Virtual Office in Reading, Berkshire
Your Virtual Office in Reading, Berkshire
Give your Reading business a Berkshire address with a little more standing than the average business park. Index House sits in Ascot, on the same railway line as Reading, and provides a professional address for your website and Companies House filing, plus mail handling, call answering and a registered office service.
Plans start at £39 a month and run month to month, so a Reading sole trader protecting a home address pays the same low rate as a growing firm that simply wants a more established image.
When you do need to meet clients face-to-face, you can book our meeting rooms or hot desks as a bolt-on, giving you the flexibility of an office without the fixed overheads.
What's Included
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Every virtual office package at Index House is designed to give your business a professional presence, with real people behind it rather than a faceless call centre.
Prestigious Ascot Address
Use our Ascot High Street address on your website, business cards, invoices and Companies House registration, giving your business instant credibility.
Mail Handling & Forwarding
We receive, sort and securely store your post. Choose to collect in person or have it forwarded to any UK address on a schedule that suits you.
Dedicated Phone Line
A local or national business number answered by our reception team in your company name, so every call sounds professional even when you're on the move.
Voicemail Access
Never miss a message. Your own voicemail box lets you pick up messages remotely, wherever you're working, 24 hours a day.
Companies House Ready
Our address is fully compliant for Companies House registration. Use it as your registered office address from day one. No delays, no complications.
Based in the Heart of Berkshire
Your virtual office is based at Index House on Ascot High Street, one of Berkshire's most recognisable business locations. An Ascot address carries weight with clients, partners and suppliers across the South East.
Virtual Office Packages
Flexible packages with no long-term contracts. Upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. We keep things simple.
Address Only
Business address essentials
- Prestigious Ascot business address
- Use for Companies House registration
- Access to meeting rooms (pay-as-you-go)
Address & Mail
Address + mail collection
- Everything in Address Only
- Mail holding & collection
Mail Forwarding
Address + mail forwarding
- Everything in Address & Mail
- Mail forwarding to any UK address
Complete
The full virtual office
- Everything in Mail Forwarding
- Dedicated local phone number
- Calls answered in your company name
- Call transfer to your mobile or landline
- Hot desk access (2 days per month)
Why a Reading business chooses an Ascot address
Reading runs on its business parks, and an address on one of them tells a prospect very little. Index House on Ascot High Street gives your correspondence, invoices and Companies House record a more considered feel, while keeping your post and calls in one place looked after by people who know your name.
The town holds one of the densest clusters of technology and professional firms outside London, and plenty of them run distributed teams who rarely sit in one office. A fixed, reputable address for the paperwork, without a lease to match, tends to be what that kind of business is after.
Reading sits on the same railway line as Ascot. The Waterloo to Reading service runs straight through our station, so the journey between the two is direct, and by road it is about 13 miles, roughly half an hour on the A329(M). Reading’s own Elizabeth line and Great Western links keep London close when you need it.
Registered office address service
Use Our Ascot Address as Your Registered Office
Every virtual office at Index House can serve as your registered office address with Companies House and HMRC. It is a real commercial address on Ascot High Street, not a PO box, so you can keep your home address off the public register while your company reads as established and Berkshire-based.
Forming a new limited company or moving across from another provider takes a few minutes to set up. The same address works as your registered office, your director’s service address and your trading address, with post collected or forwarded on whatever schedule suits you.
- Companies House compliant
- Director’s service address
- Mail forwarding included
Your registered office
Index HouseSt George’s Lane
Ascot, Berkshire
SL5 7ET
and HMRC registration
Get Started
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Reading Virtual Office FAQs
Why use an Ascot address when I’m based in Reading?
Reading is full of near-identical business-park addresses. An Ascot address from Index House gives your business a more distinctive, premium image, and it is still quick to reach by road or on the direct Waterloo to Reading line that runs through Ascot.
How do I get to Index House from Reading?
Index House is about 13 miles from Reading, roughly a 30-minute drive on the A329(M). Ascot also sits on the direct Waterloo to Reading railway line, so you can reach us by train to collect post or use a hot desk or meeting room.
What is a virtual office?
A virtual office gives your business a professional address and communication services, including mail handling, a dedicated phone line and a receptionist, without the need for a physical office. You get the credibility of a prestigious Ascot business address while working from wherever suits you best.
Can I use the address for Companies House?
Yes. Our Index House address is fully compliant for Companies House registration. You can use it as your registered office address and director’s service address from day one.
Do I need a long-term contract?
No. Our virtual office packages run on a simple monthly rolling basis with no long-term commitment. You can upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time.
Across the county
Nearby Areas We Serve
We are based in Ascot, but our clients run businesses right across Berkshire and the Thames Valley. Pick the area closest to you.
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