--- title: "Desmond & Dempsey Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/desmond-and-dempsey-ltd-london-684731 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Desmond & Dempsey Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Desmond & Dempsey Ltd (Companies House 09007844, London) 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 November 2021 (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 November 2021 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: London - Registered address: Castle House, Castle Street, Guildford, England, GU1 3UW - Companies House number: 09007844 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09007844) - Website: https://desmondanddempsey.com - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/desmond-and-dempsey-ltd-london-684731 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,663 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 17,317 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,156 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 16 changes worth checking, checked 3 November 2026, newest first: - 10 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Aug 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 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 13 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 May 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. - 23 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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. - 17 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 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. - 4 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Nov 2024. 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. - 16 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 5 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Sep 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. - 19 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New person with significant control: Joseph Eugene Eastin. Change to people with significant control recorded on 9 Jan 2024. 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. - 9 Jan 2024: Director resigned: JEFFERY, Jonathan Joseph. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: Director resigned: LEBRE, Angelica Pina. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New corporate-secretary appointed: AVERY LAW COSEC LTD. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New director appointed: STEAD, Justin Paul David. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 9 Jan 2024: New director appointed: EASTIN, Joseph Eugene. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. 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 Desmond & Dempsey Ltd ### Is Desmond & Dempsey Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Desmond & Dempsey Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Desmond & Dempsey Ltd sponsor? Desmond & Dempsey Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Desmond & Dempsey Ltd based? The register lists Desmond & Dempsey Ltd at Castle House, Castle Street, Guildford, England, GU1 3UW. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 09007844. 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/desmond-and-dempsey-ltd-london-684731 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/desmond-and-dempsey-ltd-london-684731.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.