Reply to: Displaying Registered Address On Website

[SueEllen]

This is only for .com addresses in my experience, Nominet really aren't that fussed.

I have a mixture of .co.uk and .com addresses and get the check emails for both yearly.

[Taita]

Ah, has that happened to you too then ? I let them keep the Mrs and the kids.

Using his accountant's address as a Reg Off wouldn't be likely to prevent that, would it ? DirectorCheck, CompanyCheck, TraceSmart etc etc etc (there are hundreds of them) will get anyone any personal info they want from a starting point of your Ltd Co name.

If your registered address is not your personal address you can opt to show reg add only at Companies House which is the main feed for most of the 'check' sites for directors/companies. I agree with others who have pointed out there are many ways to find your personal address but I think it is worth preserving some anonimity if you can.

[administrator]

Doesn't work like that unfortunately.

Every year I get emails from my internet domain companies asking me to check and update my details.

Also you will find some people/organisations won't do business with you due to hiding your details.

This is only for .com addresses in my experience, Nominet really aren't that fussed. You can quite happily register the domain to you as an individual and then use WHOIS opt out and just set the billing for the domain via your registrar to use company card and address. Is such a small thing IMO that it is unlikely to ever get picked up. As the others have said though, as a director there isn't much you can do to keep all of your details hidden.

[Rabotnik]

Doesn't work like that unfortunately.

Every year I get emails from my internet domain companies asking me to check and update my details.

Also you will find some people/organisations won't do business with you due to hiding your details.

You severely overestimate the value and popularity of my site!

It's just a Wordpress blog I update far too infrequently with bits of code. Thought it might help me stand out from the crowd if the agent Googles my company. Doubt it will help for my next gig...the last post was in July

[SueEllen]

Yeah I know, all my sites are personal, but I originally bought my company address before the company existed, so I just haven't gotten round to transferring it yet...

Doesn't work like that unfortunately.

Every year I get emails from my internet domain companies asking me to check and update my details.

Also you will find some people/organisations won't do business with you due to hiding your details.

[Rabotnik]

Not allowed on 'non personal' websites. If you've done it for your Ltd Co domain, the Internet CID will be breaking your door down at 5 AM

Yeah I know, all my sites are personal, but I originally bought my company address before the company existed, so I just haven't gotten round to transferring it yet...

[TestMangler]

The opt-out is for .co.uk addresses too (I've done this on all my sites).

Not allowed on 'non personal' websites. If you've done it for your Ltd Co domain, the Internet CID will be breaking your door down at 5 AM

[Rabotnik]

Plus there's always the whois results for the website if it doesn't have whois privacy (only available for .com IIRC)

The opt-out is for .co.uk addresses too (I've done this on all my sites).

[TestMangler]

Websites like this one; Company Director Check - free company director search would give any nutters enough info no doubt. That plus the info you can get from Co Hse for a few quid. Plus there's always the whois results for the website if it doesn't have whois privacy (only available for .com IIRC)

Exactly, so trying to 'hide' your home address when advertising your company on the web is totally futile.

[Pondlife]

Websites like this one; Company Director Check - free company director search would give any nutters enough info no doubt. That plus the info you can get from Co Hse for a few quid. Plus there's always the whois results for the website if it doesn't have whois privacy (only available for .com IIRC)

[TestMangler]

I guess incase some nutter searches for the director by name, then shows info on his limited company (such as cash in the bank, etc), then decides to hold his wife + kids hostage until a large sum of money is paid.

Ah, has that happened to you too then ? I let them keep the Mrs and the kids.

Using his accountant's address as a Reg Off wouldn't be likely to prevent that, would it ? DirectorCheck, CompanyCheck, TraceSmart etc etc etc (there are hundreds of them) will get anyone any personal info they want from a starting point of your Ltd Co name.

[TestMangler]

I do this^

Makes no difference. Your own address is displayed on DirectorCheck anyway.

If you want to advertise your ltd co online, you have to accept that a bit of personal info is available to anyone who wants to find it.

[kingcook]

Why would displaying your address be a problem ? Just asking like

I guess incase some nutter searches for the director by name, then shows info on his limited company (such as cash in the bank, etc), then decides to hold his wife + kids hostage until a large sum of money is paid.

[nomadd]

...your accountant may offer the service to let you use their address as your company's registered office to avoid this situation where you home address is available to all

I do this^

[TestMangler]

I have got my ltd co website up and running now and am displaying my registered address as per guidelines.

However as this is my personal address as well, is it okay to display town and county only, as opposed to full address including road name and house number, or does it not matter as the full address can be found from companies house website anyway ?

Why would displaying your address be a problem ? Just asking like