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I am just about to incorporate a company in the UK as I am about to go through a thirteen week accelerator programme.

In order to incorporate I am required to provide a registered office address, would you recommend providing the location of the thirteen week programme as the registered office, or using someone's personal address?

Either would be a temporary solution as after the thirteen weeks we would be looking for an office. Is it straightforward to change the registered office address?

Thanks!

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Assuming you currently live in the UK, it is best to use your home address as the Registered Address. It is trivial to change later, via a form from Companies House (online).

Many company formation agents try to up-sell a "prestigious" Registered Address, but this is not necessary and just a way for them to increase their revenue.

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That's great, thanks Steve! – Andy Williams Aug 14 '12 at 14:28
I use capital-office.co.uk because last time I moved it was a hassle to get changed and Companies House would only send authentication for moving to my old address after I moved out. So with the new setup I just have a PO Box and they redirect to my home. – Hansi Aug 16 '12 at 17:53

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