--- title: "DisplayLink (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/displaylink-uk-limited-cambridge-767309 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 --- # DisplayLink (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, DisplayLink (UK) Limited (trading as Synaptics; Companies House 04811048; Cambridge) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 17 June 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 17 June 2020 - Trading as: Synaptics - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Cambridge - Registered address: 22 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GH - Companies House number: 04811048 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04811048) - Website: https://www.synaptics.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synaptics - 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/displaylink-uk-limited-cambridge-767309 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 837 licensed sponsors in Cambridge: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cambridge - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 Sep 2025: New director appointed: FIELDS, Pamela Jean. Director change recorded on 8 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. - 20 Aug 2025: Director resigned: HARGREAVES, David Michael. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 17 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: BUTLER, Dean. Company secretary change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 17 Apr 2024: Director resigned: BUTLER, Dean Warren. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 17 Apr 2024: New director appointed: SONG, Esther Man-Ying. Director change recorded on 17 Apr 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. - 23 Oct 2023: New secretary appointed: BUTLER, Dean. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Oct 2023: Secretary resigned: MCFARLAND, John. Company secretary change recorded on 23 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. - 23 Oct 2023: Director resigned: MCFARLAND, John Thomas. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 9 Jun 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 22 Jul 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Notification of Synaptics Incorporated as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Cessation of Esprit Capital Partners Llp as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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. - 31 Jul 2020: New director appointed: HARGREAVES, David Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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 2020: New director appointed: BUTLER, Dean Warren. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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 2020: New secretary appointed: MCFARLAND, John. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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 2020: New director appointed: MCFARLAND, John Thomas. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2020. 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 2020: Director resigned: O'KEEFFE, Graham William. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Secretary resigned: LEE, John. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: KOCH, Hans-Dieter Otto, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: JACKSON, Martin Kirk. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: HAPPEL III, Henry Howard. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: DUNCAN, Alan George. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: MOORING, David. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Director resigned: EVANS, William Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. 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 DisplayLink (UK) Limited ### Is DisplayLink (UK) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. DisplayLink (UK) Limited in Cambridge 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 DisplayLink (UK) Limited sponsor? DisplayLink (UK) Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is DisplayLink (UK) Limited based? The register lists DisplayLink (UK) Limited at 22 Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GH. 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 04811048. 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/displaylink-uk-limited-cambridge-767309 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/displaylink-uk-limited-cambridge-767309.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.