--- title: "Ladybirds Nursery: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ladybirds-nursery-st-albans-708052 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 --- # Ladybirds Nursery: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ladybirds Nursery (Companies House 04406204, St Albans) 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 11 January 2022 (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: 11 January 2022 - Legal name: LADYBIRDS NURSERY LIMITED - Industry: Education - Town: ST. ALBANS - Registered address: Ladybirds Nursery Limited, Birch Centre Hill End Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0RA - Companies House number: 04406204 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04406204) - Website: https://www.ladybirdsnursery.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/ladybirds-nursery-st-albans-708052 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 214 licensed sponsors in St Albans: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/st-albans - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 17 Jul 2026: Director resigned: BARTER-NG, Lisa. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 17 Jul 2026: New director appointed: WILLIAMSON, Michael. Director change recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 19 Dec 2025: Director resigned: COXHEAD, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 19 Dec 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. - 31 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BARTER-NG, Lisa. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2025. 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 Jan 2025: New director appointed: COXHEAD, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 2025. 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 Oct 2023: Director resigned: JENKINS, David. 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. - 13 Sep 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 13 Sep 2023, 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Notification of Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Sep 2023. 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Cessation of Mrs Bernadette Particia Lee as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Sep 2023. 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Cessation of Mrs Julie Alexandra O'Kelly as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Sep 2023. 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. - 11 Sep 2023: New director appointed: JENKINS, David. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Director resigned: O'KELLY, Julie Alexandra. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Director resigned: LEE, Bernadette Patricia. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Director resigned: O'KELLY, Lawrence Michael. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Director resigned: LEE, David Alan, Professor. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: New director appointed: WILSON, Clare Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: New director appointed: BOOTY, Stephen Martin. Director change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Sep 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. - 8 Sep 2023: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 8 Sep 2023, 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. - 28 Jul 2023: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 28 Jul 2023, 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. 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 Ladybirds Nursery ### Is Ladybirds Nursery a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ladybirds Nursery in ST. ALBANS is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ladybirds Nursery sponsor? Ladybirds Nursery is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ladybirds Nursery based? The register lists Ladybirds Nursery at Ladybirds Nursery Limited, Birch Centre Hill End Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0RA. 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 04406204. 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/ladybirds-nursery-st-albans-708052 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ladybirds-nursery-st-albans-708052.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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