--- title: "Study Group UK Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/study-group-uk-limited-brighton-789813 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Study Group UK Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Study Group UK Limited (Companies House 03108030, Brighton) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 6 July 2026 and Companies House records the company as in administration, having appeared on the register since at least 4 August 2013 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 6 July 2026; Companies House records the company as administration - 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 - Removed from the register: 6 July 2026 - Industry: Education - Town: Brighton - Registered address: Brighton Study Centre, 1 Billinton Way, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4LF - Companies House number: 03108030 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03108030) - Company status (Companies House): administration - 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/study-group-uk-limited-brighton-789813 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 406 licensed sponsors in Brighton: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/brighton - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 5 July 2026, newest first: - 5 Jul 2026: Company is in administration at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 5 Jul 2026 (in administration). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 17 May 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 May 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. - 12 May 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "VOLTAIRE GROUP UK HOLDINGS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 12 May 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 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. - 25 Jul 2025: New director appointed: RODRIGUEZ-FALCON, Elena Maria, Professor. Director change recorded on 25 Jul 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. - 15 Jun 2023: Director resigned: ALFERS, Alison. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 15 Jun 2023: New director appointed: BELFER, Simon Leo. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 27 Jan 2023: Director resigned: HALL, Nikki Lynne. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - 27 Jan 2023: New director appointed: GRIFFIN, Edward James. Director change recorded on 27 Jan 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. - 6 Dec 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Dec 2022. 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. - 1 Sep 2022: Director resigned: LANCASTER, Emma Voirrey. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: CRICHTON, Ian Francis. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 8 Mar 2022: New director appointed: HALL, Nikki Lynne. Director change recorded on 8 Mar 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. - 19 Feb 2021: New director appointed: ALFERS, Alison. Director change recorded on 19 Feb 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. - 19 Feb 2021: Secretary resigned: BULL, Gordon Anthony. Company secretary change recorded on 19 Feb 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. - 2 Oct 2020: Director resigned: EVERETT, Michael John. Director change recorded on 2 Oct 2020. 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 May 2018: Director resigned: PHILLIPS, Catherine Jane. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 31 Aug 2017: New director appointed: PHILLIPS, Catherine Jane. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 5 Oct 2016: Director resigned: COOPE, Timothy John. Director change recorded on 5 Oct 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Study Group Holdings Uk Limited 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. - 14 Dec 2015: Director resigned: PETERSEN, Arvid Charles. Director change recorded on 14 Dec 2015. 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. - 28 Sep 2015: New director appointed: EVERETT, Michael John. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 2015. 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 Study Group UK Limited ### Is Study Group UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Study Group UK Limited in Brighton is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 6 July 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Study Group UK Limited leave the sponsor register? Study Group UK Limited left the register on 6 July 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Study Group UK Limited sponsor? Study Group UK Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Study Group UK Limited based? The register lists Study Group UK Limited at Brighton Study Centre, 1 Billinton Way, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4LF. 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 03108030. 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/study-group-uk-limited-brighton-789813 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/study-group-uk-limited-brighton-789813.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.