--- title: "Foster Findlay Associates: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/foster-findlay-associates-newcastle-upon-tyne-773700 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 --- # Foster Findlay Associates: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Foster Findlay Associates (trading as Geoteric; Companies House 02182421; Newcastle upon Tyne) 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 - Trading as: Geoteric - Legal name: FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Newcastle upon Tyne - Registered address: Generator Studios, Trafalgar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2LA - Companies House number: 02182421 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02182421) - Website: https://www.geoteric.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ffa/ - 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/foster-findlay-associates-newcastle-upon-tyne-773700 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 552 licensed sponsors in Newcastle upon Tyne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/newcastle-upon-tyne - 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 24 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Feb 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 3 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 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. - 3 Jul 2024: Secretary resigned: BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 3 Jul 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. - 3 Jul 2024: New secretary appointed: JOHNSEN, Cecilie. Company secretary change recorded on 3 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. - 16 Feb 2024: New person with significant control: Ms Yuhong Jin Hermansen. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2024: Director resigned: MAHESHWARI, Rajat. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2024: Director resigned: BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2024: Director resigned: CARNEY, John George. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2024: New director appointed: NESSLER, Henrik Zetlitz. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2024: New director appointed: GRØDEM, Ådne. Director change recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 1 Nov 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 4 Mar 2021: New director appointed: MAHESHWARI, Rajat. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 4 Mar 2021: Director resigned: TVEIT, Helge. Director change recorded on 4 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. - 24 Oct 2019: New director appointed: BACHMANN, Bettina. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 2019. 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. - 5 Jun 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jun 2019. 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. - 6 Nov 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Nov 2018. 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. - 5 Nov 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Nov 2018. 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. - 19 Jun 2018: Director resigned: JENSEN, Per Arne. Director change recorded on 19 Jun 2018. 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. - 7 Feb 2018: New director appointed: BLANSHARD, Nicola Louise. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 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. - 15 Jan 2018: Director resigned: HENDERSON, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 2018. 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 Nov 2017: New director appointed: JENSEN, Per Arne. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 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. - 8 Nov 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 Nov 2016. 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. - 28 Apr 2016: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Apr 2016. 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. - 31 Dec 2013: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Dec 2013. 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. 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 Foster Findlay Associates ### Is Foster Findlay Associates a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Foster Findlay Associates in Newcastle upon Tyne 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 Foster Findlay Associates sponsor? Foster Findlay Associates is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Foster Findlay Associates based? The register lists Foster Findlay Associates at Generator Studios, Trafalgar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2LA. 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 02182421. 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/foster-findlay-associates-newcastle-upon-tyne-773700 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/foster-findlay-associates-newcastle-upon-tyne-773700.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.