Accommodation addresses/ instant offices

There is, of course, nothing wrong or illegal in having an accommodation address. However, any potential investor ought to be decidedly wary if a company only uses an accommodation address or an instant office and does not have its own permanent trading address. If an investment company is legitimate it will require its own premises, so why hide behind an accommodation address?

The following list is for guidance and is as accurate and up-to-date as I can reasonably make it. However, it is possible that some of these businesses have moved as they may not issue press releases if they relocate. investdrinks-blog is very grateful to Tony Hetherington's (Mail on Sunday) assistance in compiling the list.

Here are some accommodation addresses:

London
42 Bloomsbury Street,London, WC1B 3QJ.

BCM: this is an historic oddity: addresses are simply BCM or BM followed by a number, then a Bloomsbury postcode. The company behind this is British Monomarks, est. 1925. It is now just another maildrop, but in its heyday it was groundbreaking stuff and provided addresses for members of the royal family, and for lots of people in WW2 whose homes were bombed.

Mail Boxes Etc. Belgravia, 34 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W ORH
75 Cannon St., EC4N 5BN
Business ConneXions (BCA), 4th floor, 2 Caxton Street, London SW1H 0QH
10 Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6LQ
16 Connaught St., W2 2AG
Roman House, 9/10 College Terrace, London E3 5AN
Ebury News, 23 Ebury Bridge Road, London SW1W 8QX
Rivington House, 82 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A
1-7 Harley Street, London W1N 1DA
7 Harley Street, London W1G 9QD
12 Harley Street, London W1N 1AA
Harley Street Freeholders, 12 Harley Street, London W1G 9PG
Arlington Management Services Ltd, 1-11 Hay Hill, London W1J 6DH
Woodberry Development Co Ltd (BCA) T/as The Executive Centre, 8 Hanover Street, London W1S 1YE
Management Accountants Ltd, 1 Hinde Street, London W1U 2AY
Mail Boxes Etc. Oxford Circus, 4 Little Portland Street, London W1W 7EZ
The City Business Centre, 2 London Wall Building, London EC2M 5PP
Macbean Centre, Macbean Street, Woolwich, SE18 6LW
Mail Boxes Etc. Marylebone, 78 Marylebone High Street, London W1M 4AP
45 Mortimer Street, London W1N 7TD
72 New Bond Street, London W1Y 9DD
37B New Cavendish Street, London W1 8JR
1 Northumberland Ave, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5BW
Standbrook House, 2-5 Old Bond Street, W1
120 Old Broad St., EC2N 1AR
77 Oxford Street, London W1R 1RB
28 Old Brompton Road, SW7 3DL
35 Piccadilly, W1V 9PB
Empire House Business Centre Ltd, Empire House, 175 Piccadilly
London W1J 9TB*
Mail Boxes Etc., 61 Praed Street, London W2 1NS
Chesham Executive Centre (BCA), Chesham House, 150 Regent Street, London W1B 5SJ
International House, 223 Regents Street, London W1B 2DQ
Langham House, 302-308 Regent Street, London W1R 6HH Landmark Virtual Offices Ltd, Devlin House, 36 Saint George Street, London W1S 2FW
eOffice 2000 Ltd, Medius House, 2 Sheraton Street, London W1F 8BH
110-111 Strand, WC2R OAA
Mailboxes Etc, 456-458 Strand, London WC2R ODZ
10 Stratton St., W1X 5FD
Ross Alexander Services, 34 Upper Tachbrook Street, London SW1V 1SW
R. Abraham & Co Ltd, 262 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London SW1V 1BS
Mailboxes Etc, 95 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1BZ
Citib@se Victoria (BCA) 120 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1JZ
Connaught Services Ltd, 78 York Street, London W1H 1DP
Communications House, 26 York Street, London, W1U 6PZ
43-45 Portman Square, London W1H 6HN

Member of MAIL
Many prestigious London addresses are within the City of Westminster where the council have scheme called The Mailing, Accommodation, Internet & Locations (M.A.I.L.) Fair Trade Scheme. Accommodation addresses that have signed up to this scheme and comply with the council's code are listed on tradingstandards.gov.uk/westminster/busaap.htm

Outer London area:
Berkeley House, Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1LR.
1000 Great West Road, Brentford, Middx. TW8 9HH
SBS House, 244a High Street, Bromley BR1 1PQ
Collingwood House, Schooner Court., Crossways, Dartford, Kent DA2 6QQ
Hygeia Bldg, 66-68 College Road, Harrow, Middx. HA1 1FD
Maple Hse, High St., Potters Bar, Herts., EN6 5BS
Knyvett House, The Causeway, Staines, Middx., TW18 3BA
The Nova Building, Herschel St., Slough, SL1 1XS

Other parts of the UK:
Cornwall Court, 19 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B3 2DY
Somerset House, Temple Street, Birmingham B2 5DP
4200 Waterside Centre, Solihull Parkway, Birmingham Business Park, B37 7YN
2440 The Quadrant, Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol BS12 4QX
University Gate, Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5UB
110 Whitchurch Rd, Cardiff CF4 3LY
11 Parkway, Solent Business Park, Whiteley, Fareham, Hants, PO15 7AB
Buchanan Prospect, 69 Buchanan St., Glasgow G1 3HL
36 Finch Rd, Douglas, Isle of Man
19 Peel Rd, Douglas, Isle of Man
5 Upper Church St, Douglas, Isle of Man
Prospect Hse, 32 Sovereign Street, Leeds LS1 4BJ
Harrington Chambers, 26 North John Street, Liverpool L2 9RU
Eagle Court, Concord Business Park, Threapwood Rd, Manchester M22 ORR
World Trade Centre, 8 Exchange Quay, Salford, Manchester M5 3EJ
Cavell House, Stannard Place, St Crispins Rd, Norwich NR3 1YE
Austin House, Stannard Place, St Crispins Rd, Norwich NR3 1YE
7200 The Quorum, Oxford Business Park, Oxford OX4 2JZ
Sussex House, 6 The Forbury, Reading, Berks RG1 3EJ

Ireland
Europa House, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2