--- title: "Hedley Studios Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hedley-studios-limited-bicester-795399 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 --- # Hedley Studios Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hedley Studios Limited (Bicester) 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 29 October 2025 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 29 October 2025 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Bicester - Companies House number: 17069733 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/17069733) - Website: https://hedleystudios.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/hedley-studios-limited-bicester-795399 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 99 licensed sponsors in Bicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bicester - 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 12 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 28 Aug 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Aug 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. - 4 Aug 2026: Director resigned: MURRAY-HUNDLEY, David Mcalister. Director change recorded on 4 Aug 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. - 8 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 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. - 26 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 26 May 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 13 May 2026: New director appointed: MURRAY-HUNDLEY, David Mcalister. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2026: New director appointed: SHARPE, Richard Ian. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2026: New director appointed: MEIJER, Bob. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2026: New director appointed: STREET, Benjamin James. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 13 May 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "HEDLEY STUDIOS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 13 May 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 3 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 3 Apr 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Mar 2026: Notification of Mr Ben William Hedley as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 4 Mar 2026. 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. - 4 Mar 2026: New director appointed: HEDLEY, Ben William. Director change recorded on 4 Mar 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. 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 Hedley Studios Limited ### Is Hedley Studios Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hedley Studios Limited in Bicester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hedley Studios Limited sponsor? Hedley Studios Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hedley Studios Limited based? The register lists Hedley Studios Limited at Bicester. 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. 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/hedley-studios-limited-bicester-795399 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hedley-studios-limited-bicester-795399.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.