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title: "Almacantar Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/almacantar-ltd-london-792400
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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# Almacantar Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Almacantar Ltd (Companies House 07038904, London) 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 22 December 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: Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 22 December 2013
- Legal name: ALMACANTAR LIMITED
- Industry: Financial Services
- Town: London
- Registered address: 3 Quebec Mews, London, W1H 7NX
- Companies House number: 07038904 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07038904)
- Website: https://almacantar.com/
- 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/almacantar-ltd-london-792400

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london
- One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 7 Oct 2026: New director appointed: CRITCHLEY, Peter Leonard. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026.
- 8 Nov 2023: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Nov 2023. 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.
- 2 Mar 2022: New secretary appointed: CRITCHLEY, Peter. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Mar 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.
- 19 Oct 2021: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Oct 2021. 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.
- 2 Jul 2021: Secretary resigned: PAINTER, Richard William. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Jul 2021. 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.
- 22 Mar 2019: Notification of Almacantar Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Mar 2019. 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.
- 17 Dec 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Dec 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.
- 28 Nov 2018: New director appointed: CHICHESTER, Harry Ralph. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 2018. 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.
- 13 Dec 2016: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Dec 2016. 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.
- 11 Apr 2016: New secretary appointed: PAINTER, Richard William. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Apr 2016. 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.
- 10 Dec 2015: Secretary resigned: CLARKE, Lucy Rebekah. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Dec 2015. 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 Oct 2015: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Oct 2015. 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.
- 30 Sep 2015: New director appointed: HERSEL, Kathrin. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2015. 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.
- 10 Dec 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Dec 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.
- 30 Oct 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 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

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 Almacantar Ltd

### Is Almacantar Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Almacantar Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Almacantar Ltd sponsor?

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

### Where is Almacantar Ltd based?

The register lists Almacantar Ltd at 3 Quebec Mews, London, W1H 7NX. 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 07038904. 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/almacantar-ltd-london-792400
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/almacantar-ltd-london-792400.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.
