1st Formations review
1st Formations
Three separate annual products at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ; buy each one you need. The £39 Registered Office service forwards free only official mail: 'all mail addressed to your company from official government bodies including Companies House, HMRC and the Information Commissioner's Office', plus court documents, scanned and emailed. It is not a trading address. The £
- From £26 a year
- 1 UK address
- 4.8 from 23,758 reviews on Trustpilot
- 3 plans compared
1st Formations plans and prices
Prices read from 1stformations.co.uk on 23 September 2026. Always confirm on the provider's own site before you buy.
What 1st Formations includes
Taken from the plan with the most included. A cross does not always mean unavailable, it can mean sold separately, which we show as an extra.
Address
- Registered office address £39 per year (separate Registered Office…
- Director's service address £26 per year (separate Service Address…
- Business trading address
- Prestige postcode
- Multiple addresses on one account
Post and parcels
- Accepts all your business post
- Collect post in person
- Post forwarded to a UK address
- Post forwarded overseas
- Post scanned and emailed
- Same-day scanning
- No per-item mail charge
- Parcels and signed-for items
Phone
- Local phone number
- Receptionist answers your calls
- Calls forwarded to your mobile
- Voicemail sent to email
Desks and meeting rooms
- Meeting rooms bookable
- Meeting room hours included optional extra
- Hot desk days included
- Business lounge access
Contract and cost
- Rolling monthly, no long tie-in
- No setup fee
- No deposit
Extras
- Company formation included
- Business bank account introduction
- VAT registration help
Where 1st Formations has addresses
Who 1st Formations suits
1st Formations is a company formation agent that sells an address alongside incorporation. That makes it a strong choice if you are setting the company up now and want one supplier for both. It usually means the address is billed yearly and covers official post rather than everything your customers might send.
There is a single address, so this only works if that location suits you.
What we noticed
Three separate annual products at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ; buy each one you need. The £39 Registered Office service forwards free only official mail: 'all mail addressed to your company from official government bodies including Companies House, HMRC and the Information Commissioner's Office', plus court documents, scanned and emailed. It is not a trading address. The £26 Service Address forwards director's service-address mail free by scan and email; physical items such as cheques go free by post in the UK, and international postage is Royal Mail rates plus 15%. General business mail needs the £96 Business Address, which 'can only be used for receipt and forwarding of general business mail'; it cannot be the registered office. On the Business Address every item is charged: 'Mail forwarded by scan and email is charged at 50p per item' and 'Mail forwarded by po
Getting set up
Not stated on the address pages; the site footer links an 'ID Requirements' page.
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See prices1st Formations: common questions
How much does 1st Formations cost?
1st Formations does not publish its virtual office prices, so you have to ask for a quote. That is common among workspace operators and it is worth getting two or three quotes to compare.
Can I use 1st Formations as my registered office?
Only on a plan that explicitly includes registered office use. Several providers sell a business address that is not valid at Companies House, so check the plan table above rather than assuming.
Is 1st Formations any good?
It scores 4.8 from 23,758 reviews on Trustpilot. Ratings in this market are thin for smaller operators, so treat a handful of reviews as weak evidence either way.
What ID do I need to sign up?
Not stated on the address pages; the site footer links an 'ID Requirements' page.
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