Who uses a virtual office?<\/h3>\n
Typically, the core demographic of virtual office users is people who are running a business from home, either full-time or as a side hustle.<\/p>\n
With remote and hybrid working being the norm, they now also appeal to other startups and SMEs who want to establish a professional presence, without the overheads associated with leasing a physical office space.<\/p>\n
What are the benefits?<\/h3>\n
Having a virtual location you can call your office gives you a number of benefits:<\/p>\n
1. Residential address protection<\/h4>\n
Businesses are expected to include a contact address on their website. Any business that doesn\u2019t is met with suspicion. However, what do you do if you run your business from home?<\/p>\n
Publishing a residential address anywhere opens you up to unwelcome and unexpected visitors, stacks of junk mail, and increases your vulnerability to ID fraud.<\/p>\n
With a virtual office service, you can shield your residential address from public view by using an alternative location as your public-facing address.<\/p>\n
2. A commercial (and impressive) location\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\nThis is because, and there\u2019s no getting away from it, how your business is perceived, matters.<\/p>\n
Virtual office providers are generally based in well-known locations, where most people would be proud to base their business. By placing your business in a prestigious town or location – and from a commercial address – you are boosting your chances of success by projecting a professional image to potential customers and other business contacts.<\/p>\n
3. A professional phone number that\u2019s always answered<\/h4>\n
The two previous points have very much leaned into the \u2018address\u2019 side of things; however, a key part of the virtual office offering is often the telephone services aspect.<\/p>\n
How you communicate with your customers can make all the difference between success and failure.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \nBy having a professional telephone number (not a mobile) that\u2019s always answered, even when you\u2019re not available, you can ensure that you never miss another sales call, save money on a receptionist, and give the impression of being a larger business than you are.<\/p>\n
Different providers will offer different things, such as a regional phone number plus answering and forwarding, call divert, or simple message taking. Regardless of what you opt for, an efficient telephone answering service will help ensure you never miss a business opportunity.<\/p>\n
This is ideal if you\u2019re a tradesperson who spends most of the day out and about, or you are running your business as a side hustle.<\/p>\n
Is a company that uses a virtual office service likely to be fraudulent?<\/h3>\n
Virtual offices have an unfair reputation for facilitating fraud, as they can enable people to conduct business (to an extent) without having to provide their business contacts, and vitally, customers, with a trading address.<\/p>\n
However, virtual office providers are legally obliged to verify the ID and residential address of all of their customers. What\u2019s more, if an issue does arise and a business is being investigated, this ID information is made available to the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n
Do Quality Company Formations provide virtual office services?<\/h3>\n
Whilst we don\u2019t use the term \u2018virtual office\u2019, at Quality Company Formations<\/a> we offer a number of services that could be categorised as \u2018virtual office services\u2019.<\/p>\nSee below for the services in question, as well as our pricing.<\/p>\n
Business Address Service, \u00a396.00 per year<\/h4>\n
Use our prestigious Covent Garden (London) address as your business’s general correspondence address. We\u2019ll accept mail for your business and then forward this mail on to you by scan and email on the same day we receive it. Mail forwarding by scan and email is charged at the cost of \u00a31.00 per item.<\/p>\n
Find out more about the Business Address Service<\/a><\/p>\nIf we receive an item of value, such as a bank card or something you require a physical copy of, we will forward this on to you by First Class Royal Mail post – wherever you are based, UK or overseas. Physical mail forwarding is charged at the cost of Royal Mail postage, plus a 15% handling fee.<\/p>\n
Business Telephone Services through our sister company, ‘Bizik’<\/h4>\n
We offer two phone services through our sister company Bizik<\/a>, a leading UK provider of Business Telephone Services. Bizik offer a Business Telephone Number Service and a Telephone Answering Service.<\/p>\nWith the Business Telephone Number Service, Bizik will provide you with your own 020 London (or another region of your choice) phone number. Calls will then be diverted 24\/7 to your own number, at BT standard rates.<\/p>\n
