--- title: "Espere Healthcare Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/espere-healthcare-ltd-shefford-773827 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 --- # Espere Healthcare Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Espere Healthcare Ltd (Companies House 05032968, Shefford) 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 July 2022 (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 July 2022 - Legal name: BAP MEDICAL UK LIMITED - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Shefford - Registered address: Shefford House, 15 High Street, Shefford, Bedfordshire, England, SG17 5DD - Companies House number: 05032968 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05032968) - Website: https://www.esperehealth.co.uk - 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/espere-healthcare-ltd-shefford-773827 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 10 licensed sponsors in Shefford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/shefford - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 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 30 October 2026, newest first: - 13 May 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 13 May 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. - 12 May 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 May 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. - 31 Jan 2026: Director resigned: STEEPLES, Christopher Keith. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 31 Oct 2025: Director resigned: YU, Xuerong. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 8 Sep 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "BAP MEDICAL UK LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 8 Sep 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 6 Apr 2025: Director resigned: POSNER, Louis Anthony. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2025: New director appointed: SILABON, Maria. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 26 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 26 Sep 2023, 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. - 18 Sep 2023: Notification of Bap Medical Bv as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Sep 2023. 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. - 18 Sep 2023: Cessation of Bap Medical Bv as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Sep 2023. 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. - 18 Sep 2023: Cessation of Mr Christopher Keith Steeples as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Sep 2023. 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. - 18 Sep 2023: New director appointed: POSNER, Louis Anthony. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 18 Sep 2023: Director resigned: BATTERSHILL, David Frederick. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 18 Sep 2023: Director resigned: MASON, Rupert Bernard Stuart, Dr. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 18 Sep 2023: New director appointed: NUGTEREN, Evert Willem Dirk. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. - 18 Sep 2023: New director appointed: HOLLWEG, Rob Anton Thymen. Director change recorded on 18 Sep 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. 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 Espere Healthcare Ltd ### Is Espere Healthcare Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Espere Healthcare Ltd in Shefford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Espere Healthcare Ltd sponsor? Espere Healthcare Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Espere Healthcare Ltd based? The register lists Espere Healthcare Ltd at Shefford House, 15 High Street, Shefford, Bedfordshire, England, SG17 5DD. 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 05032968. 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/espere-healthcare-ltd-shefford-773827 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/espere-healthcare-ltd-shefford-773827.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.