body: I've been wondering what the legality of using a PO box as a registered address for a limited company is.
  
  
  I've done some research and the [Royal Mail site](https://www.royalmail.com/business/services/receiving/safety/po-box) seems to imply that it is legal for me to use a PO box in that matter. However, various other resources make claims that you cannot do it. For example, [Small Firms Services](https://www.smallfirmsservices.com/can-i-use-po-box-registered-address/) states the following:
  
  
  
  > 
  > The general rule is that you cannot use a PO Box as a company’s registered office. It is important that a company’s official address is real and can be found by a member of the general public.
  > 
  > 
  > 
  
  
  It later further states that it can be done, however the conditions to this are that the PO box must have a full address including: house number and road name.
  
  
  
  > 
  > The only time a PO Box address can be used is when a full address including house number and road name is also supplied. For example PO Box 123, 5 The High Street, London. This implies that within a physical address there is a physical Post Office Box service provider that can accept mail on behalf of the company.
  > 
  > 
  > 
  
  
  Despite this post, I'm still unsure on the legality behind this, they do not actually state what law it breaks and I would like a more concrete answer on this matter.
  
  
  
title: Is it legal for me to use a PO Box as the registered address for a Limited company?