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title: "Ad Astra BC Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ad-astra-bc-ltd-manchester-789968
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-10-30
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
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# Ad Astra BC Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Ad Astra BC Ltd (trading as Azuma; Companies House 13794561; Manchester) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 31 October 2023 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 31 October 2023
- Trading as: Azuma
- Industry: Hospitality & Food Service
- Town: Manchester
- Registered address: 73 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M15 6BN
- Companies House number: 13794561 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13794561)
- Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ad-astra-bc-ltd-manchester-789968

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 2,872 licensed sponsors in Manchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/manchester
- One of 15,171 in Hospitality & Food Service: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/hospitality-food-service
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 26 October 2026).

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name.

## Common questions about Ad Astra BC Ltd

### Is Ad Astra BC Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Ad Astra BC Ltd in Manchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Ad Astra BC Ltd sponsor?

Ad Astra BC Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Ad Astra BC Ltd based?

The register lists Ad Astra BC Ltd at 73 Cavendish Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M15 6BN. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 13794561. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ad-astra-bc-ltd-manchester-789968
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ad-astra-bc-ltd-manchester-789968.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
- Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.