Workbench review
Workbench
Only the £50 package includes phone support: the £20, £30 and £120-a-year cards strike through 'Dedicated telephone number', 'Voicemail facility remote access' and 'Call divert and call answering/message service'. Even on the £50 package, calls cost 'From £1 for every call answered' plus line charges 'From 8p per min'. The £120-a-year Registered Address is paid upfront and covers registered office
- From £20 a month
- 3 UK addresses
- 4 plans compared
Workbench plans and prices
Prices read from workbenchoffice.com on 23 September 2026. Always confirm on the provider's own site before you buy.
| Plan | Price | Billed | Term | Registered office | Post | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Address & Mail Handling | £20/mo + VAT | Monthly | Rolling | Included | Scanned + forwarded | Check |
| Registered Address (12 months prepaid) annual rate | £120/yr + VAT | Yearly | 12 months | Included | — | Check |
| Business Address, Mail & Meeting Room | £30/mo + VAT | Monthly | Rolling | Included | Scanned + forwarded | Check |
| Business Address, Mail & Phone Support | £50/mo + VAT | Monthly | Rolling | Included | Scanned + forwarded | Check |
What Workbench 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 from £1 per call answered (plus line…
- Calls forwarded to your mobile
- 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 Workbench has addresses
Who Workbench suits
Workbench sells the address and the post handling around it, without a building attached. For most small companies that is the sensible middle of this market.
What we noticed
Only the £50 package includes phone support: the £20, £30 and £120-a-year cards strike through 'Dedicated telephone number', 'Voicemail facility remote access' and 'Call divert and call answering/message service'. Even on the £50 package, calls cost 'From £1 for every call answered' plus line charges 'From 8p per min'. The £120-a-year Registered Address is paid upfront and covers registered office and director's service address only: 'Mail forwarding for HMRC and Companies House post only' (email free, post or collection), with no trading address. The monthly packages include a business address, registered office and director's service address. Their post can be forwarded by post, emailed free or collected. Postage costs for forwarding are not stated. Meeting rooms: £30 package 2 hrs free a month then £20 per hr; £50 package 2 hrs free then from £15 an hour; other packages can access mee
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From £36 a monthWorkbench: common questions
How much does Workbench cost?
Its cheapest published plan works out at about £20 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 Workbench 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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