--- title: "FreeAgent Central Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freeagent-central-ltd-edinburgh-771273 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 --- # FreeAgent Central Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, FreeAgent Central Ltd (Companies House SC316774, Edinburgh) 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 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Edinburgh - Registered address: One Edinburgh Quay, 133 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QG - Companies House number: SC316774 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC316774) - Website: https://www.freeagent.com - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/freeagent/ - 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/freeagent-central-ltd-edinburgh-771273 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,178 licensed sponsors in Edinburgh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/edinburgh - 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 36 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Jul 2026: New director appointed: HYDER, Adeel. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 6 Jul 2026: Director resigned: HOLIAN, James Patrick. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 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 May 2026: Director resigned: PRANCE, Michelle Dianne. Director change recorded on 31 May 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 Feb 2025: Director resigned: JOHNSTONE, Kenneth Forbes, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 2 Sep 2024: New director appointed: PRANCE, Michelle Dianne. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 21 Aug 2023: Director resigned: HARRISON, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 2 Jun 2023: New director appointed: HOLIAN, James Patrick. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - 1 Mar 2023: New director appointed: JOHNSTONE, Kenneth Forbes, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2023: Director resigned: ELLIS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Mar 2023: Director resigned: BERNER, Chiara. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Mar 2023: New director appointed: SCOTT, Jennifer Ann. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 25 Mar 2022: New director appointed: HARRISON, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 25 Mar 2022: New director appointed: ELLIS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 25 Mar 2022: New director appointed: BERNER, Chiara. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 25 Mar 2022: New director appointed: HILLIER, Miles William. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 25 Mar 2022: New corporate-secretary appointed: NATWEST GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 21 Dec 2021: Director resigned: TENNER, Katherine Jean. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 16 Jul 2021: Director resigned: MOLYNEUX, Edward Thomas Uswin. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 16 Jul 2021: New director appointed: LAVERY, Roan James. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 25 Aug 2020: New director appointed: HEPWORTH, Nicholas Alexander. Director change recorded on 25 Aug 2020. 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 2018: Director resigned: MITCHELL, Guy James. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 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. - 24 Jul 2017: New director appointed: MITCHELL, Guy James. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 19 Apr 2017: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 19 Apr 2017. 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. - 1 Feb 2017: New director appointed: TENNER, Katherine Jean. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 18 Jan 2017: Director resigned: HEADEY, Oliver William Richard. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page 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 FreeAgent Central Ltd ### Is FreeAgent Central Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. FreeAgent Central Ltd in Edinburgh 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 FreeAgent Central Ltd sponsor? FreeAgent Central Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is FreeAgent Central Ltd based? The register lists FreeAgent Central Ltd at One Edinburgh Quay, 133 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 9QG. 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 SC316774. 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/freeagent-central-ltd-edinburgh-771273 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/freeagent-central-ltd-edinburgh-771273.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.