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title: "SmartCredit Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smartcredit-limited-ilkley-758930
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
---

# SmartCredit Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, SmartCredit Limited (Companies House 05534508, Ilkley) 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 2 September 2025 (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: 2 September 2025
- Industry: Financial Services
- Town: Ilkley
- Companies House number: 05534508 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05534508)
- 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/smartcredit-limited-ilkley-758930

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 21 licensed sponsors in Ilkley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/ilkley
- 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

7 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first:

- 7 Oct 2026: Director resigned: GUNAY, Seyfi. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026.
- 1 Oct 2026: Director resigned: MIELL, Alexander Edward. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 2026. 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 Apr 2026: Notification of Solace Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Apr 2026. 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.
- 30 Apr 2026: Cessation of Mercury Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Apr 2026. 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.
- 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: GREEN, Julie Michelle. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2026. 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 Nov 2025: New director appointed: GUNAY, Seyfi. Director change recorded on 6 Nov 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: Director resigned: MITCHELL, Fraser John Bran. Director 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.

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

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## Common questions about SmartCredit Limited

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

Yes. SmartCredit Limited in Ilkley is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can SmartCredit Limited sponsor?

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

### Where is SmartCredit Limited based?

The register lists SmartCredit Limited at Ilkley. 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 05534508. 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/smartcredit-limited-ilkley-758930
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smartcredit-limited-ilkley-758930.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.
