--- title: "Genus Plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/genus-plc-stapeley-729073 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Genus Plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Genus Plc (trading as ABS Global; Companies House 02972325; Stapeley) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 1 February 2014 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 1 February 2014 - Trading as: ABS Global - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Stapeley - Registered address: Matrix House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4DZ - Companies House number: 02972325 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02972325) - Website: https://www.absglobal.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/absglobal - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/genus-plc-stapeley-729073 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 161 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 30 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 27 Nov 2026. - 26 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 23 Nov 2026. - 19 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 16 Nov 2026. - 14 Oct 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 13 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 10 Nov 2026. - 12 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 9 Nov 2026. - 8 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 5 Nov 2026. - 13 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jul 2026. 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. - 14 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. 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. - 13 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Apr 2026. 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. - 13 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jan 2026. 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 Jan 2026: New director appointed: REITER, Robert Stefan. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 19 Nov 2025: New director appointed: BAXTER, Celia Frances. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 14 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Oct 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Sep 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Andrew Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: HENRIKSEN, Alison Jane. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 15 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Jul 2025. 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. - 31 May 2025: Director resigned: CHIN, Jason William Karl, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 29 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Apr 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. - 16 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Apr 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. - 17 Mar 2025: New secretary appointed: GRANT, Lucie. Company secretary change recorded on 17 Mar 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 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Mar 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. - 21 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 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. - + 136 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Reproduction Management Specialist · Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dtf5-CiIIBMuHWkOAGJEpkVgKlm1bpLWFT-QDufRiR-m8Tdsh7gPuZvucwfZKCQSjeP9X3gMMGLmVjjB2PeSFy0Q5lY_jaEtJIj_xm-rbEb0nBsAy3fcptjqnM7cCo_FPMlw_0zb2pkjLomHy5IrUoSTlEjIP7qLP9wkOmmQ7DT97g--_4MD7A5eDgXdHHZp9wQ1T879JrlcjUsspq0mtCAoS0SDb2lo2eaalPAU4Hc - Key Account Manager (IN, OH or NC) · United Kingdom - USA · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/rwt7b3805ZZ20bUJXge8dyjAehwyzG5wYHYWH3wxmyDysaz1dlUj8kSubM6oxWd1E7bTgzZQR7ogdz3gm6WWWqcCBEY_kDs8NCHeLvhZTcEFf3qE8h8pXYWc9-PPE6i_ERw2DugPyr7zigD69qnKoNTVDT_I2YvDmoDYqJ93AUIsvEWG0d8IG2_SFOW3ird-JvT1d5zBkj-Ck6_9uWM_bXYxUocddXpdMOCrEK7JkvA - Farm Business Consultant · UK · £50,602 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5811059604?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Technical Services Sr. Specialist (East Region, US) · United Kingdom - USA · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/kMbZlrDyJACpEbe7QYi4Ik2Ip93NziBP4IGnmNdZY9d38xAgTc6MF8mDg9LS0WX_0jo4dotV3_D8B4J1IoXGtO9FC0Hh8AgxDuLlHu-jg_S9Mj5eK6a6ubQewaPlZjvLg16Zbeovi2pfIeTz1EmleeQKiWMs0FHzJRZZ0B-Klmd4aiH_VID3g-6MHDR2WTsSdVahZulSnK0ux0imAitXU0IH1u9ce_dSkLWaXTdEjx8 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=729073&employer=Genus%20Plc 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 Genus Plc ### Is Genus Plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Genus Plc in Stapeley is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Genus Plc sponsor? Genus Plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Genus Plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Genus Plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Genus Plc based? The register lists Genus Plc at Matrix House, Basing View, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 4DZ. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 02972325. 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/genus-plc-stapeley-729073 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/genus-plc-stapeley-729073.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.