Registered company address when renting a garden shed

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My LTD company rents a garden shed in a residential house, to use as its registered office (with permission from the landlord and other authorities - the office work is just admin). What address must I state at Companies House? Must it be simply the address of the house? or must it specifically state that it is a garden shed in that house address?

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Do you have an accountant? You can use their address, though check with them first.

I don’t think the house owner would appreciate bailiffs turning up if it’s your debt (an extreme example I realise). Registered office needs to be a separate address and one you can receive notices etc. Just adding “the shed” doesn’t change the address.

You could also pay for a virtual office instead.

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If this is a tax avoidance arrangement then I would be very careful if I were you as HMRC could come after you. Is the homeowner aware that it might open them up to having to pay capital gains tax if they sell their home?

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Psagot. There are many people who do dog grooming ,Hair dressing in "man caves " in their gardens. I have delivered insulation to quite a lot of them. How about a shed in your own garden? as an office.

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I have an office in my back garden and my company pays me rent to cover the space the office takes up and extra utilities etc. It’s perfectly legitimate - I’m an accountant! The income and expenses go on my tax return.

The registered office doesn’t have to be the trading address - it just has to be an address at which company notices can be received. I just use my home address, no mention of my office (which is a bit more than a shed!).

I don’t let clients use my address though - there are plenty of registered office services out there.

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Yep agree on Capital Gains Tax - was wading through it today and using a dwelling for other uses is listed as something they look at. Please dont use it as your reg address - I suggest finding a provider for this.

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It’s not an issue for capital gains as long as you don’t have an area used only for business. My office is in the garden which I use personally too. Likewise, if you have a home office, I’m sure you sit and pay your bills at the desk too, so it’s not 100% business use.

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