--- title: "Q Squared Solutions Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/q-squared-solutions-ltd-livingston-763333 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 --- # Q Squared Solutions Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Q Squared Solutions Ltd (Companies House 09636687, Livingston) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 8 June 2026, having appeared on the register since 14 January 2016 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 14 January 2016 - Removed from the register: 8 June 2026 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Livingston - Registered address: 3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3JH - Companies House number: 09636687 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09636687) - 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/q-squared-solutions-ltd-livingston-763333 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 88 licensed sponsors in Livingston: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/livingston - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 15 changes worth checking, checked 31 May 2026, newest first: - 5 Nov 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "IQVIA LABORATORIES LTD". Company name change recorded on 5 Nov 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 29 Jul 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 26 Jul 2024: Director resigned: BROWN, Tony. Director change recorded on 26 Jul 2024. 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. - 26 Jul 2024: New director appointed: LOWEY, Elaine. Director change recorded on 26 Jul 2024. 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 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 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. - 29 Jun 2023: Corporate-secretary resigned: HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 29 Jun 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. - 29 Jun 2023: New corporate-secretary appointed: JTC (UK) LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 29 Jun 2023. 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. - 17 Oct 2022: New director appointed: THORNLEY, Simon Carwyn. Director change recorded on 17 Oct 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. - 20 May 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 May 2019. 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. - 31 Dec 2018: Director resigned: MACDONALD, Alasdair. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2018. 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 2018: New director appointed: BROWN, Tony. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 2018. 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. - 20 Jun 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Jun 2018. 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. - 5 Jun 2018: New corporate-secretary appointed: HALCO SECRETARIES LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Jun 2018. 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. - 10 May 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 May 2018. 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Q Squared Solutions 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. 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 Q Squared Solutions Ltd ### Is Q Squared Solutions Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Q Squared Solutions Ltd in Livingston 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 Q Squared Solutions Ltd leave the sponsor register? Q Squared Solutions 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 Q Squared Solutions Ltd sponsor? Q Squared Solutions Ltd was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Q Squared Solutions Ltd based? The register lists Q Squared Solutions Ltd at 3 Forbury Place, 23 Forbury Road, Reading, United Kingdom, RG1 3JH. 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 09636687. 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/q-squared-solutions-ltd-livingston-763333 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/q-squared-solutions-ltd-livingston-763333.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.