--- title: "Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/linnaeus-group-bidco-limited-shirley-709770 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 --- # Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited (Companies House 09140907, Shirley) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 11 October 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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 11 October 2018 - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Shirley - Registered address: Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B90 4BN - Companies House number: 09140907 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09140907) - Website: https://www.linnaeusgroup.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/linnaeus-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/linnaeus-group-bidco-limited-shirley-709770 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17 licensed sponsors in Shirley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/shirley - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - 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 35 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jun 2026: Director resigned: CONNELL, Saskia Turner. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: GARISH, Brian. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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 Jun 2026: Director resigned: SCIPIO DEL CAMPO, Andrew Dominic. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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 Jun 2026: New director appointed: FREUDENBERG, Jan. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2026: New director appointed: JONES, Amanda Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2026: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Edward Batholomew. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2026: New director appointed: BERGSTRÖM, Staffan Niklas. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 11 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Jan 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. - 21 Feb 2025: New director appointed: WALKER, David John. Director change recorded on 21 Feb 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: CONNELL, Saskia Turner. 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: Director resigned: HENDRICKSON, Julia. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 27 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Nov 2024. 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. - 12 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 May 2024. 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. - 19 Sep 2023: Director resigned: CONNELL, Saskia Turner. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 19 Sep 2023: New director appointed: CASSELL-WARD, Anna Wren. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 19 May 2023: New director appointed: CONNELL, Saskia Turner. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 19 May 2023: Director resigned: REIDY, Ray Andrew. Director change recorded on 19 May 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. - 31 Mar 2023: New director appointed: GARISH, Brian. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 2023: New director appointed: HENDRICKSON, Julia. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 2023: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Edward Bartholomew. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 15 Feb 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Feb 2023. 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. - 31 Dec 2022: Director resigned: BERNAL, Alejandro. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 14 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 2022. 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. - 13 Jan 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jan 2022. 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. - 23 Dec 2019: Director resigned: MACKWORTH GEE, Alistair. Director change recorded on 23 Dec 2019. 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. - + 10 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 Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited ### Is Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited in Shirley 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 Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited sponsor? Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited based? The register lists Linnaeus Group Bidco Limited at Friars Gate, 1011 Stratford Road, Shirley, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B90 4BN. 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 09140907. 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/linnaeus-group-bidco-limited-shirley-709770 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/linnaeus-group-bidco-limited-shirley-709770.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.