--- title: "Strategic Software Applications Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/strategic-software-applications-ltd-london-740152 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 --- # Strategic Software Applications Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Strategic Software Applications Ltd (trading as Ruleguard; Companies House 08423947; 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 27 September 2017 (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: 27 September 2017 - Trading as: Ruleguard - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, EC4R 1AG - Companies House number: 08423947 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08423947) - Website: https://www.ruleguard.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ruleguardregulatorycompliancesolutions/ - 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/strategic-software-applications-ltd-london-740152 ## 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 29 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 7 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026. - 2 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Sep 2026. 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. - 26 Feb 2026: New director appointed: GUEORGUIEV, Stephen Emil. Director change recorded on 26 Feb 2026. 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 Jan 2026: Director resigned: GALLAGHER, Robert Joseph. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 31 Oct 2025: New director appointed: GALLAGHER, Robert Joseph. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 31 Oct 2025: Director resigned: GUEORGUIEV, Stephan Emilov. 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. - 12 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 May 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. - 9 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Sep 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. - 14 Jan 2023: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jan 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. - 21 Sep 2022: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 21 Sep 2022. 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. - 16 Sep 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 2022. 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 Sep 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Sep 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: New person with significant control: Foresight Enterprise Vct Plc. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: New person with significant control: Foresight Vct Plc. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mr John Michael Charles O'Dwyer as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 Aug 2022: New director appointed: GUEORGUIEV, Stephan Emilov. Director change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 18 Aug 2022: Director resigned: O'DWYER, Nigel Charles. Director change recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 15 Jun 2022: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 15 Jun 2022. 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. - 22 Feb 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Feb 2022. 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. - 23 Nov 2021: Director resigned: LACK, Paul Vernon. Director change recorded on 23 Nov 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. - 21 Oct 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Oct 2021. 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 May 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 May 2021. 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. - 29 Jan 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Jan 2020. 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 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Apr 2019. 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 earlier changes on the web page 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 Strategic Software Applications Ltd ### Is Strategic Software Applications Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Strategic Software Applications Ltd in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Strategic Software Applications Ltd sponsor? Strategic Software Applications Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Strategic Software Applications Ltd based? The register lists Strategic Software Applications Ltd at 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, EC4R 1AG. 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 08423947. 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/strategic-software-applications-ltd-london-740152 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/strategic-software-applications-ltd-london-740152.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.