--- title: "Alston Elliot: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/alston-elliot-hemel-hempstead-792615 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 --- # Alston Elliot: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Alston Elliot (Companies House 02708449, Hemel Hempstead) 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: ALSTON ELLIOT LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Hemel Hempstead - Registered address: Third Floor One London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU1 1UN - Companies House number: 02708449 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02708449) - 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/alston-elliot-hemel-hempstead-792615 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 205 licensed sponsors in Hemel Hempstead: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/hemel-hempstead - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - 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: - 25 Jul 2025: Director resigned: HOLNESS, Andrew Stephen. Director change recorded on 25 Jul 2025. 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. - 26 Sep 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Sep 2018. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Jan 2018: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 16 Jan 2018, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 22 Dec 2017: Notification of Ginger Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 22 Dec 2017. 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. - 22 Dec 2017: Cessation of Mr John Scantlebury as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Dec 2017. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Dec 2017: Cessation of Mr Richard Elliot Burns as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 22 Dec 2017. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Dec 2017: Director resigned: SCANTLEBURY, John. Director change recorded on 22 Dec 2017. 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 Dec 2017: Director resigned: SCANTLEBURY, Susan. Director change recorded on 22 Dec 2017. 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 Dec 2017: Director resigned: BURNS, Danielle Freya. Director change recorded on 22 Dec 2017. 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. - 12 Dec 2017: Director resigned: BURNS, Richard Elliot. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 2017. 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 Jul 2016: New director appointed: SCANTLEBURY, Susan. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2016: New director appointed: BURNS, Danielle Freya. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr John Scantlebury. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Richard Elliot Burns. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Apr 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Apr 2014. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) 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 Alston Elliot ### Is Alston Elliot a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Alston Elliot in Hemel Hempstead 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 Alston Elliot sponsor? Alston Elliot is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Alston Elliot based? The register lists Alston Elliot at Third Floor One London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU1 1UN. 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 02708449. 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/alston-elliot-hemel-hempstead-792615 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/alston-elliot-hemel-hempstead-792615.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.