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Registered Office Articles
The role of a registered office
in the UK
In the UK the Companies Act generally allows one or more persons
to form a company for any lawful purpose provided that they
subscribe to its memorandum of association. Every company formed
under the act must have a registered office that will be used
as its address for formal communication.
The company secretary has an important role to play in connection
with the running of a registered office. He is the person
responsible for establishing and maintaining it. Since it is
the company's address for formal communications, it must be
maintained properly. This makes it necessary that the address
used for the purpose must be a real one. It is a legal necessity
as well as an important element for successful running of one’s
business.
In this regard, it is recommended that one must be able to deal
promptly with any mail sent to the registered office. Letters
from the Companies House will be sent to this office. Important
letters like legal demands for payment of money you owe to anyone
will be addressed to this office. Now, if you do not respond
to this type of letter quickly, it may result in further legal
action or even insolvency.
Therefore, the registered office of a company must be run by
a secretary who is responsible and proactive. He must ensure
that all official mail sent to the office is being responded
to properly and in time. He is also responsible for ensuring
the that all the company's business stationery carries the necessary
details such as, registered number, place of registration and
most importantly, the registered office address.
If you are not in a position to afford a physical registered
office in a valid place in the UK, you can utilise
the service of agencies that manage and maintain this type of
office. They will provide a real postal address in an authorised
place and deliver you the mail on time. Such firms often have
an online presence and you can avail their service through the
Internet.
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