Part 37Companies: supplementary provisions
Service addresses
1139Service of documents on company
(1)
A document may be served on a company registered under this Act by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the company's registered office.
F1(2)
A document may be served on an overseas company whose particulars are registered under section 1046—
(a)
by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the registered address of any person resident in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service of documents on the company's behalf, or
(b)
if there is no such person, or if any such person refuses service or service cannot for any other reason be effected, by leaving it at or sending by post to any place of business of the company in the United Kingdom.
(3)
For the purposes of this section a person's “registered address” means any address for the time being shown as a current address in relation to that person in the part of the register available for public inspection.
F1(2)
A document may be served on an overseas company whose particulars are registered under section 1046—
(a)
by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the company’s registered address, or
(b)
by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the registered address of any person resident in the United Kingdom who is authorised to accept service of documents on the company’s behalf.
(3)
In subsection (2) “registered address”—
(a)
in relation to the overseas company, means the address for the time being registered for the company under regulations under section 1048A(1)(a);
(b)
in relation to a person other than the overseas company, means any address for the time being shown as a current address in relation to that person in the part of the register available for public inspection.
(4)
Where a company registered in Scotland or Northern Ireland carries on business in England and Wales, the process of any court in England and Wales may be served on the company by leaving it at, or sending it by post to, the company's principal place of business in England and Wales, addressed to the manager or other head officer in England and Wales of the company.
Where process is served on a company under this subsection, the person issuing out the process must send a copy of it by post to the company's registered office.
(5)
Further provision as to service and other matters is made in the company communications provisions (see section 1143).