--- title: "Ashton Fire Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ashton-fire-limited-bicester-795239 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 --- # Ashton Fire Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ashton Fire Limited (Companies House 12044770, Bicester) 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 15 August 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: 15 August 2023 - Legal name: ASHTON FIRE LTD - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Bicester - Registered address: 30-32 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, BN21 4SH - Companies House number: 12044770 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12044770) - Website: https://ashtonfire.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashton-fire-ltd/ - 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/ashton-fire-limited-bicester-795239 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 99 licensed sponsors in Bicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bicester - 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: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026. - 1 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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. - 16 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 2026. 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. - 9 Jun 2026: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jun 2026. 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. - 21 May 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 21 May 2026. 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2026. 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. - 23 Jan 2026: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jan 2026. 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. - 19 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jan 2026. 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. - 21 Jul 2025: Cessation of Mrs Anna Zettie Taylor as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 21 Jul 2025. 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. - 13 May 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 13 May 2025. 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Anna Zettie Taylor. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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. - 1 Apr 2025: Cessation of Mr Simon Henry Vickers as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2025. 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. - 1 Apr 2025: Director resigned: VICKERS, Simon Henry. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 7 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jun 2024. 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. - 6 Jun 2024: New director appointed: HOPKIN, Charlie George. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 2024. 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Graduate Fire Engineer · Hillhead, Glasgow City Centre · £34,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5872109775?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 Ashton Fire Limited ### Is Ashton Fire Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ashton Fire Limited in Bicester 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 Ashton Fire Limited sponsor? Ashton Fire Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ashton Fire Limited based? The register lists Ashton Fire Limited at 30-32 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, BN21 4SH. 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 12044770. 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/ashton-fire-limited-bicester-795239 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ashton-fire-limited-bicester-795239.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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