--- title: "Smartdesc Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smartdesc-limited-london-731273 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Smartdesc Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Smartdesc Limited (Companies House 08233739, London) 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 5 August 2020 (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: 5 August 2020 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: Evolution House Iceni Court, Delft Way, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR6 6BB - Companies House number: 08233739 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08233739) - Website: https://www.smartdesc.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/smartdesc - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smartdesc-limited-london-731273 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 16 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 30 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Sep 2025. 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. - 22 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 22 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 21 Nov 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share filing recorded on 21 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 20 Nov 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 20 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 Nov 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 19 Nov 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Oct 2024: Notification of Academia Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 23 Oct 2024: New person with significant control: Strive Investments Limited. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 23 Oct 2024: Cessation of Mr Christopher Cranie as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 23 Oct 2024: New director appointed: KELLY, Joseph Patrick. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 23 Oct 2024: New director appointed: HARMAN, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 23 Oct 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. - 8 Oct 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share filing recorded on 8 Oct 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Aug 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 28 Aug 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Jan 2024: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 4 Aug 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Aug 2023. 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. - 10 Jul 2023: Director resigned: CRANIE, Christopher. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2023: New director appointed: MCNAUGHTON, Angela. Director change recorded on 10 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. 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 Smartdesc Limited ### Is Smartdesc Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Smartdesc Limited in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2020. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Smartdesc Limited sponsor? Smartdesc Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Smartdesc Limited based? The register lists Smartdesc Limited at Evolution House Iceni Court, Delft Way, Norwich, Norfolk, England, NR6 6BB. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 08233739. 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/smartdesc-limited-london-731273 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/smartdesc-limited-london-731273.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.