--- title: "Star Tissue UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/star-tissue-uk-limited-blackburn-739464 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 Tissue UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Star Tissue UK Limited (Companies House 05859797, Blackburn) 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 7 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: 7 October 2022 - Legal name: WEPA PROFESSIONAL UK LTD - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Blackburn - Registered address: Waterfall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BB2 2BN - Companies House number: 05859797 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05859797) - Website: https://www.startissueuk.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/star-tissue-uk-ltd - 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-tissue-uk-limited-blackburn-739464 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 316 licensed sponsors in Blackburn: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/blackburn - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 13 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Oct 2025: Director resigned: WALSH, Judith. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 27 Jul 2024: Cessation of Star Tissue Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Jul 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 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 23 Jan 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 Jan 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 11 Jan 2024: Company name changed, now trading as "WEPA PROFESSIONAL UK LTD". Company name change recorded on 11 Jan 2024, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Notification of Wepa Hygieneprodukte Gmbh as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Cessation of Wepa Hygieneprodukte Gmbh as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Andreas Martin Franz Krengel. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New director appointed: WALSH, Judith. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Director resigned: SAIFULLAH, Sajid. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Director resigned: DITTA, Abid Saifullah. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SCHUMACHER, Patrick. Director change recorded on 10 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. - 10 Jan 2024: New director appointed: SHELLARD, Ramona. Director change recorded on 10 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. 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 Tissue UK Limited ### Is Star Tissue UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Star Tissue UK Limited in Blackburn 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 Star Tissue UK Limited sponsor? Star Tissue UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Star Tissue UK Limited based? The register lists Star Tissue UK Limited at Waterfall Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom, BB2 2BN. 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 05859797. 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-tissue-uk-limited-blackburn-739464 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/star-tissue-uk-limited-blackburn-739464.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.