--- title: "Beta Bugs: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/beta-bugs-edinbrurgh-798937 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-03 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Beta Bugs: UK sponsor licence status > As of 3 November 2026, Beta Bugs (Companies House 11000463, Edinbrurgh) 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 6 November 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 6 November 2020 - Legal name: BETA BUGS LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Edinbrurgh - Registered address: 46-54 High Street, Ingatestone, Essex, United Kingdom, CM4 9DW - Companies House number: 11000463 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11000463) - Website: https://www.betabugs.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betabugs/ - Register data as of: 3 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/beta-bugs-edinbrurgh-798937 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17,757 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,156 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 25 changes worth checking, checked 30 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 4 Aug 2026: New director appointed: BIRSE, Scott Alexander. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: New director appointed: TINCH, Alan Edward, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 18 Jun 2026: Director resigned: KING, Steven James. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 14 Jan 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 14 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 Dec 2025: New person with significant control: Scottish Enterprise. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 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. - 19 Dec 2025: Cessation of Dr Thomas Farrugia as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Dec 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. - 19 Dec 2025: Director resigned: FARRUGIA, Thomas. Director change recorded on 19 Dec 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. - 11 Dec 2025: Director resigned: NEVILLE, David Christopher. Director change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 6 Dec 2025: Corporate-director resigned: BEECHES CAPITAL. Director change recorded on 6 Dec 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. - 3 Jun 2025: New director appointed: BROUGHTON, Nicola Ann, Dr. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 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. - 16 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 12 Mar 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Mar 2025. 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 Mar 2025: New director appointed: NEVILLE, David Christopher. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 28 Feb 2025: Secretary resigned: PURCELL, Suzanne. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 6 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Feb 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. - 6 Nov 2023: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Nov 2023. 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. - 20 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Oct 2023. 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 Oct 2023: New director appointed: KING, Steven James. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 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. - 4 Oct 2023: New director appointed: RICHARDS, Christopher Gareth Joseph. Director change recorded on 4 Oct 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 Sep 2023: New corporate-director appointed: BEECHES CAPITAL. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 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. - 31 Jul 2023: Director resigned: DEAR, Graeme, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Director resigned: WILKINSON, Philip James. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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 Nov 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Nov 2021. 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 Jun 2021: New secretary appointed: PURCELL, Suzanne. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jun 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. 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 Beta Bugs ### Is Beta Bugs a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Beta Bugs in Edinbrurgh 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 Beta Bugs sponsor? Beta Bugs is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Beta Bugs based? The register lists Beta Bugs at 46-54 High Street, Ingatestone, Essex, United Kingdom, CM4 9DW. 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 3 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 11000463. 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/beta-bugs-edinbrurgh-798937 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/beta-bugs-edinbrurgh-798937.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.