Business First review
Business First
North West-focused business centre group (Business First Ltd, Padiham; B1 Your Space Ltd also trades as Business First) with 12 virtual office centres, all priced identically on their own pages: £50 + VAT per month, a £15 + VAT set-up fee and a £50 deposit. Each page lists a business address and mail handling (deliveries signed for and stored); call answering and forwarding and meeting rooms are m
- From £50 a month
- 12 UK addresses
- 1 plan compared
Business First plans and prices
Prices read from businessfirst.com on 22 September 2026. Always confirm on the provider's own site before you buy.
| Plan | Price | Billed | Term | Registered office | Post | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual Office (same price at all 12 Business First centres) | £50/mo + VAT | Monthly | Rolling | No | Forwarded | Check |
What Business First 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
- Director's 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 Optional extra - call answering &…
- Calls forwarded to your mobile Optional extra - '*additional charges apply'
- Voicemail sent to email
Desks and meeting rooms
- Meeting rooms bookable
- Meeting room hours included
- 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 Business First has addresses
Who Business First suits
Business First is a workspace operator, so the address comes attached to a real building with meeting rooms and desks. You pay for that whether you use it or not. It suits people who will occasionally want somewhere to sit or to meet a client, and is poor value if you only need the address.
With 12 UK addresses it is one of the few providers that can give you a local address almost anywhere, which matters if you want to look local in more than one place.
What we noticed
North West-focused business centre group (Business First Ltd, Padiham; B1 Your Space Ltd also trades as Business First) with 12 virtual office centres, all priced identically on their own pages: £50 + VAT per month, a £15 + VAT set-up fee and a £50 deposit. Each page lists a business address and mail handling (deliveries signed for and stored); call answering and forwarding and meeting rooms are marked '*additional charges apply'. Registered office use and mail forwarding are not stated. A '50% off for the first 3 months' promotion was live on 2026-09-22 and is excluded from the plan price. A news post dated 12 May 2026 describes a 'Virtual Office Plus' package 'At just £150 + VAT' with 10 hours of meeting room access a week; the billing period is not stated and it is not on the virtual office pages, so it is not listed as a plan. The Liverpool page wrongly says 'Business address in Glas
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How much does Business First cost?
Its cheapest published plan works out at about £50 a month. Check whether post forwarding and a director's service address are included, because on most plans in this market they are extra.
Can I use Business First 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.
What ID do I need to sign up?
Photo identification and a proof of address dated within the last three months. Every UK provider of registered office services must run these checks before acting for you.
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