AD02 is the filing code usually seen when a company registers a single alternative inspection location at Companies House. In practical terms, it points to a company-record administration change rather than a director, PSC, or confirmation-statement event.
That still matters operationally because it affects where certain company records can be inspected. For advisers and monitoring teams, AD02 can be part of a broader administrative or service-provider change worth understanding properly.
What does AD02 mean?
AD02 means a filing was made to register a single alternative inspection location at Companies House. In plain language, the company has added a SAIL arrangement to the public record.
That makes AD02 different from AD01. AD01 changes the registered office address, while AD02 is about a separate inspection-location arrangement for company records.
What AD02 does not tell you from the code alone
AD02 tells you that a SAIL was registered, but not why the company chose that arrangement. The code itself does not explain the broader administrative or commercial reason behind the filing.
That is why AD02 is best treated as a review prompt rather than a complete explanation. The filing is clear, but the business context still comes from the wider record.
Why AD02 matters for operational monitoring
A SAIL filing matters because it changes the way the company is administering the location of inspectable records. For advisers and monitoring teams, that can intersect with provider relationships, internal records, and the wider story around how the company is being run.
It is also worth reading next to other company-record or governance filings, because AD02 can appear as part of a broader administrative change rather than a one-off isolated event.
What to check after you see AD02
The practical move after AD02 is to review the company record and decide whether the SAIL change matters to your workflow, reporting, or administrative understanding of the company.
Confirm the SAIL context Check the current company record and any surrounding filings so you understand the inspection-location setup now on the public record.
Compare it with the previous administration view If your team stores company-reference details elsewhere, make sure those internal notes still match the current public position.
Read nearby AD01 or governance filings Look for registered office, officer, or confirmation-statement filings around the same time that may help explain the wider update.
Decide whether the filing changes operational follow-up If the SAIL setup matters to provider context or internal reporting, someone should review and record the change deliberately.
Recent real-company examples where AD02 shows up on the public record
These are drawn from the current seeded public-company slice. They turn the filing code into something more useful than a glossary term by showing the code on a real company page alongside the current verification read and company status.
Sampled from 60 public company pages and looking back up to 365 days for recent AD02 filings.
MARK JARVIS LIMITED Register inspection address has been changed from 39 Castle Street Leicester LE1 5WN England to 4 Simon Campion Court High Street Epping CM16 4AU
Form AD02. Filed on 2025-04-30.
Check the current company record instead of stopping at the filing code.
Entity Watch helps teams review the live company position around filings, deadlines, officers, PSCs, and the next operational follow-up without rebuilding the same manual review every time a new code lands.
Common questions
Does AD02 mean the registered office changed?
No. AD02 is about registering a single alternative inspection location. A registered office address change is a different filing event.
Is AD02 a director or PSC filing?
No. AD02 is a company-record administration filing rather than a board or PSC filing.
Does AD02 automatically mean a problem?
No. It is often an administrative setup change, but it is still worth reviewing because it changes the company-record context on the public register.
Can Entity Watch file AD02 for me?
No. Entity Watch is not a filing agent and does not submit Companies House forms for you. It is a monitoring and workflow layer that helps teams understand what changed, what deadline is next, and where to follow up.