--- title: "Novai Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/novai-limited-reading-720156 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 --- # Novai Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Novai Limited (Companies House 12457690, Reading) 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 22 March 2021 (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: 22 March 2021 - Legal name: NOVAI LTD - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Reading - Registered address: The White Building, Worklife, 33 King's Road, Reading, England, RG1 3AR - Companies House number: 12457690 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12457690) - Website: https://www.novai.co.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/novai-limited-reading-720156 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 912 licensed sponsors in Reading: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/reading - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 27 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 20 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 17 Nov 2026. - 25 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 30 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 2025. 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. - 20 Oct 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 20 Oct 2025. 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 May 2025: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 21 May 2025. 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. - 6 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 6 Jan 2025. 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. - 18 Apr 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 5 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Oct 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. - 3 Oct 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 21 Sep 2023: Director resigned: RAWLINGSON, James Hedley. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 14 Sep 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 8 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Sep 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. - 17 Jul 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Jul 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. - 22 Jun 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jun 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. - 24 May 2023: Director resigned: KEEGAN, Karl David, Dr. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 17 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Mar 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. - 17 Feb 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 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. - 20 Jun 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Jun 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. - 28 Feb 2022: New director appointed: WHEATCROFT, Christopher Mark. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2022. 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. - 28 Feb 2022: New director appointed: PAGE, Stephen Roy. Director change recorded on 28 Feb 2022. 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. - 9 Feb 2022: Director resigned: KHAN, Aman Ullah. Director change recorded on 9 Feb 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. - 21 Dec 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Dec 2021. 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 Nov 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Nov 2021. 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 Jul 2021: New director appointed: RAWLINGSON, James Hedley. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2021. 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 Jul 2021: Director resigned: CLARKE, Berwyn Ewart, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2021. 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. - + 2 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 Novai Limited ### Is Novai Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Novai Limited in Reading is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Novai Limited sponsor? Novai Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Novai Limited based? The register lists Novai Limited at The White Building, Worklife, 33 King's Road, Reading, England, RG1 3AR. 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 12457690. 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/novai-limited-reading-720156 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/novai-limited-reading-720156.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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