--- title: "SPD Development Company Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spd-development-company-ltd-bedford-773440 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 --- # SPD Development Company Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, SPD Development Company Ltd (Companies House 06032177, Bedford) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: SPD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Bedford - Registered address: Stannard Way, Priory Business Park, Bedford, MK44 3UP - Companies House number: 06032177 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06032177) - 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/spd-development-company-ltd-bedford-773440 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 332 licensed sponsors in Bedford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bedford - 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 17 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Apr 2023: New director appointed: DESMOND, Elizabeth Eileen. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 2 Dec 2022: Director resigned: HART, Steven Christopher. Director change recorded on 2 Dec 2022. 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 Feb 2022: New director appointed: CAWLEY, Geoffrey Thomas. Director change recorded on 10 Feb 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: HUSSAIN, Asif. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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 Apr 2021: New director appointed: HUSSAIN, Asif. Director change recorded on 15 Apr 2021. 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. - 16 Mar 2021: Director resigned: JOHNSON, Sarah Rosemary, Dr. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 2021. 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 Mar 2018: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 26 Mar 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. - 26 Feb 2018: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Sarah Rosemary, Dr. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 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. - 9 Jan 2018: Director resigned: WILSON, Stewart. Director change recorded on 9 Jan 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. - 18 Dec 2016: Notification of Spd Swiss Precision Diagnostics Gmbh as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Dec 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. - 22 Jul 2016: Secretary resigned: DAVIS, Alistair. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Jul 2016. 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. - 19 Sep 2014: Director resigned: GITTINS, Mark. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 2014. 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. - 9 Sep 2014: New director appointed: HART, Steven Christopher. Director change recorded on 9 Sep 2014. 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 Sep 2014: New secretary appointed: DAVIS, Alistair. Company secretary change recorded on 9 Sep 2014. 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 Sep 2014: New director appointed: CLANCY, Fiona Jane. Director change recorded on 9 Sep 2014. 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 Aug 2014: Secretary resigned: WINFIELD, Joanne. Company secretary change recorded on 21 Aug 2014. 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. - 20 Jan 2014: Director resigned: PAYNE, William. Director change recorded on 20 Jan 2014. 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 5 live vacancies tracked for this employer (9 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Clinical Research Administrator · Bedford · £30,000–£35,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/clinical-research-administrator/57473334 - Senior Mechanical Engineer · Bedford · £50,000–£60,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-mechanical-engineer/57479515 - Statistician · Bedford · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/statistician/57424932 - Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist - International · Bedford · £45,000–£50,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/regulatory-affairs-senior-specialist-international/57379193 - Product and Consumer Knowledge Manager · Bedford · £60,000–£70,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/product-and-consumer-knowledge-manager/57401691 - Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Innovation · Bedford · £35,000–£40,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/regulatory-affairs-specialist-innovation/57322295 - Senior Quality Engineer · Bedford · £45,000–£50,000 · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-quality-engineer/57259670 - Head of Assay · Bedford · expired · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/head-of-assay/57283770 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=773440&employer=SPD%20Development%20Company%20Ltd 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 SPD Development Company Ltd ### Is SPD Development Company Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. SPD Development Company Ltd in Bedford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can SPD Development Company Ltd sponsor? SPD Development Company Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does SPD Development Company Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 5 live vacancies from SPD Development Company Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is SPD Development Company Ltd based? The register lists SPD Development Company Ltd at Stannard Way, Priory Business Park, Bedford, MK44 3UP. 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 06032177. 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/spd-development-company-ltd-bedford-773440 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spd-development-company-ltd-bedford-773440.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.