--- title: "Astex Therapeutics Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astex-therapeutics-limited-cambridge-769471 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 --- # Astex Therapeutics Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Astex Therapeutics Limited (Companies House 03751674, Cambridge) 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: Cambridge - Registered address: 436 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0QA - Companies House number: 03751674 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03751674) - Website: https://astx.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astex-pharmaceuticals-uk/ - 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/astex-therapeutics-limited-cambridge-769471 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 837 licensed sponsors in Cambridge: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cambridge - 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: KRAUS, John Edward. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: YAMADA, Yoshihisa. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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. - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MCQUADE, Robert Dwyer, Dr.. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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 2025: New director appointed: NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2025. 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 Oct 2025: New director appointed: JONES, Michelle Ann, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2025. 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: JHOTI, Harren. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SUDO, Toshiki. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 1 Mar 2025: Director resigned: KUROGI, Yasuhisa, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: Director resigned: BLUNDELL, Thomas Leon, Sir. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: PEREIRA, Brian Jude Gerard, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2025. 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 Mar 2025: New director appointed: SOLARI, Roberto Celeste Ercole, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2025. 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 Mar 2025: New director appointed: SHIRATSUCHI, Takayuki, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2025. 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 Mar 2024: New director appointed: KUROGI, Yasuhisa, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2024: Director resigned: GEHRKE, Michael Edward. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2023: New director appointed: GEHRKE, Michael Edward. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 11 Apr 2022: Director resigned: AZAB, Mohammad, Dr.. Director change recorded on 11 Apr 2022. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: BODNAR, Andrew, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 21 Sep 2017: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Otsuka America Inc 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. - 23 May 2015: New director appointed: SUDO, Toshiki. Director change recorded on 23 May 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. - 1 Jan 2014: New director appointed: MCQUADE, Robert Dwyer, Dr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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 2014: New director appointed: BLUNDELL, Thomas Leon, Sir. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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 2014: New director appointed: AZAB, Mohammad, Dr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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 2014: New director appointed: BODNAR, Andrew, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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. - + 3 earlier changes on the web page 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 Astex Therapeutics Limited ### Is Astex Therapeutics Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Astex Therapeutics Limited in Cambridge 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 Astex Therapeutics Limited sponsor? Astex Therapeutics Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Astex Therapeutics Limited based? The register lists Astex Therapeutics Limited at 436 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0QA. 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 03751674. 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/astex-therapeutics-limited-cambridge-769471 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astex-therapeutics-limited-cambridge-769471.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.