What is a domiciliation agency?

Domiciliation agencies are better known as domiciliation companies.

Domiciliation agency: what is it?

A domiciliation agency provides an administrative address for the head office of companies listed in the Trade and Companies Register (RCS) or in the Trade Directory (RM). Self-employed companies can also use domiciliation services.

In order to operate, a domiciliation company must obtain prefectoral approval. This approval is valid for a renewable period of six years. The domiciliation business is highly regulated to protect entrepreneurs.

What are the obligations of a domiciliation agency?

A domiciliation agency must provide contractors with clean premises that comply with regulatory standards. The premises must guarantee confidentiality for users. They must allow :

  • regular meetings of management or administrative bodies;
  • consultation and storage of strategic company documents.

The domiciliation company must keep and update the file of each company domiciled in its structure. If a customer's domiciliation is terminated, the agency must notify the court clerk.

What are the obligations of a domiciled company?

Thedomiciled company must effectively and exclusively occupy the premises rented from the domiciliation company. It authorizes the domiciliation service provider to receive mail or calls on its behalf.

The head of the company undertakes to inform the domiciliation company of any change concerning his or her personal address. If the company orsole proprietorship changes its legal status, the legal representative must inform the domiciliation company immediately.

What services does a domiciliation agency offer?

A domiciliation agency offers tailor-made services for entrepreneurs. These services are specified in the domiciliation contract.

Mail management

Registering your company with a domiciliation company allows you to benefit from mail management services :

  • mail reception and sorting ;
  • scanning mail for archiving ;
  • Forwarding of original mail to the address of your choice.

Thanks to these postal management services, entrepreneurs can be sure that they won't miss any strategic mail. It's a guarantee of peace of mind. This solution is particularly interesting for micro-entrepreneurs looking for a head office in a business center, but spending most of their time in the field.

Tailor-made spaces for your business

A domiciliation company offers tailor-made spaces for entrepreneurs. What kind of space do you need to work? Individual offices give you a cocoon in which to work on your projects with complete peace of mind. Receive your customers in a closed office so you can discuss your business relationship in complete confidence.

A domiciliation company also offers coworking spaces. These are places where several offices are set up, enabling entrepreneurs to interact with each other. The climate is conducive to synergies. Work on joint projects in an effervescent entrepreneurial atmosphere.

Take advantage of meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment. This solution enables you to organize events with your customers or staff on an ad hoc basis. This type of space is ideal for setting up and following up your projects.

Computer equipment

A domiciliation company provides printers to enable you to print documents essential to your business. Take advantage of a high-quality Internet connection to complete your business tasks.

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What are the advantages of a domiciliation agency?

A domiciliation company offers many advantages to support entrepreneurs on a day-to-day basis.

Assistance with day-to-day formalities

The formalities involved in setting up a business are not always straightforward. They vary according to legal form:

  • Sole proprietorship, including autoentreprise.
  • Single-member companies: SASU, EURL.
  • Traditional companies: SAS, SARL, SA.
  • Sociétés civiles immobilières (SCI), etc.

SeDomicilier supports you at every stage of your company's creation. Get personalized advice from legal experts for every step of the way: drafting articles of association, writing the announcement for an official newspaper, raising share capital, general meeting minutes, etc.

Develop your brand image

A company's head office is an essential feature of its brand image. A company's customers and service providers are sensitive to the location of your headquarters. Its address reflects a certain prestige. Google business listings provide the public with a visual indication of your head office.

SeDomicilier offers domiciliation agencies throughout France. Rent a space in one of our business centers in one of the most prestigious areas of Paris or the Paris region. If you live outside Paris, we offer domiciliation solutions in major cities such as Lille, Bordeaux, Aix-en-Provence, Lyon, etc.

Reduce the amount of your business property tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises)

The cotisation foncière des entreprises (CFE ) is a local property tax. Companies and sole proprietorships are required to pay it by December 16 of each year. It is calculated on the basis of n-2 sales. The municipality in which your head office is located calculates the applicable CFE.

Domiciliating your business with a domiciliation company allows you to reduce the amount of CFE. SeDomicilier selects neighborhoods that enable entrepreneurs to reduce the amount of their business property tax (cotisation foncière des entreprises).

What are the alternatives to a domiciliation company?

There are several alternatives for domiciling your company. They all have their advantages, but there are also disadvantages to be aware of.

