--- title: "Xelect Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/xelect-limited-st-andrews-754181 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 --- # Xelect Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Xelect Limited (Companies House SC438223, St Andrews) 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 9 November 2016 (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: 9 November 2016 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: St Andrews - Registered address: Horizon House, Abbey Walk, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9LB - Companies House number: SC438223 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC438223) - Website: https://xelect-genetics.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xelect-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/xelect-limited-st-andrews-754181 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 24 licensed sponsors in St Andrews: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/st-andrews - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Jan 2025: Director resigned: THOMPSON, Jeremy Robert. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BIRRI, Mark. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 5 Feb 2024: Secretary resigned: COOPER, David Gordon. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 5 Feb 2024: New secretary appointed: WALTON, Vaughn Bradley. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 5 Dec 2023: Director resigned: JOHNSTON, Ian Alistair, Prof. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 5 Dec 2023: Director resigned: GOOR, Andrew Darren. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 5 Dec 2023: New director appointed: NOONAN, Denis Mary. Director change recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 13 May 2023: Director resigned: ASHTON, Thomas. Director change recorded on 13 May 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. - 12 May 2023: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Jeremy Robert. Director change recorded on 12 May 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. - 5 May 2023: Director resigned: GIBSON, Amy. Director change recorded on 5 May 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. - 16 Nov 2022: New director appointed: GIBSON, Amy. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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. - 16 Nov 2022: Director resigned: BIRRI, Mark. Director change recorded on 16 Nov 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. - 5 Mar 2021: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 5 Mar 2021, 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Notification of Genus Investments Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 2 Mar 2021. 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Cessation of Professor Ian Alistair Johnston as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 2 Mar 2021. 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. - 2 Mar 2021: New director appointed: BIRRI, Mark. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 2 Mar 2021: Director resigned: FRASER, Kenneth William. Director change recorded on 2 Mar 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. - 11 Sep 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 Sep 2020. 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 Aug 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Aug 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. - 18 Jun 2020: New secretary appointed: COOPER, David Gordon. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Jun 2020. 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 Jun 2020: Corporate-secretary resigned: THORNTONS LAW LLP. Company secretary change recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 2 Jun 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jun 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 Mar 2019: New director appointed: GOOR, Andrew Darren. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2019. 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. - 1 Mar 2019: Director resigned: CHIRNSIDE, Ewan Douglas, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2019. 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 May 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 May 2017. 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 earlier change 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 Xelect Limited ### Is Xelect Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Xelect Limited in St Andrews is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Xelect Limited sponsor? Xelect Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Xelect Limited based? The register lists Xelect Limited at Horizon House, Abbey Walk, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, KY16 9LB. 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 SC438223. 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/xelect-limited-st-andrews-754181 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/xelect-limited-st-andrews-754181.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.