What happens if I miss Companies House or HMRC post?

If official post from Companies House or HMRC goes unread, the deadlines inside it still apply. Missing them can mean late filing penalties, a lost appeal window, enforcement action, or in the worst case your company being struck off the register without you realising. This is the main practical risk of using an address where post is not reliably opened and read.

The kinds of mail that carry deadlines

  • Confirmation statement reminders and compliance notices from Companies House.
  • Accounts and Corporation Tax notices from HMRC, including your UTR letter when the company is first registered.
  • Court documents and formal notices, where response deadlines are short.
  • Letters querying a filing or asking for further information, where silence is treated as a decision.

What can go wrong

  • Late accounts or confirmation statement: automatic penalties, and directors can be fined personally.
  • Missing a court response window: a judgment can be entered against the company by default.
  • Ignoring a first striking-off notice: the company is removed from the register and its assets pass to the Crown.

How a scanned registered office prevents it

With our service, ordinary official post sent to the company at 105 High Street, Brentwood is opened, scanned and sent to you digitally the working day it arrives, with an email alert — so a deadline letter reaches you whether or not you are near the address. There is no scanning fee, and post is normally destroyed securely after scanning unless you ask us in advance to keep an item.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can I start using the address?

Sign-up takes a few minutes and you can use the address as soon as you have paid. Each director completes a quick online ID check (included), which must be finished before any post can be released to you.

What mail is included?

Ordinary official post sent to the registered office for your company — for example from Companies House, HMRC, the courts and other government bodies. It is scanned and sent to you digitally.

What happens to my post after it is scanned?

Once scanned and sent to you, post is normally destroyed securely — unless you tell us in advance that something needs to be kept.

Can it be used for Companies House?

Yes. You can register our address as your company's registered office and as the service address for every director.

Can it be used for HMRC?

Yes. Official HMRC post sent to your company at its registered office is included, scanned and sent to you digitally.