--- title: "Chris Blandford Associates Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chris-blandford-associates-ltd-nottingham-804955 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 --- # Chris Blandford Associates Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Chris Blandford Associates Ltd (trading as CBA; Companies House 03741865; Nottingham) 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 18 October 2016 (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: 18 October 2016 - Trading as: CBA - Legal name: CHRIS BLANDFORD ASSOCIATES LIMITED - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Nottingham - Registered address: 3rd Floor, The Birkin Building, 2 Broadway, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG1 1PS - Companies House number: 03741865 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03741865) - Website: https://www.cbastudios.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbastudios/about/ - 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/chris-blandford-associates-ltd-nottingham-804955 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,054 licensed sponsors in Nottingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/nottingham - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 17 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Apr 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 1 Jan 2026: Director resigned: WATKINS, Dominic James. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 24 Sep 2025: New director appointed: BENNETT, Julia Rosemary. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 2 Jan 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Jan 2019. 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. - 5 Mar 2018: Notification of Mr John Fenlon Dunphy as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 5 Mar 2018. 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. - 5 Mar 2018: Notification of Andrew James Croft as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 5 Mar 2018. 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. - 5 Mar 2018: Cessation of Mr Christopher John Blandford as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Mar 2018. 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. - 5 Mar 2018: Cessation of Margaret Elizabeth Antonia as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Mar 2018. 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. - 7 Aug 2017: New director appointed: CROFT, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 7 Aug 2017. 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 May 2017: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share filing recorded on 3 May 2017, 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. - 13 Apr 2017: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 13 Apr 2017, 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. - 31 Mar 2017: Director resigned: ANTONIA, Margaret Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2017. 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 2017: Director resigned: BLANDFORD, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2017. 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 Mar 2017: Notification of Mr Christopher John Blandford as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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. - 30 Mar 2017: Notification of Margaret Elizabeth Antonia as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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. - 30 Mar 2017: Notification of Dominic James Watkins as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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. - 30 Mar 2017: Cessation of Mr Christopher John Blandford as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Mar 2017. 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. 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 Chris Blandford Associates Ltd ### Is Chris Blandford Associates Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Chris Blandford Associates Ltd in Nottingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Chris Blandford Associates Ltd sponsor? Chris Blandford Associates Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Chris Blandford Associates Ltd based? The register lists Chris Blandford Associates Ltd at 3rd Floor, The Birkin Building, 2 Broadway, Nottingham, United Kingdom, NG1 1PS. 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 03741865. 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/chris-blandford-associates-ltd-nottingham-804955 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chris-blandford-associates-ltd-nottingham-804955.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.