Category Archives: Mail Forwarding

Mail Forwarding and Registered Office: What’s the difference?

What’s the difference between a registered office service and a mail forwarding service?

Let’s get straight into it.

Registered Office

This is a term associated with limited companies – if your operation is not a limited company it’s not a term that’s relevant to you. The registered office is the official (as held by Companies House) address of a limited company; a company does not need to trade from or even be based at the address – the company simply needs to be contactable via mail from it. You can not use an address as a registered office without permission from the landlord.

We do offer a registered office service. With this service we allow you to use our address as your company’s registered office (for one year, a renewal is then required), we will also forward on any official government mail that we receive free of charge. Unless you are using this service in conjunction with a mail forwarding service, we will not forward on any other mail.

See here for more information: Registered Office Service

Mail Forwarding Service

A mail forwarding service is exactly that, a service whereby we forward your mail on to you. If you have our mail forwarding service you can give our address out to your contacts (via stationery etc). If you are trading as a limited company, you can not use our address as your company’s registered office unless you have the registered office service as well.

See here for more information: Mail Forwarding Service

I hope that answers any questions you may have. If you do still have a question, simply leave a comment and we’ll be in touch.

By Mathew Aitken at MadeSimpleFind Mathew on Google+

8 reasons why we love N1

 

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As you may be aware, we recently relocated headquarters to brand new offices, and this in turn has meant a brand new postcode – N1. To commemorate the move we thought we’d share with you some of the reasons why we love our new area, right in the heart of Tech City.

Old Street Roundabout = Silicon Roundabout

The area surrounding Old Street Station has been affectionately nicknamed Silicon Roundabout after its US counterpart, Silicon Valley. And with good reason: this postcode has the highest number of web businesses and start-ups in the country. Recent findings show that approximately 15,000 tech start-ups have come to life in Tech City in the last few years. Not a bad place for our company to be based!

We’re in good company

MadeSimple aren’t the only ones who’ve opened up in N1 recently. Some of our Silicon Roundabout neighbours include Google, Twitter, Microsoft and Pinterest.

There’s always something going on

Capitalising on the creative energy of the area, the organisers of London Technology Week have decided N1 is the best place to hold their annual event. The London Innovation Summit will also take place here this Autumn. On top of this, businesses often choose the area to host launches, events and talks. Continue reading

Want to add an extra business name to your mail forwarding service?

Is your business known by more one name? Or perhaps you own more than one business. Either way, you have the option to add extra business names to your mail forwarding service for just £4.99 plus VAT per name per month. This way we can accept and forward (or scan, or hold for you to collect) mail for a variety of different company names.

Would you like to add a company name to your account? Email us with the request and we’ll take it from there.

By Mathew Aitken at MadeSimpleFind Mathew on Google+

What happens after I buy a Mail Forwarding service?

Want to know what happens after you buy a mail forwarding service? Read on.

Immediately after you purchase a mail forwarding service with us, you will be taken through the following process:

Customer Details

We will ask for your:

  • Name
  • Phone number
  • Billing Address

Service Details

We will ask for your:

  • Existing address
  • Company name
  • Nature of business
  • Invoice address

Service Contacts

We will ask for the following infomation for the person who is in charge of the account:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number

Mail Preferences

Now you need to select exactly how your mail will be handled (the questions will differ depending on the service that you purchase):

  • The company’s extra trading name
  • How we handle your mail (post when arrives, collect, etc)
  • Mail forwarding address
  • Method that mail is forwarded on by (1st class etc)
  • Method that parcels are forwarded on by
  • Email address that we scan mail to

Proof of ID
Now it’s time to upload the necessary Proof of ID documents. We will require:

  • Proof of ID
  • Proof of Address

Once these documents have been sent in, our team will review them and then email you once your service has been set up.

Do you have any questions regarding our mail forwarding services? Leave a comment and we’ll be in touch.

This post was by Mathew Aitken at MadeSimpleFind Mathew on Google+

Mail Forwarding: What happens to Mail that’s received at the weekend?

What happens to your weekend mail if you have a mail forwarding service?

Royal Mail and couriers know that there is no one at our premises at the weekend. Therefore we do not receive weekend deliveries; instead we receive weekend mail on the Monday. We then aim to get this mail out (or scanned) to you on the same day,

See here for more information about our different Mail Forwarding services.

This post was by Mathew Aitken at MadeSimpleFind Mathew on Google+

How can I change my Mail Forwarding Option?

How’s your mail handled?

Rather easily!

If you have a Mail Forwarding or Virtual Office service with London Presence, you have a number of “Mail Forwarding Options” – ie what we do with your mail once we receive it:

  • Post When Arrives
  • Post Weekly on Fridays
  • Collect
  • Scan
  • Scan and Collect
  • Scan and Post

When initially signing up for your service, you simply select one of the above.

If you wish to change how your mail is handled after signing up:

  1. Sign In to London Presence
  2. Select “My Services”
  3. Scroll to “Preferences” and select “Change”
  4. Scroll to “Mail Forwarding Options” and select the relevant circle
  5. Select “Save”

This post was by Mathew Aitken at MadeSimpleFind Mathew on Google+