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title: "Barcud Shared Services: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barcud-shared-services-cardiff-797607
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
---

# Barcud Shared Services: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Barcud Shared Services (Companies House 12136070, Cardiff) 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 1 December 2022 (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: 1 December 2022
- Legal name: BARCUD SHARED SERVICES LIMITED
- Industry: Professional Services
- Town: Cardiff
- Registered address: 2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 2SA
- Companies House number: 12136070 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12136070)
- 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/barcud-shared-services-cardiff-797607

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 623 licensed sponsors in Cardiff: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cardiff
- One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-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

11 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 25 Mar 2026: Director resigned: LEWIS, Huw Martin. Director change recorded on 25 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.
- 6 Aug 2025: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Mark Graham. Director change recorded on 6 Aug 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.
- 23 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MAIMONE, Claire. Director change recorded on 23 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.
- 23 Apr 2025: New director appointed: PRIESTLEY, Angela. Director change recorded on 23 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.
- 20 Mar 2024: New director appointed: LEWIS, Huw Martin. Director change recorded on 20 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.
- 27 Oct 2023: Director resigned: CLAPHAM, David John. Director change recorded on 27 Oct 2023. 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.
- 11 Aug 2023: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Alison Margaret. Director change recorded on 11 Aug 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.
- 19 Jul 2023: New director appointed: CLAPHAM, David John. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 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.
- 25 May 2023: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Mark Graham. Director change recorded on 25 May 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.
- 19 May 2023: Director resigned: EDWARDS, Neil Charles. Director change recorded on 19 May 2023. 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 2023: Director resigned: MURRAY-DOWNIE, Elizabeth Hannah. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2023. 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.

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 Barcud Shared Services

### Is Barcud Shared Services a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Barcud Shared Services in Cardiff is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Barcud Shared Services sponsor?

Barcud Shared Services is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Barcud Shared Services based?

The register lists Barcud Shared Services at 2 Alexandra Gate, Ffordd Pengam, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 2SA. 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 12136070. 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/barcud-shared-services-cardiff-797607
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/barcud-shared-services-cardiff-797607.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.
