[dj_mc_merlin]

I think you misunderstand, I was talking about a UK based company. If the Companies House decides to rescind your registration -- you are no longer a company. That is what you risk.

You don't actually need a real address in the UK to open a company there, an address at one of those virtual offices is enough, so you could conceivably avoid the criminal case (if you live in a country that won't extradite you!). What you couldn't avoid is the UK telling you that you are no longer allowed to be a UK registered company, which is obviously within their rights to do.

[eptcyka]

That's fair.