--- title: "Almac Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/almac-group-limited-craigavon-792397 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 --- # Almac Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Almac Group Limited (Companies House NI041551, Craigavon) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Craigavon - Registered address: Almac House, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, BT63 5QD - Companies House number: NI041551 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI041551) - Website: https://www.almacgroup.com - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/almac-group - 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/almac-group-limited-craigavon-792397 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 27 licensed sponsors in Craigavon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/craigavon - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Apr 2024: Director resigned: CAMPBELL, Stephen. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 9 Jan 2023: New secretary appointed: MCALLISTER, Emma. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jan 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2023: Director resigned: HAYBURN, Colin. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Oct 2022: New director appointed: MCBURNEY, Graeme Thomas. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Jan 2020: Director resigned: STEPHENS, Kevin. Director change recorded on 2 Jan 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2019: New director appointed: HARKIN, Niall Patrick. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 11 Jul 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Jul 2019. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 May 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 May 2018. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Jan 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 2017. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 22 Aug 2016: Director resigned: IRVINE, John Walter. Director change recorded on 22 Aug 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Almac Founder Share Company Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of The Mcclay Foundation as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 6 May 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 May 2014. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. 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 6 live vacancies tracked for this employer (12 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Software Developer · Loughborough, Leicestershire · £42,195 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5934373669?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Junior Project Engineer (Automation) · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £33,367 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5939052958?se=6q_EJN7S8RG0v6omR9kuEw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=E0AD12C73113BF4BE730255D343CDD1C73A6A003 - Project Manager (Engineering Projects) · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £45,257 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5938308676?se=6q_EJN7S8RG0v6omR9kuEw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=C682ACC647D74B4F0A3EAEC776C61E4D21029D73 - Systems Analyst/Senior Systems Analyst Opportunities · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £37,769 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5942230297?se=tt7LoL_S8RGuBN2Pdm0zXw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=87E99473304547DC387A5CD3875615FCE843A362 - Maintenance Engineering opportunities Almac Sciences · Craigavon, Co Armagh · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/4l_7ved04n1Tq9qG8WJIMOIy9L0MpenbOk7VO1_7pwIk4M3o13GP5Xp69LoFNUy0DRig9Jc5qclIzASkI9OmXu2HrVTbaQX_T5oMAw8j9nwHSMUCK6jN8vuVls6lM8JUfT2biPdNYAi8At4vvQTn_0fnPHkAU3Aj1Ptgei78s0z7NrVVeHCQmGqnhNFwZym8qMY9RH3U4XOV7lRYTwxZ4SgvuYakXZIW0fyqmqWgnc0 - Solutions Developer · Loughborough, Leicestershire · £40,083 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5927703916?se=0tE-q6TP8RGVovuHysyfpg&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=D3260B2B15B832E74C0E5F161591144855040B0A - Senior Financial Accountant · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £49,636 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5869519826?se=POePlYO98RGXttjSVeAU5A&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=DADD986F5645A448E744F48B9D1ABA513083E787 - Systems Analysis Manager · Craigavon, Northern Ireland · £50,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5887727608?se=SG8E5pe58RGGQ9u1mQKVdw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=6BCCDDC2C938D5744A71D7D7D18CCD214D028FF4 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=792397&employer=Almac%20Group%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Almac Group Limited ### Is Almac Group Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Almac Group Limited in Craigavon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Almac Group Limited sponsor? Almac Group Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Almac Group Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 6 live vacancies from Almac Group Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Almac Group Limited based? The register lists Almac Group Limited at Almac House, 20 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon, BT63 5QD. 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 NI041551. 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/almac-group-limited-craigavon-792397 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/almac-group-limited-craigavon-792397.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.