--- title: "Douglas and Grahame Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/douglas-and-grahame-ltd-belfast-686040 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 --- # Douglas and Grahame Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Douglas and Grahame Ltd (Companies House NI003047, Belfast) 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 25 June 2024 (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: 25 June 2024 - Legal name: DOUGLAS & GRAHAME LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Belfast - Companies House number: NI003047 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI003047) - Website: https://douglasandgrahame.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/douglas-and-grahame-ltd-belfast-686040 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 537 licensed sponsors in Belfast: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/belfast - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 20 Jul 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jul 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. - 30 Jun 2026: New director appointed: MYERS, Matthew David. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 31 May 2026: Director resigned: FINLAY, Donald John Maxwell. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Director resigned: MCBRIEN, Mark. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 28 Oct 2024: New person with significant control: Afmf Holdings Limited. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Oct 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. - 28 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mr Donald John Maxwell Finlay as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Oct 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Menswear Designer · Carrickfergus, Co Antrim · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/DqtzBr87seQlTWq4RLwrMq5ZqCirEqXwaTzOKUqM_eBK_NCCaRJ94Pi0SKNXt-ISV-DtWzWn6ZPjhTi9Rz9IhBsfKVwbPxmpqpaHdyskV44Nb0kMa2pZVCvHBbOMm_Ixu5JcPMCxvcSId63TlfKCjpB4ijEv9H2l4BkJZWC7GRJXnbIQkkdWqK1cwqr66Y1M-o4E5YHrnEQDwsekOH_dzx968fRMw-fUxCdR1Hjwrgc - Business Manager · Carrickfergus, Co Antrim · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/F33X1ewOIKpPq0qmEBb1Id3FSqhgCHqID77FM7jadxK58_U3UYr5iEEfL1MkrOHEYdzVF1vUgRnDBvvOh5WJjbKaOw9DsZb4cgc1mSKUYB5c0UalNm9jQB_M5R861w_U8bn3SLiOg7tdJ390tz0zvWKqDt1zum7mOtR2wiu4Usysfr4D1BZsHrk039CsghOlbAg-ktAiwJJ8ikkyn2UOkekb9kW6bHKfBlkJqWXYiNo A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Douglas and Grahame Ltd ### Is Douglas and Grahame Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Douglas and Grahame Ltd in Belfast is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Douglas and Grahame Ltd sponsor? Douglas and Grahame Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Douglas and Grahame Ltd based? The register lists Douglas and Grahame Ltd at Belfast. 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 NI003047. 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/douglas-and-grahame-ltd-belfast-686040 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/douglas-and-grahame-ltd-belfast-686040.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.