--- title: "Hardshell UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hardshell-uk-limited-cardiff-761287 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 --- # Hardshell UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hardshell UK Limited (Companies House 07581302, Cardiff) 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 10 March 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: 10 March 2021 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Cardiff - Registered address: Hardshell House Unit 6, Dowlais Road, Ocean Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5LQ - Companies House number: 07581302 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07581302) - Website: https://hardshell.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/hardshell-uk-limited-cardiff-761287 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 623 licensed sponsors in Cardiff: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cardiff - 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 3 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Aug 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 25 Aug 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. - 17 Aug 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 Aug 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. 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 Hardshell UK Limited ### Is Hardshell UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hardshell UK Limited in Cardiff 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 Hardshell UK Limited sponsor? Hardshell UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hardshell UK Limited based? The register lists Hardshell UK Limited at Hardshell House Unit 6, Dowlais Road, Ocean Way, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5LQ. 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 07581302. 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/hardshell-uk-limited-cardiff-761287 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hardshell-uk-limited-cardiff-761287.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.