Macduff Shipyards Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
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Reporting duties
- 26 Feb 2026 — Class of shares re-designated. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 26 Mar 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 18 Sept 2024 — Class of shares re-designated. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 16 Oct 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 20 Jun 2024 — Class of shares re-designated. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 18 Jul 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 14 Jun 2024 — Cessation of Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie as a person with significant control. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 12 Jul 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 4 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 26 Feb 2026Class of shares re-designated
- 18 Sept 2024Class of shares re-designated
- 20 Jun 2024Class of shares re-designated
- 14 Jun 2024Cessation of Mr Clifford Lawrence Ritchie as a person with significant control
- 7 Feb 2024New director appointed: HEPBURN, David
- 5 May 2022New director appointed: MCCANN, Rory
- + 2 earlier events
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Common questions about Macduff Shipyards Limited
- Is Macduff Shipyards Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Macduff Shipyards Limited in Macduff holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2022. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Macduff Shipyards Limited sponsor?
- Macduff Shipyards Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Macduff Shipyards Limited based?
- The register lists Macduff Shipyards Limited at The Harbour, Macduff, AB44 1QT. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number SC063241. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- SC063241
- Address
- The Harbour, Macduff, AB44 1QT
- First on register
- 6 Jan 2022
- Website
- macduffshipyards.co.uk
- Profile
Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.