--- title: "Bandai UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bandai-uk-limited-richmond-797448 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 --- # Bandai UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Bandai UK Limited (Companies House 01632311, Richmond) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Richmond - Registered address: 37-39 Kew Foot Road, Richmond, England, TW9 2SS - Companies House number: 01632311 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01632311) - 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/bandai-uk-limited-richmond-797448 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 170 licensed sponsors in Richmond: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/richmond - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - 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 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 26 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026. - 9 Feb 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Feb 2026. 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. - 25 Jul 2025: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 25 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. - 1 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MOMOI, Nobuhiko. 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New director appointed: KOJIMA, Kazuichi. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Apr 2025: New director appointed: MIZUNO, Takahiro. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 7 Mar 2025: Director resigned: KATASHIMA, Naoki. Director change recorded on 7 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. - 12 Dec 2024: Director resigned: ALDRIDGE, Nicolas Ernest Lloyd. Director change recorded on 12 Dec 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 Dec 2024: New director appointed: MCKENZIE, John. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 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 Apr 2024: New director appointed: KATASHIMA, Naoki. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 30 Mar 2024: Director resigned: MULLER, Arnaud. Director change recorded on 30 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 Apr 2021: New director appointed: MULLER, Arnaud. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2021. 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. - 22 Jul 2019: New secretary appointed: POTTER, Helen Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Jul 2019. 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. - 19 Jul 2019: Secretary resigned: FETTES, Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Jul 2019. 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 Apr 2018: New director appointed: MOMOI, Nobuhiko. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2018. 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 2018: New director appointed: ALDRIDGE, Nicolas Ernest Lloyd. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2018. 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 2018: Director resigned: VARGAS, Jose Antonio. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2018. 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 2018: Director resigned: SATO, Akihiro. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2018. 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 2018: Director resigned: SMITH, Clive. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2018. 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. - 6 Dec 2016: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Dec 2016. 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. - 5 Sep 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Sep 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Bandai Namco Holdings Uk Limited 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. - 1 Apr 2015: New director appointed: SATO, Akihiro. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2015: Director resigned: TAKAHARA, Shusuke. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2015. 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. - 15 Apr 2014: New director appointed: TAKAHARA, Shusuke. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 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 Bandai UK Limited ### Is Bandai UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Bandai UK Limited in Richmond 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 Bandai UK Limited sponsor? Bandai UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Bandai UK Limited based? The register lists Bandai UK Limited at 37-39 Kew Foot Road, Richmond, England, TW9 2SS. 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 01632311. 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/bandai-uk-limited-richmond-797448 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/bandai-uk-limited-richmond-797448.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.