--- title: "Large Diameter Drilling Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/large-diameter-drilling-ltd-norwich-708409 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 --- # Large Diameter Drilling Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Large Diameter Drilling Ltd (trading as Acteon; Companies House 06320039; Norwich) 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 19 June 2018 (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: 19 June 2018 - Trading as: Acteon - Legal name: LARGE DIAMETER DRILLING LIMITED - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Norwich - Registered address: Ferryside, Ferry Road, Norwich, NR1 1SW - Companies House number: 06320039 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06320039) - Website: https://acteon.com/marine-foundations/ldd/ - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/acteon-group-ltd. - 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/large-diameter-drilling-ltd-norwich-708409 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 405 licensed sponsors in Norwich: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/norwich - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 10 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Mar 2026: Director resigned: MOSES, Maurice. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 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. - 11 Mar 2026: New director appointed: BOUFFARD, Brice Marc René. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 22 Jan 2026: New director appointed: MOSES, Maurice. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 22 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BOUFFARD, Brice Marc. Director change recorded on 22 Jan 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. - 1 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 May 2025. 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. - 30 May 2024: Director resigned: BRUGGAIER, Bernhard, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 May 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. - 29 May 2024: New director appointed: BOUFFARD, Brice Marc. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 6 Feb 2023: Director resigned: DALE, Nicholas Matthew. Director change recorded on 6 Feb 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. - 27 Aug 2020: New director appointed: DALE, Nicholas Matthew. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 10 Aug 2020: Director resigned: CLARK, Jason Charles. Director change recorded on 10 Aug 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. 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 Large Diameter Drilling Ltd ### Is Large Diameter Drilling Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Large Diameter Drilling Ltd in Norwich is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Large Diameter Drilling Ltd sponsor? Large Diameter Drilling Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Large Diameter Drilling Ltd based? The register lists Large Diameter Drilling Ltd at Ferryside, Ferry Road, Norwich, NR1 1SW. 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 06320039. 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/large-diameter-drilling-ltd-norwich-708409 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/large-diameter-drilling-ltd-norwich-708409.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.