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How to remove your home address from the Companies House register
Used your home as your registered office? Here's how to remove it from the Companies House register with form SR01, what it costs and what it can't fix.
By Callum Sommerton8 October 20267 min read
If your home address appears on the public Companies House register, you can apply to hide it using form SR01. The fee is £34 for each document you want Companies House to update.
If your home is still your company’s registered office, you must change that address first. Changing your registered office updates the current record, but it does not automatically hide your home address in historical filings.
This guide explains what you can remove, what you need before applying and how to avoid common mistakes.
Download form SR01 from GOV.UK
Can you remove your home address?
You can apply to remove a home address used as your company’s registered office or as your service address, also called a correspondence address. What you need to do first depends on where it appears.
Where your home address appears | What you need to first |
|---|---|
Current registered office of an active company | Change the registered office before applying |
Former registered office of an active company | Identify the relevant historical filings and apply using SR01 |
Registered office of a dissolved company | Wait at least six months after dissolution before applying |
Current service address for a role you still hold, such as director or PSC | Provide a replacement service address |
Former service address | Identify the relevant documents and apply to hide the address |
Also used as the company’s single alternative inspection location (SAIL) | Change the SAIL address before applying |
You have been able to apply to hide a home address used as a former registered office since 27 January 2025. If you previously checked and were told it could not be removed, the rules have changed.
Need a replacement registered office? FOUNDRS provides a London address for companies registered in England and Wales and can file the registered-office change for existing companies.
Get a registered office address with FOUNDRS.
The registered-office change and your SR01 application are separate steps. You still need to apply to Companies House to hide your address from historical documents.
How to remove your home address, step by step
1. Change your current registered office
If your home is still the company’s registered office, arrange a replacement and register the change with Companies House before completing SR01.
The replacement must meet Companies House requirements and be in the same UK jurisdiction as your company. For example, a company registered in England and Wales can use an appropriate address in either England or Wales.
Read our guide to registered office addresses and what address you can use.
Check whether your home is also listed as your service address or SAIL address. Changing the registered office does not automatically change those records.
2. Find the documents showing your address
Search for your company on the Companies House register and open its filing history.
Review the documents containing your home address. These might include your incorporation documents, officer appointments or an earlier registered-office change.
For each relevant document, note its type or form number and the date it was registered.
3. Select the correct filings
For a former registered office, list the filing that introduced your home address. This could be your incorporation filing or an earlier AD01 that moved the registered office to your home.
Do not list the later filing that changed the registered office away from your home. Companies House says it will reject an application that lists that filing instead.
Check the document eligibility list linked from the official SR01 guidance before submitting.
4. Pay the application fee
Pay through the official GOV.UK payment service.
The fee is £34 per document, rather than one fee for the whole company.
Keep the payment reference. You must send it with your application.
5. Complete form SR01
Download the latest SR01 form from GOV.UK.
Enter your details, identify the address to be hidden and list the relevant documents. Provide a replacement service address where required.
Follow the accompanying instructions and check that the number of documents matches the fee you have paid.
6. Submit your application
Email your completed SR01 form and payment reference to dsr@companieshouse.gov.uk.
Companies House identifies email as the quickest submission route and will reject an application without the payment reference.
You can also apply by post with a cheque or postal order. Follow the current form’s postal instructions; paper applications usually take longer to process.
What happens after you apply?
Companies House will contact you once it has processed your application. Processing time depends on the number of documents involved, so avoid assuming it will be completed by a particular date.
If accepted, Companies House updates the documents covered by your application.
For a former UK registered-office address, the first half of the postcode remains visible. This means the public may still see the general area, but not the full street address.
Where you still hold a role and your home is your current service address, you must provide a replacement address.
What address removal cannot fix
Copies held by other websites
Business directories, credit-check websites and other organisations may already have copied your address.
An SR01 application changes the Companies House record. It does not automatically remove copies held elsewhere.
Contact those websites separately to request removal or correction. If an outdated search result still displays the address, check whether the source page has been updated before requesting a search-engine refresh.
Disclosure to credit reference agencies
Companies House can share residential addresses with credit reference agencies even when those addresses are not publicly displayed.
There is a separate protection process if you, or someone living with you, are at serious risk of violence or intimidation because of your company’s activities. Applying to protect your home address costs £100.
Read the official guidance on protecting your personal information to check eligibility.
Common questions
Does changing my registered office remove my old home address?
No. It changes the current registered office, but earlier documents can still show your home address. Use SR01 to apply to hide it from eligible historical filings.
Do I have to close my company?
No. Active companies can apply after changing their registered office. You do not need to dissolve the company to use this process.
Can I apply for a dissolved company?
Yes, but you must wait at least six months after dissolution when applying to remove a home address used as its registered office.
Can an accountant help me apply?
Yes. An accountant or formation provider can help you identify documents and prepare the application. SR01 is the route for an individual applying about their own personal details.
Can I use the same replacement address for my company and myself?
Check your provider’s terms. Permission to use an address as your company’s registered office does not necessarily include permission to use it as a director’s service address.
Keep your home address off future filings
Once you have dealt with the historical records, use an appropriate business address for future filings where a public address is required.
FOUNDRS provides a London registered office for companies registered in England and Wales. For existing companies, the service includes filing the registered-office change with Companies House.
Official company mail is scanned and delivered to your FOUNDRS account and email inbox within one business day.
It costs £60 upfront for your first six months, then £15 a month. A director’s service address is a separate add-on.
Get a registered office address with FOUNDRS.
Changing to FOUNDRS gives you a replacement registered office. Removing your home address from historical filings still requires a separate SR01 application and Companies House fees.
