| Registered office | Your company's official address, where Companies House and HMRC send statutory post. | Yes |
| Director's service address | The correspondence address for each director, secretary, LLP member and PSC. | Yes |
| Trading address | Where you actually work, or receive goods and customers. | No, unless you choose to show it |
| SAIL address (optional) | A Single Alternative Inspection Location, where you can keep your statutory registers instead of at the registered office. | Yes |














