Quote from: pawel7777 on December 03, 2015, 10:50:51 AM

Didn't file annual accounts on time last year, same story this year. WTF is wrong with you BitStamp? Yet again Companies House threatened to strike off the company (letter ref: DEF6/08157033).

Failing to file accounts is actually a criminal offence. That's as unprofessional as it gets.

Truly pathetic.

I'm always interested in seeing the proof that a law applies to a particular person or group of people. Do you have a link for that?

Here in the U.S., we have a guy in Arizona (Marc Stevens) who recommends people always demand that the authorities provide evidence that the law applies to them, and a guy in Michigan (Peter Hendrickson) who wrote a book showing that Title 26 (the income tax) doesn't apply to most people. Most Americans ignore these two fellows, but that is because they are scared of "The Man" and also psychologically damaged by public schooling (just like me, though I'm a somewhat more aware of the resulting problems and work to rectify them), and deceived by the propaganda of unethical players in the industry (Daniel B. Evans, Nancy G. Edmunds, Victoria A. Roberts).

If we take the wiser path of ignoring man-made laws (except those to which we have agreed in writing, ie contracts), there still may be a good reason for Bitstamp to "file accounts":

Quote from: solex on September 09, 2014, 12:27:57 AM

If they want the benefits of UK incorporation, and not give themselves bad publicity, then they need to file all their returns on time at CH.

So what are the "benefits of a UK incorporation"? Avoiding bad publicity is a good idea, but if it's a choice between catering to the criminal political class and getting publicly shamed for ignoring their stupid laws, I root for the latter every time.