Stop Companies House from providing your home address

If you used your home address as your service or 鈥榗orrespondence鈥� address, or as your company鈥檚 registered office address, you can ask Companies House to:

  • remove it from the register
  • withhold it from credit reference agencies - you can only do this in certain circumstances

You鈥檒l need to apply and pay for each of these separately.

Ask to remove your address from the public register

You can ask Companies House to remove your home address from publicly available documents, such as a form to appoint a director.

You鈥檒l need to know which documents contain your home address. Check this by finding your company on the .

Download an application form. It costs 拢30 to remove your address from each document.

Payment details are on the form.

Send your application form and fee to the Registrar of Companies.

The Registrar of Companies聽
PO Box 4082聽
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CF14 3WE

Ask to have your address withheld from credit reference agencies

You can only do this if you鈥檙e at risk of violence or intimidation because of your company鈥檚 work. You need to provide proof such as:

  • a police incident number if you鈥檝e been attacked
  • documentary evidence of a threat or attack, such as photos or recordings
  • evidence of possible disruption or targeting, such as by animal rights or other activists
  • evidence that you work for an organisation whose activities put you at risk

. It costs 拢100 to apply.

You can also request a form by phone.

Companies House
Telephone: 0303 1234 500
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm
Find out about call charges

The return address and payment details are on the form.