- Company name and geographic address, including both the trading and registered names
if these are different (eg ABC Computers Limited trading as The ABC Computer Store).
Both the trading address and the registered office address must be given
- Company registration number and place of registration (eg company registered in England
and Wales)
- If a business is a member of a trade or professional association, membership details (including
any registered number) should be shown
- If the business has a VAT number it should be states (prefixed with GB if it trades
outside the UK)
If your business has not made these changes then you need to act now because the
cost of failing to give out the correct details could be high.
Your business could be affected by the Companies Act and The Electronic Commerce
(EC Directive) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/2013).
If your business is a limited company, then a change in the law means you must provide
increased information about your business on your website and all of your emails.
Since 1st January 2007, your company has been required to list it’s registration
number, registered office and place of registration on websites, order forms and
emails. This information is already required on your business letters. The general
advice is that every company email signature should include:
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