--- title: "Paul Smith Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/paul-smith-limited-nottingham-767122 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 --- # Paul Smith Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Paul Smith Limited (Companies House 01170719, Nottingham) 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 24 February 2014 (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: 24 February 2014 - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Nottingham - Registered address: The Poplars, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PW - Companies House number: 01170719 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01170719) - Website: https://www.paulsmith.com - 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/paul-smith-limited-nottingham-767122 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,054 licensed sponsors in Nottingham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/nottingham - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 27 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 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 20 Nov 2026. - 6 May 2026: New director appointed: ZAREEM-SLADE, Zia Nadine. Director change recorded on 6 May 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Director resigned: LONG, Ashley James Snowden. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2025: Secretary resigned: SNOWDEN LONG, Ashley James. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Secretary resigned: HORSLEY, James. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: New secretary appointed: EDLIN, Claire Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: New director appointed: WOOLLAMS, Richard Ronald. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 2 Sep 2020: Director resigned: TAKEUCHI, Hideto. Director change recorded on 2 Sep 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. - 31 Jul 2020: New secretary appointed: HORSLEY, James. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2020: Secretary resigned: BLAND, Alison Margaret. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 1 Apr 2020: New director appointed: TAKEUCHI, Hideto. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2020: Director resigned: MIURA, Shoji. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2019: New director appointed: MIURA, Shoji. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2019. 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 Apr 2019: Director resigned: MOROFUJI, Masahiro. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Paul Smith (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 31 Mar 2016: Director resigned: FRANCIS, John David. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2016. 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 2014: Director resigned: MORLEY, John. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 2014. 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 Jul 2014: New director appointed: LONG, Ashley James Snowden. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2014. 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 Jul 2014: New director appointed: FRANCIS, John David. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2014. 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 Jul 2014: New director appointed: CHILTON, Glynn Ashley. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 2014. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (2 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Full-Time Stockroom Assistant - Bicester · Bicester, Oxfordshire · £27,964 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/x8oweJwFsih8cNJnMILQzRyQxBByWflocEb-URDUvAdCIBnBGb8mao7OMmgLNEnCzAgbSdRWmKlDDA4M8VjfHN_H7nqHzZU1UjvpQfeDkHwudBBpNAt4h1xMQoRYEnpDzyQlrS0GBRsN3MzQpr4fUt4Aldr9FAIrgUqxaBvS7nabRtNwd5Fv-0Ecso-JMHmnOkURlAbHR8s_JhTEVCZL6xPpJrIegF917cUtLEPdDWE - Visual Merchandiser - UK · London · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/F1rZ5JOCW7Vufa-0ONqB_PxAesHyFClsa5yplVBtx_sNjCYa_jFVisjSJ3jETOckzXUYFDPl7wtsWpCQSXhKuUDloVO4qvV1pAlH_c5tzfC3VMxXrdmnY-JiyuRhPUI4iR3S7NuF1e2QQyg2VaYTyAFLY2lUBvCGDKMKsjhjxrMs-DKVom1SniG9z3Wx9oWnLjqAS1F6_NlFnUUM517wxPBCoEH6Xu1eDnElOo2ENbI A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Paul Smith Limited ### Is Paul Smith Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Paul Smith Limited in Nottingham is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Paul Smith Limited sponsor? Paul Smith Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Paul Smith Limited based? The register lists Paul Smith Limited at The Poplars, Lenton Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2PW. 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 01170719. 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/paul-smith-limited-nottingham-767122 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/paul-smith-limited-nottingham-767122.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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