--- title: "STAR-Dundee Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/star-dundee-ltd-dundee-739559 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 --- # STAR-Dundee Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, STAR-Dundee Ltd (Companies House SC230143, Dundee) 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: STAR-DUNDEE LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Dundee - Registered address: Star House, 166 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4EE - Companies House number: SC230143 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC230143) - Website: https://www.star-dundee.com/ - 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/star-dundee-ltd-dundee-739559 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 175 licensed sponsors in Dundee: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/dundee - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 13 Oct 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Oct 2025. 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Aug 2025. 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. - 1 Apr 2025: Director resigned: GONZALEZ VILLAFRANCA, Alberto. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New director appointed: FERRER, Albert. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 29 Jan 2024: Director resigned: MCCLEMENTS, Christopher Blair. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 29 Jan 2024: New director appointed: GIBSON, David James. Director change recorded on 29 Jan 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. - 27 Nov 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 25 Jan 2022: New director appointed: GONZALEZ VILLAFRANCA, Alberto. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 25 Jan 2022: Director resigned: FERRER FLORIT, Albert, Dr. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 25 Jan 2022: New director appointed: GOODALE, Josephine Mary. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 25 Jan 2022: New director appointed: PIKE, Timothy Kevin. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 17 Jan 2022: New director appointed: MCCLEMENTS, Christopher Blair. Director change recorded on 17 Jan 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. - 23 Apr 2021: Director resigned: SCOTT, Peter Francis Iain, Doctor. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 20 Dec 2017: New director appointed: FERRER FLORIT, Albert, Dr. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2017. 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. - 20 Dec 2017: New director appointed: SCOTT, Peter Francis Iain, Doctor. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2017. 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 Aug 2017: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share filing recorded on 18 Aug 2017, 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 Jul 2017: Notification of Star-Dundee Employee Ownership Trust as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 19 Jul 2017. 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. - 19 Jul 2017: Cessation of Mr Stephen Maxwell Parkes as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Jul 2017. 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. - 19 Jul 2017: New director appointed: MILLS, Stuart James. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 2017. 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 May 2017: Secretary resigned: MARTIN, Iain Michael. Company secretary change recorded on 9 May 2017. 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 May 2017: New secretary appointed: CARRIE, Carole. Company secretary change recorded on 9 May 2017. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Mr Stephen Maxwell Parkes as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 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. 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 STAR-Dundee Ltd ### Is STAR-Dundee Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. STAR-Dundee Ltd in Dundee 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 STAR-Dundee Ltd sponsor? STAR-Dundee Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is STAR-Dundee Ltd based? The register lists STAR-Dundee Ltd at Star House, 166 Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4EE. 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 SC230143. 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/star-dundee-ltd-dundee-739559 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/star-dundee-ltd-dundee-739559.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.