--- title: "First Light Games Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-light-games-ltd-canterbury-691980 register_status: ceased 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 --- # First Light Games Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, First Light Games Ltd (Companies House 11372955, Canterbury) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 20 October 2026 and Companies House records the company as in liquidation, having appeared on the register since 26 May 2023 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 20 October 2026; Companies House records the company as liquidation - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 26 May 2023 - Removed from the register: 20 October 2026 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Canterbury - Registered address: Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 3DN - Companies House number: 11372955 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11372955) - Company status (Companies House): liquidation - Website: https://www.firstlight.games - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-light-games-ltd/ - 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/first-light-games-ltd-canterbury-691980 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 138 licensed sponsors in Canterbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/canterbury - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 17 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 17 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 13 Nov 2026. - 21 May 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 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 Mar 2025: Director resigned: PARK, Sang Ho. Director change recorded on 12 Mar 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. - 10 Jan 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 20 Dec 2024: Director resigned: MCFARLAND, Neil. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 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. - 20 Dec 2024: Director resigned: RYAN, Matthew James. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 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. - 23 Jul 2024: New director appointed: LEE, Michael Kyo-Wook. Director change recorded on 23 Jul 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (14 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Administrator · Plymouth · £19,828 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/administrator/57464998 - Swindon and Wiltshire Children & Young Peoples Independent Sexual Violence Advisor · Swindon · £25,954–£26,364 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/swindon-and-wiltshire-children-young-peoples-independent-sexual-violence-advisor/57372216 - Family Court IDVA · Plymouth · £25,954–£26,364 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/family-court-idva/57392513 - Trauma Stabilisation Practitioner · Plymouth · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/trauma-stabilisation-practitioner/57301051 - Health and Social Care IDVA · Plymouth · £25,954–£26,364 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/health-and-social-care-idva/57281044 - Swindon and Wiltshire Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Coordinator · Swindon · £25,954–£26,364 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/swindon-and-wiltshire-sexual-assault-referral-centre-sarc-coordinator/57296161 - Swindon and Wiltshire Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) Team Leader · Swindon · £28,944–£29,579 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/swindon-and-wiltshire-sexual-assault-referral-centre-sarc-team-leader/57296112 - Domestic Abuse Navigator · Plymouth · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/domestic-abuse-navigator/57281038 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=691980&employer=First%20Light%20Games%20Ltd 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 First Light Games Ltd ### Is First Light Games Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. First Light Games Ltd in Canterbury is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 20 October 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did First Light Games Ltd leave the sponsor register? First Light Games Ltd left the register on 20 October 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can First Light Games Ltd sponsor? First Light Games Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is First Light Games Ltd based? The register lists First Light Games Ltd at Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 3DN. 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 11372955. 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/first-light-games-ltd-canterbury-691980 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-light-games-ltd-canterbury-691980.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.