Virtual offices are an increasingly popular choice for small businesses, particularly start-ups and micro-businesses, but also for expanding organisations looking to establish a presence in new locations.
What are virtual offices?
A virtual office essentially serves as a trading address. While the office address is linked to a physical building, typically a serviced office, you don’t actually rent any physical space there.
Under the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, it is a legal requirement for businesses to publish contact information on their website, including a registered office address. It’s also good business practice to have your contact details on your website because it gives you a professional image and inspires trust in your brand. If you do not want to publish your home address for all the world to see, a virtual office provides the perfect solution.
Key benefits of a London virtual office for sole traders
Many home-based sole traders opt for a virtual business address. Obviously reluctant to post their personal address online, they use a virtual office as their official registered company address. This includes a range of people with different business needs:
- Freelancers and consultants seeking the benefits of a premium location while preferring to work from home.
- Start-up entrepreneurs who need to grow their business and hire staff before justifying the transition to a serviced office.
- Tradespeople such as plumbers, electricians, and gardeners, who are frequently on the move and don’t require a physical office, but still need a business address.
Benefit of virtual office services for growing businesses
For business owners looking to expand their reach, a virtual office service can be a boon. If you’re looking to expand your business into London for example, having a prestigious Central London address will not only impress potential clients, it will also help you become more visible in online search results, giving you a larger business presence. Having a registered address in London will help you target London-based leads in terms of search engine optimisation (SEO).
All the benefits of renting a virtual address at Gilmoora House
If your business requires a prestigious address in Central London without the need for a physical office space, contact us to discuss the best virtual office package tailored to your needs. All our packages include business mail forwarding services, along with a range of additional services and facilities:
Meeting rooms – We have a number of comfortable, fully equipped meeting rooms for hire that can accommodate up to 28 people. By renting a virtual office, you will be eligible for discounted meeting room hire, which means you’ve always got somewhere to invite clients to, and guarantee they’ll be impressed with what they see! Meeting room bookings can be managed and paid for on the Gilmoora House app.
Business lounge access – Depending on your package, you can also have access to our business lounge to use as a base when you’re in London. If you don’t visit the capital frequently enough to justify the package, you can buy daily business lounge passes. The pass also gives you access to our comfortable breakout areas and kitchen where you can help yourself to tea and coffee. Business lounge bookings can be managed and paid for on the Gilmoora House app.
Professional call handling service – We also offer a call answering service where you can have a dedicated West End telephone number and personalised call answering. We’ll be happy to forward your calls to any number, or to voicemail.
Call us on 0203 008 6650 or fill in our online form to ask for more information about our virtual business solutions, or to set up your virtual office London address.
