--- title: "Astroscale Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astroscale-ltd-didcot-795674 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 --- # Astroscale Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Astroscale Ltd (Companies House 10689249, Didcot) 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 2 March 2020 (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: 2 March 2020 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Didcot - Registered address: 4th Floor Imperial House, 8 Kean Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4AS - Companies House number: 10689249 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10689249) - Website: https://astroscale.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astroscale - 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/astroscale-ltd-didcot-795674 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 59 licensed sponsors in Didcot: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/didcot - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - 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 15 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Aug 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: New shares issued (allotment). 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. - 19 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 12 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 29 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Jul 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. - 15 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 15 Apr 2025, 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. - 19 Mar 2025: Notification of Astroscale Holdings Inc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Mar 2025. 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. - 19 Mar 2025: Cessation of Mitsunobu Okada as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Mar 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. - 28 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 28 Jan 2025, 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. - 29 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 21 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 May 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. - 4 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Apr 2023. 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New secretary appointed: PARKER-LINES, Sharon Lynne. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jun 2022: Director resigned: AUBURN, John Harold Courtenay. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2022: New director appointed: SHAVE, Nicholas Peter Eugene. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Computer Vision Engineer · Rowstock, Didcot · £60,000–£94,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5928725106?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Systems Engineer · Rowstock, Didcot · £40,000–£70,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5849683132?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=795674&employer=Astroscale%20Ltd 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 Astroscale Ltd ### Is Astroscale Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Astroscale Ltd in Didcot is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Astroscale Ltd sponsor? Astroscale Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Astroscale Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Astroscale Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Astroscale Ltd based? The register lists Astroscale Ltd at 4th Floor Imperial House, 8 Kean Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4AS. 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 10689249. 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/astroscale-ltd-didcot-795674 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/astroscale-ltd-didcot-795674.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.