--- title: "Digital Arts Studios: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/digital-arts-studios-belfast-685173 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 --- # Digital Arts Studios: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Digital Arts Studios (Companies House NI068690, Belfast) holds an A-rated Temporary Worker sponsor licence covering the Creative 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: Temporary Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Public Sector & Non-Profit - Town: Belfast - Registered address: Cathedral Buildings, 64 Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2GT - Companies House number: NI068690 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI068690) - Website: https://digitalartsstudios.com - 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/digital-arts-studios-belfast-685173 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 537 licensed sponsors in Belfast: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/belfast - One of 4,061 in Public Sector & Non-Profit: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/public-sector-non-profit - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 31 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 21 Oct 2026: New director appointed: CARVILL, Thomas. Director change recorded on 21 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 18 Nov 2026. - 25 Nov 2025: Director resigned: DAVIDSON, Iain Alexander. Director change recorded on 25 Nov 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. - 29 Jan 2025: Director resigned: MCAULEY, Claire Yvonne. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 21 Aug 2024: New director appointed: VAROUTSOS, Georgios, Dr. Director change recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 4 Jan 2024: New director appointed: D'ARCY, John, Dr. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 2 Oct 2023: Director resigned: BARTLEY, Ken Cormac. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 6 Jun 2023: Director resigned: KIRK, Laura Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 26 Jan 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Jan 2023. 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 Sep 2022: New director appointed: PUTNAM, Emily Lauren, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Sep 2022. 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. - 17 May 2022: Director resigned: HUEY, Deborah. Director change recorded on 17 May 2022. 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. - 21 Jan 2020: Director resigned: PETTICREW, Darryl Joseph. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 2020. 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 2019: New director appointed: MCAULEY, Claire Yvonne. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Aug 2018: Director resigned: WALLACE, Adam. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 28 Jun 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 28 Jun 2018. 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. - 27 Jun 2018: Director resigned: MCINTYRE, Mary Patricia. Director change recorded on 27 Jun 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. - 18 Jun 2018: Director resigned: GRAHAM, Colin John. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 18 Jun 2018: New director appointed: PETTICREW, Darryl Joseph. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 18 Jun 2018: Director resigned: PETTICREW, Darryl Joseph. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 1 Apr 2018: Director resigned: MCIVER, Moira. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2018: Director resigned: CONNOLLY, Paul Steven. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 22 Jun 2017: New director appointed: BARTLEY, Ken Cormac. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 22 Jun 2017: New director appointed: PETTICREW, Darryl Joseph. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 22 Jun 2017: New director appointed: MCINTYRE, Mary Patricia. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 22 Jun 2017: New director appointed: CONNOLLY, Paul Steven. Director change recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 23 Dec 2016: New director appointed: KIRK, Laura Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 23 Dec 2016. 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. - + 6 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 Digital Arts Studios ### Is Digital Arts Studios a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Digital Arts Studios in Belfast 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 Digital Arts Studios sponsor? Digital Arts Studios is licensed for Creative Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Digital Arts Studios based? The register lists Digital Arts Studios at Cathedral Buildings, 64 Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 2GT. 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 NI068690. 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/digital-arts-studios-belfast-685173 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/digital-arts-studios-belfast-685173.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.