Find out more about Bizik’s Telephone Answering Service<\/a><\/p>\nWith Bizik’s Telephone Answering Service, you get a team of dedicated receptionists to answer your calls in your company name. When calls are answered, the receptionist will transfer and present the call to you. Alternatively, they can take a message and forward this to you via email or SMS, at no extra cost. It’s up to you.<\/p>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \nIt\u2019s debatable whether the two services mentioned below could be considered \u2018Virtual Office Services\u2019; however, for clarity’s sake (they can easily be confused with the Business Address Service), we think it is best to include them.<\/p>\n
Registered Office Address Service, \u00a339.00 per year<\/h4>\n
All UK limited companies require a physical location based in the UK where government agencies, such as Companies House<\/a>, HMRC<\/a>, Government Gateway and the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office<\/a>, can send correspondence.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re operating as a limited company, with this service you can use our address as your limited company\u2019s registered office address.<\/p>\n
\n \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \nBy having a professional telephone number (not a mobile) that\u2019s always answered, even when you\u2019re not available, you can ensure that you never miss another sales call, save money on a receptionist, and give the impression of being a larger business than you are.<\/p>\n
Different providers will offer different things, such as a regional phone number plus answering and forwarding, call divert, or simple message taking. Regardless of what you opt for, an efficient telephone answering service will help ensure you never miss a business opportunity.<\/p>\n
This is ideal if you\u2019re a tradesperson who spends most of the day out and about, or you are running your business as a side hustle.<\/p>\n
Is a company that uses a virtual office service likely to be fraudulent?<\/h3>\n
Virtual offices have an unfair reputation for facilitating fraud, as they can enable people to conduct business (to an extent) without having to provide their business contacts, and vitally, customers, with a trading address.<\/p>\n
However, virtual office providers are legally obliged to verify the ID and residential address of all of their customers. What\u2019s more, if an issue does arise and a business is being investigated, this ID information is made available to the appropriate authorities.<\/p>\n
Do Quality Company Formations provide virtual office services?<\/h3>\n
Whilst we don\u2019t use the term \u2018virtual office\u2019, at Quality Company Formations<\/a> we offer a number of services that could be categorised as \u2018virtual office services\u2019.<\/p>\n See below for the services in question, as well as our pricing.<\/p>\n Use our prestigious Covent Garden (London) address as your business’s general correspondence address. We\u2019ll accept mail for your business and then forward this mail on to you by scan and email on the same day we receive it. Mail forwarding by scan and email is charged at the cost of \u00a31.00 per item.<\/p>\n Find out more about the Business Address Service<\/a><\/p>\n If we receive an item of value, such as a bank card or something you require a physical copy of, we will forward this on to you by First Class Royal Mail post – wherever you are based, UK or overseas. Physical mail forwarding is charged at the cost of Royal Mail postage, plus a 15% handling fee.<\/p>\n We offer two phone services through our sister company Bizik<\/a>, a leading UK provider of Business Telephone Services. Bizik offer a Business Telephone Number Service and a Telephone Answering Service.<\/p>\n With the Business Telephone Number Service, Bizik will provide you with your own 020 London (or another region of your choice) phone number. Calls will then be diverted 24\/7 to your own number, at BT standard rates.<\/p>\n Find out more about Bizik’s Telephone Answering Service<\/a><\/p>\n With Bizik’s Telephone Answering Service, you get a team of dedicated receptionists to answer your calls in your company name. When calls are answered, the receptionist will transfer and present the call to you. Alternatively, they can take a message and forward this to you via email or SMS, at no extra cost. It’s up to you.<\/p>\n\t\t It\u2019s debatable whether the two services mentioned below could be considered \u2018Virtual Office Services\u2019; however, for clarity’s sake (they can easily be confused with the Business Address Service), we think it is best to include them.<\/p>\n All UK limited companies require a physical location based in the UK where government agencies, such as Companies House<\/a>, HMRC<\/a>, Government Gateway and the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office<\/a>, can send correspondence.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re operating as a limited company, with this service you can use our address as your limited company\u2019s registered office address.<\/p>\nBusiness Address Service, \u00a396.00 per year<\/h4>\n
Business Telephone Services through our sister company, ‘Bizik’<\/h4>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \nRegistered Office Address Service, \u00a339.00 per year<\/h4>\n