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title: "Santen UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/santen-uk-limited-st-albans-729261
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
---

# Santen UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Santen UK Limited (trading as Santen Global; Companies House 09194443; St Albans) 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 19 August 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: 19 August 2021
- Trading as: Santen Global
- Also known as: Santen
- Industry: Healthcare
- Town: St Albans
- Registered address: Salisbury Hall, St Albans, United Kingdom, AL2 1BU
- Companies House number: 09194443 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09194443)
- Website: https://www.santen.com
- LinkedIn: https://jp.linkedin.com/company/santen-pharmaceutical
- 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/santen-uk-limited-st-albans-729261

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 214 licensed sponsors in St Albans: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/st-albans
- One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare
- Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

2 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first:

- 12 Jul 2023: New director appointed: PSACHA, Marianthi. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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.
- 30 Jun 2023: Director resigned: IGLESIAS FERNANDEZ, Luis Miguel. Director change recorded on 30 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.

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 (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Global Medical Affairs Research Grant & Study Manager · St Albans · £78,863–£108,436 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/e0lZs5YSNvOdzicekuwYtjYtwKBsiv7CEFjavkd2bPVj6S5Mw86nJ6iPyTmjQ6OOwhtdEIILL7vkziito1T9g9Ot9foD2_ut0LopYys7wF2An7TTPi5LUkqX_B7c_FK0jbdpVDXjEFuacdYiqKysNaxTNPsIe8UAqiwRn2NVO1P4HAqB3yYpPEoj2YkJMFhNcurOYCOjBYnCbHUYyNo18A8tcu37cPBkM0aX3veF7F8

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 Santen UK Limited

### Is Santen UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Santen UK Limited in St Albans 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 Santen UK Limited sponsor?

Santen UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Santen UK Limited based?

The register lists Santen UK Limited at Salisbury Hall, St Albans, United Kingdom, AL2 1BU. 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 09194443. 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/santen-uk-limited-st-albans-729261
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/santen-uk-limited-st-albans-729261.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.
