1st Formations vs Your Company Formations
Both are company formation agents, so this comes down to price, what is included and where their addresses are.
Prices last checked 8 September 2026.
Side by side
| 1st Formations | Your Company Formations | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Company formation agent | Company formation agent |
| Cheapest plan | Service Address (director's address) | Director Service Address |
| Price | £26 a year | £28 a year |
| UK addresses | 2 | 1 |
| Rating | 4.8 from 23,687 reviews | No verified rating |
| Registered office address | Included | No |
| Director's service address | Costs extra | Included |
| Business trading address | Costs extra | No |
| Post scanned and emailed | Included | Included |
| Post forwarded to a UK address | Included | No |
| Local phone number | No | No |
| Receptionist answers your calls | No | No |
| Meeting room hours included | No | No |
| Business lounge access | No | No |
| Rolling monthly, no long tie-in | No | Included |
Which one to pick
1st Formations
All prices ex VAT (site states VAT at 20% applies). Strict unbundling: the £39 registered office covers government and court mail ONLY. A realistic all-three basket is £161/yr (£39
Your Company Formations
Cheapest registered office headline of the formation agents at £29/yr with an explicit no-price-increase renewal pledge, BUT the highest mail surcharge in the market: Royal Mail ra
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