--- title: "Keith Spicer Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/keith-spicer-limited-wimborne-705843 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 --- # Keith Spicer Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Keith Spicer Limited (trading as ST JAMES TEA; Companies House 00348565; Wimborne) 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 - Trading as: ST JAMES TEA - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Wimborne - Registered address: 5 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7PN - Companies House number: 00348565 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00348565) - Website: https://www.keith-spicer.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/keith-spicer-limited-wimborne-705843 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 27 licensed sponsors in Wimborne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/wimborne - 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 29 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 28 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 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 25 Nov 2026. - 17 Feb 2026: Director resigned: SHAH, Sumit, Mr.. Director change recorded on 17 Feb 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Notification of Harris Freeman 1981 Llc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 29 Jan 2026: Cessation of Harris Freeman 1981 Llc as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Jan 2026. 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 Jun 2025: Director resigned: CLAY, Martin, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jan 2025: Director resigned: ROBERTS, Maria. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2025: Director resigned: BOROOAH, Chirayu. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2024: Director resigned: KNIGHT, Stephen John, Mr.. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 24 Oct 2023: Director resigned: SHAH, Anil. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 24 Oct 2023: New director appointed: SHAH, Kishore J, Mr.. Director change recorded on 24 Oct 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. - 31 Mar 2022: New director appointed: CLAY, Martin, Mr.. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Mar 2022: Director resigned: SHAH, Kishore. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Feb 2021: New director appointed: SHAH, Sumit, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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 Jan 2021: New director appointed: KNIGHT, Stephen John, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 Jan 2021: New director appointed: OWEN, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: UNSWORTH, Peter Dylan. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: SHAH, Harish. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 13 Mar 2020: Cessation of Harris Freeman Asia Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Mar 2020. 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 Feb 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 2019. 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. - 27 Apr 2017: Director resigned: MILLS, Geoffrey Norman John. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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 Mar 2017: New director appointed: UNSWORTH, Peter Dylan. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Harris Freeman Asia Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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 Sep 2015: Director resigned: LEE, Alistair James. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2015. 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 2015: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Apr 2015. 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. - 27 Mar 2015: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 27 Mar 2015. 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 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 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 Keith Spicer Limited ### Is Keith Spicer Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Keith Spicer Limited in Wimborne 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 Keith Spicer Limited sponsor? Keith Spicer Limited 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 Keith Spicer Limited based? The register lists Keith Spicer Limited at 5 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7PN. 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 00348565. 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/keith-spicer-limited-wimborne-705843 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/keith-spicer-limited-wimborne-705843.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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