The business address is the physical location from which the business operates, while the postal address is usually just a PO Box. A residential address is the physical place where you live and often all three these addresses are the same address and used as the registered address. However, only a physical address with a municipal account can be used as a registered business address and not a PO Box.  

This is the address where all legal notices are served. For this reason, many companies choose to have their registered address changed to that of their accountants as they usually deal with any tax related matters. 

No, CIPC has two separate applications, one for the companies registered address (CoR 21.1) and another to update the director’s residential address (CoR 39) 

The directors are responsible for all statutory updates of the company including the updating of the companies registered address. 

Yes, the directors can be held liable for a fine or even face prosecution if the registered address is not kept up to date.