The Companies (Disclosure of Address) Regulations 2009 provide mechanisms by which certain personal information, namely the usual residential addresses of company directors, can be withheld from publicly accessible registers in the UK. This regulation is aimed at protecting the privacy of individuals associated with companies from unwarranted public exposure.
These regulations were established under the Companies Act 2006, offering directors the ability to prevent their residential addresses from being publicly disclosed, provided certain conditions are met. This is particularly important in the context of increasing concerns over privacy and security. By complying with these regulations, companies and their directors can safeguard personal information while adhering to the broader legal framework governing corporate operations in the UK.
The regulations came into force in 2009, and have been since been amended.
Benefits of compliance may include:
