--- title: "Htec Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/htec-ltd-southampton-707935 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 --- # Htec Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Htec Ltd (Companies House 01486255, Southampton) 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 22 February 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: 22 February 2021 - Legal name: HTEC LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Southampton - Registered address: George Curl Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2RX - Companies House number: 01486255 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01486255) - 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/htec-ltd-southampton-707935 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 573 licensed sponsors in Southampton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/southampton - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Feb 2025: Notification of Universe Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 24 Feb 2025. 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. - 24 Feb 2025: Cessation of Htec Group Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Feb 2025. 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. - 23 Oct 2023: Director resigned: SMOTHERMAN, Stacey. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 18 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 31 Jan 2023: Director resigned: HATCHER, Christine. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 12 Jan 2023: New corporate-secretary appointed: WINSTON TAYLOR SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 12 Jan 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. - 7 Sep 2022: Secretary resigned: WILDING, Adrian. Company secretary change recorded on 7 Sep 2022. 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 Sep 2022: Cessation of Mr Adrian Wilding as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Sep 2022. 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. - 3 Sep 2022: Director resigned: WILDING, Adrian. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 2022. 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 2022: New director appointed: SMOTHERMAN, Stacey. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2022: New director appointed: HATCHER, Christine. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2022: New director appointed: GEISS, Linnea. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2022: New director appointed: FRANGIS, James Alexander. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 18 Jun 2022: Cessation of Mr Neil Andrew Radley as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Jun 2022. 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. - 18 Jun 2022: Director resigned: RADLEY, Neil Andrew. Director change recorded on 18 Jun 2022. 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 May 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Adrian Wilding. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 2021. 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. - 1 May 2021: New person with significant control: Mr Neil Andrew Radley. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 2021. 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. - 1 May 2021: New secretary appointed: WILDING, Adrian. Company secretary change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 May 2021: New director appointed: RADLEY, Neil Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 30 Apr 2021: Cessation of Mr Jeremy Michael James Lewis as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Apr 2021. 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. - 30 Apr 2021: Director resigned: LEWIS, Jeremy Michael James. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 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 Mar 2021: Cessation of Mr Baljit Kumar Tank as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Mar 2021. 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. 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 Htec Ltd ### Is Htec Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Htec Ltd in Southampton 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 Htec Ltd sponsor? Htec Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Htec Ltd based? The register lists Htec Ltd at George Curl Way, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 2RX. 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 01486255. 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/htec-ltd-southampton-707935 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/htec-ltd-southampton-707935.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.