--- title: "SDDE Smith Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sdde-smith-group-limited-saltburn-by-the-sea-771337 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 --- # SDDE Smith Group Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, SDDE Smith Group Limited (trading as Host & Stay; Companies House 12489347; Saltburn-by-the-Sea) 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 28 October 2022 (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: 28 October 2022 - Trading as: Host & Stay - Legal name: HOST & STAY GROUP LIMITED - Industry: Financial Services - Town: Saltburn-by-the-Sea - Registered address: Exchange Building, 66 Church Street, Hartlepool, United Kingdom, TS24 7DN - Companies House number: 12489347 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12489347) - 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/sdde-smith-group-limited-saltburn-by-the-sea-771337 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 14 licensed sponsors in Saltburn-by-the-Sea: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/saltburn-by-the-sea - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 11 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Sep 2025: Director resigned: MARSH, Alexander Peter Dominic. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Sep 2025: New corporate-director appointed: GROWTH PARTNER III LLP. Director change recorded on 5 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 Jun 2025: New director appointed: MCAVOY, David. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 18 Nov 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Nov 2024. 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 Sep 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Sep 2024. 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. - 21 Jul 2024: Notification of H&S Voyage Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 21 Jul 2024. 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. - 21 Jul 2024: New director appointed: MARSH, Alexander Peter Dominic. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 21 Jul 2024: Director resigned: SMITH, Shaun. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 15 May 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 15 May 2024. 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. - 19 Dec 2023: Company name changed, now trading as "HOST & STAY GROUP LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 19 Dec 2023. 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. - 26 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Apr 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. 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 SDDE Smith Group Limited ### Is SDDE Smith Group Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. SDDE Smith Group Limited in Saltburn-by-the-Sea is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can SDDE Smith Group Limited sponsor? SDDE Smith Group Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is SDDE Smith Group Limited based? The register lists SDDE Smith Group Limited at Exchange Building, 66 Church Street, Hartlepool, United Kingdom, TS24 7DN. 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 12489347. 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/sdde-smith-group-limited-saltburn-by-the-sea-771337 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sdde-smith-group-limited-saltburn-by-the-sea-771337.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.