--- title: "Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lydon-pharmacy-group-ltd-stanley-761070 register_status: removed 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 --- # Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd (Companies House 03986971, Stanley) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 8 June 2026, having appeared on the register since 19 August 2021 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 8 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 19 August 2021 - Removed from the register: 8 June 2026 - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Stanley - Registered address: 79 Front Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0TB - Companies House number: 03986971 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03986971) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/lydon-pharmacy-group-ltd-stanley-761070 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 19 licensed sponsors in Stanley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/stanley - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 31 May 2026, newest first: - 30 Aug 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Aug 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. - 29 Aug 2025: Notification of Sri Kanaparthy Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Aug 2025. 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 Aug 2025: Cessation of Chemcare Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 29 Aug 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. - 29 Aug 2025: Director resigned: LYDON, Louise. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 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. - 29 Aug 2025: New director appointed: KANAPARTHY, Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Vara Prasad. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 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. - 29 Aug 2025: New director appointed: KANAPARTHY, Vijaya Chaitanya. Director change recorded on 29 Aug 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. 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 Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd ### Is Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd in Stanley was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 8 June 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd leave the sponsor register? Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 8 June 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd sponsor? Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd was licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd based? The register lists Lydon Pharmacy Group Ltd at 79 Front Street, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0TB. 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 03986971. 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/lydon-pharmacy-group-ltd-stanley-761070 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lydon-pharmacy-group-ltd-stanley-761070.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.