Yes, a non-UK resident can be a UK limited company director. Anyone can be a company director, as long as they are at least 16 years old, have not been disqualified from becoming one (by a court order or by the company’s own memorandum and articles), and are not an undischarged bankrupt.

When appointing a director, you will need to provide Companies House with a director's service address (also known as the correspondence address). This is the official address for the director and where government mail, specifically for the director, will be sent, and will appear on the Companies House public register. 

The service address can be a residential address, but using a residential address is not ideal as it is placed on the public register – making it susceptible to uninvited visitors and direct mail. This can be avoided by purchasing our Service Address Service for the new director.