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Directors' resolution to change a company's registered office (UK)
England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales · in English
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For the directors of a private limited company in the UK who are moving its registered office. The written resolution, signed by every director, records the new address, confirms that it is an appropriate address in the part of the UK where the company is registered, and names the director who will file the change. The change takes effect when Companies House registers it; form AD01 is filed online, without a fee, by the company itself. This is the decision for the company's records, not the filing.
- Made for use in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- Last updated October 28, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- Your company in the UK is moving its registered office and the board wants the decision recorded.
- You are moving house and want the company's registered office changed to a different address.
- The accountant's office will become the new registered office and the directors need a signed resolution.
- You run a small limited company and want the board to approve a change of registered address.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Company name
- Company number (8 characters, as on the Companies House register)
- Company's current registered office
- Town or city
- Postcode of the registered office
- New company address
- Postcode of the new registered office
- Director who will file with Companies House
- Date
- Name of a director signing (the only one, if there is one)
- Name of a second director signing
Common questions
- Is there a fee to change a company's registered office at Companies House?
- No fee is charged for telling Companies House of a new registered office on form AD01, which can be filed online. The change takes effect only when Companies House registers it; for 14 days after that, documents can still be validly served at the old address, so keep collecting post there. Update the address on letters, order forms and the website too.
- Can a company with only one director pass a directors' written resolution?
- Yes. Under the model articles a sole director takes decisions alone, unless the articles require more than one director, and signs the resolution as the only director. If the company has its own articles, check what they say about directors' decisions and quorum before relying on a written resolution, and keep the signed copy with the company's records.
- Can a UK company move its registered office anywhere in the UK?
- Only within the part of the UK where it is registered: a company registered in England and Wales can move anywhere in England or Wales but not to Scotland or Northern Ireland, a company registered as Welsh stays in Wales, and one registered in Scotland or in Northern Ireland stays there. The address must also be appropriate: post delivered there must reach someone acting for the company, so a PO box alone will not do.
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