--- title: "PlantSea Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plantsea-ltd-st-asaph-724895 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 --- # PlantSea Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, PlantSea Ltd (Companies House 12551709, St Asaph) 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 7 December 2023 (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: 7 December 2023 - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: St Asaph - Registered address: Optic Technology Centre, St. Asaph Business Park, St. Asaph, Wales, LL17 0JD - Companies House number: 12551709 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12551709) - Website: https://plantsea.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/plantsea-ltd-st-asaph-724895 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 10 licensed sponsors in St Asaph: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/st-asaph - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 18 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 21 Aug 2026: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Aug 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. - 3 Jul 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 3 Jul 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. - 20 Apr 2026: New director appointed: HOWELL, Belinda Katharine, Dr. Director change recorded on 20 Apr 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. - 7 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Apr 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. - 17 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Mar 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. - 17 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Feb 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. - 5 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Cessation of Dr Giovanni Sanfratello as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: SANFRATELLO, Giovanni Marco. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 18 Jul 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jul 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New person with significant control: Dr Giovanni Sanfratello. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New person with significant control: Dr Alex Newnes. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Cessation of Dr Alex Newnes as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: New person with significant control: Dr Rhiannon Lynne Rees. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 11 Jul 2024: Cessation of Dr Rhiannon Lynne Rees as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jul 2024. 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. - 3 Jul 2024: Cessation of Miss Rhiannon Lynne Rees as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Jul 2024. 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. - 3 Jul 2024: Cessation of Mr Giovanni Marco Sanfratello as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Jul 2024. 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. - 3 Jul 2024: Cessation of Mr Alex Timothy Newnes as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Jul 2024. 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. 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 PlantSea Ltd ### Is PlantSea Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. PlantSea Ltd in St Asaph is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can PlantSea Ltd sponsor? PlantSea Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is PlantSea Ltd based? The register lists PlantSea Ltd at Optic Technology Centre, St. Asaph Business Park, St. Asaph, Wales, LL17 0JD. 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 12551709. 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/plantsea-ltd-st-asaph-724895 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plantsea-ltd-st-asaph-724895.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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