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API Foilmakers

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LivingstonManufacturing & IndustrialLicensed since 13 Nov 2020
Register status
Active
Licensed to sponsor workers
On register since
2020
13 Nov 2020
Visa routes
1
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Live jobs
0
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Licence & visa routes

Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Licence rating
Worker (A rating)

An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.

Companies House changes

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Near base rate
33/100Checked 2 Aug 2026

≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.

Reporting duties

  • 1 Apr 2025 — Director resigned: OLDHAM, William George. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 29 Apr 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 10 Feb 2025 — Company name changed — now trading as "API TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES LTD". Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 10 Mar 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 12 Jan 2023 — New director appointed: GILMOUR, Kenneth Mackinlay. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 9 Feb 2023 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • 12 Aug 2021 — Notification of Aldus Holdings (Uk) Limited as a person with significant control. New licence required within 20 working days · window closed 9 Sept 2021 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
  • + 2 earlier duties

Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.

  • 1 Apr 2025Director resigned: OLDHAM, William George
  • 10 Feb 2025Company name changed — now trading as "API TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIES LTD"
  • 12 Jan 2023New director appointed: GILMOUR, Kenneth Mackinlay
  • 12 Aug 2021Notification of Aldus Holdings (Uk) Limited as a person with significant control
  • 12 Aug 2021Cessation of Mr Nicholas William Moore as a person with significant control
  • 12 Aug 2021Director resigned: MOORE, Nicholas William

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Common questions about API Foilmakers

Is API Foilmakers a licensed UK visa sponsor?
Yes. API Foilmakers in Livingston holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2020. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
What visa routes can API Foilmakers sponsor?
API Foilmakers is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
Where is API Foilmakers based?
The register lists API Foilmakers at 50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
How current is this information?
This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number SC655194. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.

Registration details

Companies House
SC655194
Address
50 Lothian Road, Festival Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9WJ
First on register
13 Nov 2020
Website
apifoilmakers.com

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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.