--- title: "Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/focusrite-audio-engineering-limited-high-wycombe-714579 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 --- # Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited (Companies House 02357989, High Wycombe) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Also known as: FOCUSRITE; NOVATION - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: High Wycombe - Registered address: Windsor House, Turnpike Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 3FX - Companies House number: 02357989 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02357989) - Website: https://focusrite.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/focusrite-audio-engineering-limited-high-wycombe-714579 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 349 licensed sponsors in High Wycombe: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/high-wycombe - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 16 May 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 16 May 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. - 24 Apr 2023: New secretary appointed: GODRICH, Francine. Company secretary change recorded on 24 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. - 28 Feb 2023: Director resigned: WESTALL, Phillip Gregory. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 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. - 10 Jan 2023: Secretary resigned: BETTISON, Katie Charlotte. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Aug 2021: New director appointed: WESTALL, Phillip Gregory. Director change recorded on 10 Aug 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. - 1 Mar 2021: Director resigned: WILSON, Jeremy Michael Charles. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2021: New director appointed: MCKONE, Sally Ann. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 31 May 2020: Director resigned: ORFORD, Giles Richard. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 1 Jan 2018: New secretary appointed: BETTISON, Katie Charlotte. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 2018. 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 Dec 2017: Director resigned: JENKINS, Robert David. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2017. 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 Dec 2017: Director resigned: WARRINER, Michael Francis Giles. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2017. 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 Jun 2017: Director resigned: WAGNER, Phillip Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2017. 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 Jan 2017: New director appointed: CARROLL, Timothy Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2017. 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 Dec 2016: Director resigned: FROKER, David Rollins. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2016. 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. - 14 Sep 2016: New director appointed: HOLT, Simon. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr Phillip Dudderidge as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mrs Jennifer Anne Dudderidge as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Focusrite Plc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 16 Dec 2014: Director resigned: DUDDERIDGE, Jennifer Anne. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2014. 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 Dec 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Dec 2014. 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. - 4 Dec 2014: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 4 Dec 2014. 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. - 10 Sep 2014: New director appointed: WILSON, Jeremy Michael Charles. Director change recorded on 10 Sep 2014. 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 Aug 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 2014. 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. - 27 Aug 2013: New director appointed: WAGNER, Phillip Richard. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 2013. 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 Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited ### Is Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited in High Wycombe is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited sponsor? Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited based? The register lists Focusrite Audio Engineering Limited at Windsor House, Turnpike Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP12 3FX. 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 02357989. 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/focusrite-audio-engineering-limited-high-wycombe-714579 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/focusrite-audio-engineering-limited-high-wycombe-714579.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.