Reply to: My personal and company details are disclosed

[cojak]

I have Experian keep a watch on my credit score and alert me if anything changes.

It's a peace of mind thing and worth it for me. They also help if you need to take action.

[SueEllen]

<yawn> I'm aware you don't have to be a director to have that happen to you, but having your name, address and date of birth (crucially) available from one handy source increases the chance of that happening. Doesn't require going through bins or registration anywhere to source.

Does it?

I've heard variety of people complain about it. The majority aren't directors.

[SunnyInHades]

Director's Service Address
Registered Office Address
"These types of services are usually provided by company formation agents" .. and others

N.B.

From https://companycheck.co.uk/director/...RANSON/summary ..

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
9 Holland Park, London, W11 3TH

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson .. Their longest current appointment spans 24 years, 4 months and 22 days at VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LIMITED

Full Name
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson
Date Of Birth
Jul 1950
Nationality
British

9 Holland Park, London, W11 3TH ..
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/...8d0543!6m1!1e1
Nice gaff!

[Contreras]

Do you manage to hide part of your data as a company director? or you don't mind your personal data being shown on search engine.

I do mind. However it goes with the territory.

After discovering how is easy it is to trace someone, even non-director, through free databases on the internet, it bothers me less.

CH do allow you to conceal details from the public domain if there is a genuine security risk, think "Huntingdon Life Sciences". If I were to start another company, or move house, then I'd probably use my accountant's address as the RO. The old details stay public with companies house so I don't see much value in changing it now. Similar issue with domain names.

As for D.O.B. details and risk of fraud. Perhaps it's worth signing up with one of the credit monitoring services, although not done that myself... yet.

[TestMangler]

You don't need to be a director for it to happen.

Hence my point about sites like 192 and going through bins.

Even then they can just con the postie into giving you your mail as due to most routes now having a few rather than just one they won't remember everyone.

Also now you can get free credit check reports from the likes of experian.

<yawn> I'm aware you don't have to be a director to have that happen to you, but having your name, address and date of birth (crucially) available from one handy source increases the chance of that happening. Doesn't require going through bins or registration anywhere to source.

[AnotherGuy]

You can hide your personal address as others said.

You can't hide your full name, nationality and birthdate.

[newmove]

Get yourself a virtual office

[northernladuk]

The answer and more is in the link I provided you as well. Would be nice if you bothered to read them.

[WTFH]

Looks like he wants an answer that none of us are giving.

[northernladuk]

You do realise when you get a gig you'll give your bank account details, NI and passport details to a complete stranger to keep in their desk don't you?

[tomtomagain]

Isn't that the same question you've just asked?

It was. And I'll give the same answer for you.

If you don't want your home address to appear then register the company at a different address. Most accountants will provide this for a small fee.

I use a local business centre as my business address. They charge me a small amount per year to use their address and all company mail goes to that address and that is the address that appears on my website and in a company's house search.

It's also the address that is used in my domain name registrations.

[northernladuk]

We did answer. You can't hide it but you can register your company with your accountant so your home address isnt on there. It's the same rule for all directors do I'm not bothered. It's part and parcel of running a company. If you don't like it go via an umbrella instead.

[Aden]

Isn't that the same question you've just asked?

But they don't answer if they have the same issue of their personal data of their companies. How about you?

[northernladuk]

Isn't that the same question you've just asked?

[Aden]

Hi Guys,

Just out of interest, how about your personal data and company details? Do you have the same issue?

Do you manage to hide part of your data as a company director? or you don't mind your personal data being shown on search engine.