--- title: "First Response Finance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-response-finance-ltd-nottingham-766241 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 --- # First Response Finance Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, First Response Finance Ltd (Companies House 03560611, Nottingham) 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 19 April 2021 (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: 19 April 2021 - Legal name: FIRST RESPONSE FINANCE LIMITED - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Nottingham - Registered address: 5 Regan Way, Chetwynd Business, Park, Chilwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6RZ - Companies House number: 03560611 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03560611) - Website: https://www.firstresponsefinance.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/first-response-finance-ltd-nottingham-766241 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,054 licensed sponsors in Nottingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/nottingham - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - 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 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 May 2026: New director appointed: ITAMI, Daisaku. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Director resigned: TAKEUCHI, Toshiaki. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2026: New director appointed: AOKI, Taketo. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: SHIMIZU, Shintaro. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 2 May 2025: New director appointed: TAKEUCHI, Toshiaki. Director change recorded on 2 May 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. - 1 May 2025: Director resigned: KATOH, Hiroki. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 4 Apr 2025: New director appointed: MURAI, Tsunehiko. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 3 Apr 2025: Director resigned: AKIYOSHI, Masataka. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 3 Oct 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Oct 2024. 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. - 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: SHIMIZU, Shintaro. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2023: Director resigned: NOZAWA, Akito. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 27 Jul 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Jul 2022. 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. - 1 Apr 2022: New secretary appointed: DUDLEY, Lisa. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2022: Secretary resigned: FELLOWS, John Stewart. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 1 Jul 2021: New director appointed: AKIYOSHI, Masataka. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2021. 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. - 30 Jun 2021: Director resigned: MURAI, Tsunehiko. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2021. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Customer Experience Advisor · Toton, Beeston · £27,874 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5820265312?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 Response Finance Ltd ### Is First Response Finance Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. First Response Finance Ltd in Nottingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can First Response Finance Ltd sponsor? First Response Finance Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is First Response Finance Ltd based? The register lists First Response Finance Ltd at 5 Regan Way, Chetwynd Business, Park, Chilwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG9 6RZ. 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 03560611. 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-response-finance-ltd-nottingham-766241 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/first-response-finance-ltd-nottingham-766241.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.