Thank you for choosing Clavering House.

Before completing your application, please note that our virtual office services are built around a core mailbox service.  The mailbox service provides you with a business address at Clavering House for your day-to-day correspondence and is required for all virtual office clients.

Additional services, including the use of our address as your registered office with Companies House, mail forwarding, mail scanning, and telephone answering, are optional extras and can be selected as part of your application. Please note, only telephone answering is available as a stand alone service, all other services require the mailbox service.

You can review the prices for all available services here.

Identification Verification

Before we can commence your virtual office service, we are required to carry out identity verification checks. In accordance with the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017, we must verify:

  • The legal entity applying for the service
  • Any beneficial owner holding 25% or more of the company
  • Any director, partner or person directly or indirectly responsible for the management of the business
  • Any individual authorised to receive post on behalf of the company

Identification Requirements

Each beneficial owner and any person authorised to receive post must provide:

  • One form of photographic identification
  • One proof of residential address

As part of our verification process, you will receive a secure email from our verification partner Smart Search enabling you to complete facial recognition.

A list of accepted proof of address documents is provided below.

We are unable to activate your service until verification has been successfully completed.

    Virtual Office Application

    Please complete the form below to apply for a virtual office service at Clavering House.


    Business details




    Services required



    You can view our current virtual office pricing here. This will open in a new window so you can review pricing before submitting your application.


    Business addresses



    Post handling, forwarding & notifications

    To comply with regulatory requirements, post forwarding is only permitted to the home address of a director or beneficial owner.





    Only directors or beneficial owners may receive forwarded post. Employees or third parties may collect post from Clavering House with prior authorisation.


    Post scanning & notifications

    Please ensure the email addresses provided are monitored regularly. Clavering House is not responsible for delays caused by unmonitored inboxes.



    Beneficial ownership & control

    Please provide details of any individual who owns or controls 25% or more of the business, or who otherwise exercises significant control.

    Primary Beneficial Owner/Sole Trader
    Additional Beneficial Owner

    If the business has more than two beneficial owners, further details and identification documents will be requested separately.


    Primary contact (If different from above)


    Identification documents


    Acceptable photo ID documents

    • Valid passport
    • UK photocard driving licence
    • EU/EEA national identity card

    Acceptable proof of address documents (dated within the last 3 months)

    • Utility bill (gas, electricity, water)
    • Bank or credit card statement
    • Council tax bill
    • HMRC correspondence

    Please ensure documents are clear, legible, and show the full page.



    Billing details

    Please provide billing details for invoicing. If these are the same as the primary contact or business address, you may leave this section blank.


    Declaration


    Once submitted, your application will be reviewed and we will contact you if any further information is required.