--- title: "Husqvarna UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/husqvarna-uk-ltd-durham-700295 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 --- # Husqvarna UK Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Husqvarna UK Ltd (Companies House 00974979, Durham) 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 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: HUSQVARNA UK LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Durham - Registered address: Preston Road, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UP - Companies House number: 00974979 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00974979) - Website: https://www.husqvarna.com/uk/support/contact-us/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/husqvarnauk/ - 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/husqvarna-uk-ltd-durham-700295 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 86 licensed sponsors in Durham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/durham - 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 32 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 27 Jun 2026: Notification of Husqvarna Ab as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 27 Jun 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Howard James Scott. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 27 Sep 2024: New director appointed: LANDEN, Bjorn Josef. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 1 May 2024: New secretary appointed: HUTTON, Annelene. Company secretary change recorded on 1 May 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. - 30 Apr 2024: Secretary resigned: MOORE, Andrew Reginald. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Apr 2024. 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 Jan 2024: Cessation of Mr Glen Anthony Instone as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jan 2024. 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 Jan 2024: Director resigned: INSTONE, Glen Anthony. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2024. 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 Jan 2024: Director resigned: EDLUND, Nils Ulf Wilhelm. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2024. 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 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CARTER, Stewart Adam. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Aug 2022: New director appointed: EDLUND, Nils Ulf Wilhelm. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Director resigned: BROBERG, Gunnar Niklas. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: New director appointed: SANDWALL, Sara Thored. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 12 Jul 2022: New director appointed: POCCARD, Juan Sebastian. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 12 Jul 2022: New director appointed: SCOTT, Howard James. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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. - 8 Jul 2022: Director resigned: BURKE, Terence. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 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. - 19 Nov 2020: New secretary appointed: MOORE, Andrew Reginald. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 19 Nov 2020: Secretary resigned: HALL, Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Nov 2020. 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 Nov 2018: New director appointed: BURKE, Terence. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2018. 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 Nov 2018: New secretary appointed: HALL, Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 2018. 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 Nov 2018: Secretary resigned: DOCKRAY, Yvonne. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2018: Director resigned: DE COURCY, Alexander Stuart. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 Aug 2017: New secretary appointed: DOCKRAY, Yvonne. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 24 Aug 2017: Secretary resigned: LYNCH, Paul. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Glen Anthony Instone. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 24 Aug 2015: New director appointed: DE COURCY, Alexander Stuart. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 2015. 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 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - E-Commerce Manager - UK, NL, BE & PL · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/Y21CpQitmd9QDhTZr5_6xYS-2TFRe4Vcx3MSmt8HjQyqeF0VBRJ1lg0y_Ge4aZpuCFE7mEuZV7DeBimZasvJ6s66nhSZOwBCIc4agaYhqHR5IgjVcyoG5UUkqtMB-ubgJSNjH9Pv1LpdFpMzrAAyGXS_W6YWg9tgFfOhiG68V-am0J0pMPJn22KeDgGXUIu6CAE3afFUACS2wfp9ijjhQoQWIx-xHmJ3wBuwZ7sWfeI 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 Husqvarna UK Ltd ### Is Husqvarna UK Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Husqvarna UK Ltd in Durham 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 Husqvarna UK Ltd sponsor? Husqvarna UK Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Husqvarna UK Ltd based? The register lists Husqvarna UK Ltd at Preston Road, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6UP. 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 00974979. 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/husqvarna-uk-ltd-durham-700295 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/husqvarna-uk-ltd-durham-700295.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.