Leasing commercial premises

Renting commercial premises gives you an advantage in terms of public visibility. If your business requires premises, this is the ideal solution. Otherwise, running costs can have a significant impact on your balance sheet:

  • monthly commercial lease ;
  • energy bills (water, gas, electricity) ;
  • telephone and Internet charges ;
  • maintenance and upkeep costs, etc.

If you specialize in e-shopping, it's not a good idea to opt for commercial premises. A domiciliation company is the best solution for your head office.

Domicile your head office at home

Domiciling the head office of a micro-business or company in your own home is an attractive solution. It saves on operating costs. However, this option does have its drawbacks. In terms of image, domiciling your business in your own home can appear unprofessional. Your customers and service providers may feel a lack of trust.

Registering your company's head office at home raises confidentiality issues. Your entire household has access to your business mail and files. Customers have access to your home address, as do canvassers. The address of a company's head office is regularly updated on legal information sites. It is also compulsory to include it on company documents:

  • Social documents: employment contracts, pay slips, collective bargaining agreements, etc.
  • Commercial documents: quotations, invoices, delivery and order forms, etc.
  • Legal documents: articles of association, legal notices, minutes, etc.

The address of the registered office must appear on the company's website.

Do you think your privacy and your family's peace of mind are worth compromising? SeDomicilier provides a tailor-made solution for every entrepreneur wishing to register his or her head office within a structure managed by specialists.

The business incubator: a short-term solution

A business incubator takes the form of a coworking space with offices, workshops and storage facilities. Rates are generally attractive. Users benefit from a range of services:

  • a secretariat for telephone and physical reception, mail reception, etc;
  • equipment including printers, binders, Internet connection, etc;
  • meeting rooms ;
  • relaxation areas, a kitchen, etc.

The business incubator is home to experts specializing in the creation and development of companies. This is an interesting solution for short-term personalized support. Group training workshops are sometimes offered on specific topics.

The business incubator offers lease contracts of up to three years. This short period can begin before the official launch of the company or self-business, in the incubation phase. After the third year, the entrepreneur must find a new domiciliation solution.

Domiciliation agencies: the best solution for digital entrepreneurs

Digital entrepreneurs can benefit from services tailored to their day-to-day needs by choosing a domiciliation company.

The e-commerce entrepreneur: domiciling your head office with peace of mind

Are you in thee-commerce business? Then you don't need commercial premises. To protect your stock from burglary, you may want to separate your storage area from your head office. Remember that the latter's address is communicated on all your essential documents and appears on your online sales site.

Domiciliation with a specialized agency, such as SeDomicilier, allows you to keep your place of business anonymous. Benefit from tailor-made services for mail management and day-to-day administrative operations.

The digital nomad: choosing a business address to break free from borders

A digital nomad works in webmarketing. He can be :

A digital nomad can work anywhere in the world. All they need is a computer and an Internet connection. Devices such as Starlink (SpaceX) enable entrepreneurs to connect to their business anywhere in the world.

Organize your meetings or seminars on the other side of the world, in Tahiti, Hawaii or from a catamaran off the Azores. Digital nomadism gives you the freedom to do business and travel. On land, SeDomicilier's teams will collect your mail and digitize it for you to consult. Take advantage of personalized remote support.

It is possible to have a registered office in France and carry out your business activity while traveling. If you're planning to spend a few months on Reunion Island, SeDomicilier has an address for you on the island. It's an opportunity to discover this jewel of the Indian Ocean while working with a free mind. With SeDomicilier, you can set sail for the open sea.

Self-employed entrepreneurs: make your day-to-day life easier with commercial domiciliation

Autoentrepreneurs benefit from a number of advantages when setting up and running their business. For example, the PACTE law allows auto-entrepreneurs not to open a bank account dedicated to their business as long as their annual sales do not exceed 10,000 euros excluding VAT over two consecutive years.

Thanks to the micro-tax and micro-social regime, microentrepreneurs can concentrate on what's essential: developing their business. This status is particularly interesting for a secondary activity, combined with a salaried position.

Self-employed entrepreneurs can use the services of a domiciliation company to help them with administrative tasks and keep their personal address confidential.

SeDomicilier is an expert in domiciliation for sole traders and companies. Benefit from a prestigious address for your business and tailor-made advantages to make your day-to-day professional life easier.