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This guidance also applies to:

• limited liability partnerships (LLPs)
• Scottish qualifying partnerships (SQPs)
• the Register of Overseas Entities

Who can apply

You can apply to remove a home address as:

• an individual 鈥� form SR01
• a company, on behalf of current or former shareholders (members) 鈥� form SR02
• a person who registers a charge (mortgage) 鈥� form SR03 (form LL SR02 for LLPs)

How to apply

Applying as an individual 鈥� SR01

It costs 拢30 to remove an address. You鈥檒l need to pay for each document listed in your application.

The form has full instructions on how to send your SR01 application and how to pay the fee. We鈥檒l reject your application if you do not pay the correct fee.

Removing a home address used as a registered office address

If the company is active聽(not dissolved), you must change the company鈥檚 registered office address before applying.

If the company is dissolved, you must wait 6 months before applying to remove an address used as a registered office.

Applying as a company, or as a person who registers a charge 鈥� SR02 or SR03

You can only apply if the company鈥檚 activities mean the person, or anyone else at the address, is at risk of serious violence or intimidation. For example, if the company is involved in a certain sector of business.

You can request a paper application form by sending an email to 鈥�[email protected]

Our team will advise you about the process and send you the correct form. We will only accept the original forms on the coloured paper.

It costs 拢30 to remove an address. You鈥檒l need to pay for each document listed in your application.

Send your paper application with supporting evidence and the correct fee to:

We鈥檒l reject your application if you do not include the correct fee.

Supporting evidence

If you鈥檙e applying as a company or person who registers a charge, you must also send a statement to explain the grounds for applying.

You should also include either:

• evidence to support the statement
• a copy of the court order 鈥� if the court has made an order under section 117(3)

When we receive your application

Applying as an individual 鈥� SR01

Once we鈥檝e processed your application, we鈥檒l send you a notice with our decision.

Applying as a company, or as a person who registers a charge 鈥� SR02 or SR03

We鈥檒l check the information you鈥檝e given and review your grounds for applying.

It will take at least 30 days to process your application. Complex applications can take up to a year. Your information will be protected while we process your application.

We may ask you for more evidence to support your application, if we do not have enough information. To help us reach a decision, we鈥檒l also ask for an assessment from a relevant authority about the nature and level of risk.

Once we鈥檝e processed your application, we鈥檒l send you a notice with our decision within 7 days.

If your application is accepted

We鈥檒l remove your address from the documents listed in your application.

You鈥檒l need to give an alternative address if you鈥檙e a serving officer, such as a:

• director
• secretary
• person with significant control (PSC)
• LLP member
• beneficial owner (or managing officer) of an overseas entity

We鈥檒l hide part of your address if:

• you鈥檙e no longer an officer
• the company has been dissolved
• it was used previously as a company鈥檚 registered office

For a UK address, we鈥檒l only show the first half of the post code. For an overseas address (not in the UK), we鈥檒l only show the state or province and country.

The time this will take depends on the number of documents you want to suppress.

If your application is refused (SR02 and SR03 only)

It will take at least 30 days to process your application. Complex applications can take up to a year. 聽

Once we鈥檝e processed your application, we鈥檒l send you a notice with our decision within 7 days.

You have the right to appeal if your SR02 or SR03 application is refused.

How to appeal

You can appeal to the High Court on the grounds that the decision is unlawful, irrational or unreasonable, has been made on the basis of a procedural impropriety or otherwise contravenes the rules of natural justice.

You must appeal within 28 days of the Companies House notice date. If you appeal after 28 days, the court will need to be satisfied there was good reason why you did not appeal within this period.