Company has been registered at my address

user1977

gingercordial said:

eddddy said:

Jenniefour said:

Thank you all for your helpful responses. I looked at the other link too - thank you Elsien. It's worrying that someone can set up a company without being obliged to provide some kind of proof of address but folks like me on the receiving end of this kind of action are the ones that have to provide evidence. Wrong way round, surely. 

The "Registered Office Address" is simply a physical address where letters and documents for a company can be sent.

There's no requirement for the company (or directors) to own the property, rent the property, live at the property etc - so it's difficult to know what "proof of address" could be provided.

Often a Registered Office Address is just a mailing address. Somebody at that address just forwards any mail that's addressed to the company.

Perhaps if there's an increase in abuse/fraud, the government will change the rules about registered addresses.

The activation code that the OP has received is supposed to counteract this sort of thing anyway - the company won't be able to file accounts/tax returns online without that code, so they will run into problems unless they intercept the post.  Silly of them to try it really.

This sort of operation probably isn't expecting to be around long enough to trouble themselves with such trivial matters as filing accounts.

Jenniefour

Belated update on this. Companies House dealt with this very efficiently and removed my address from the entry for this company. The default address is now listed as Companies House address.

Titus_Wadd

Thanks for the update, always good to hear the outcome.