--- title: "Western Digital (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/western-digital-uk-limited-guilford-752513 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 --- # Western Digital (UK) Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Western Digital (UK) Limited (Companies House 01827612, Guilford) 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 16 November 2023 (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: 16 November 2023 - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Guilford - Registered address: 6th Floor 65 Gresham Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 7NQ - Companies House number: 01827612 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01827612) - Website: https://www.westerndigital.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-digital - 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/western-digital-uk-limited-guilford-752513 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 28 Aug 2026: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 28 Aug 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. - 21 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Jun 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. - 3 Apr 2026: Director resigned: EDWARDS, Nigel Martin. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 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. - 23 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Mar 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. - 15 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 12 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 27 Oct 2025: Director resigned: STEEGE, Brandi Rene. Director change recorded on 27 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. - 23 Oct 2025: New director appointed: NORMAN, James Radley. Director change recorded on 23 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. - 12 Feb 2025: New director appointed: EDWARDS, Nigel Martin. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 12 Feb 2025: New director appointed: STEEGE, Brandi Rene. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 12 Feb 2025: Director resigned: DYSON, Phillip John. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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 Feb 2025: Director resigned: STANLEY, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 12 Feb 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. - 16 Jan 2025: Corporate-secretary resigned: LINK COMPANY MATTERS LIMITED. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 20 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Dec 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 Oct 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Oct 2024. 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. - 8 Dec 2023: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Dec 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. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Director, People Technology · San Jose, CA · live · https://jooble.org/desc/2638553314962193552 - Real Estate Design and Construction Manager · San Jose, CA · expired · https://jooble.org/desc/564085213750933527 - Real Estate Design and Construction Manager · San Jose, CA · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-1793158813486744805 - Employee Communications Specialist · San Jose, CA · expired · https://jooble.org/desc/4543747535695599943 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=752513&employer=Western%20Digital%20(UK)%20Limited 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 Western Digital (UK) Limited ### Is Western Digital (UK) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Western Digital (UK) Limited in Guilford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Western Digital (UK) Limited sponsor? Western Digital (UK) Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Western Digital (UK) Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Western Digital (UK) Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Western Digital (UK) Limited based? The register lists Western Digital (UK) Limited at 6th Floor 65 Gresham Street, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 7NQ. 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 01827612. 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/western-digital-uk-limited-guilford-752513 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/western-digital-uk-limited-guilford-752513.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.