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UK licensed sponsor · London · Business services
Astra (GB) Limited
Astra (GB) Limited, London, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Astra (GB) Limited (02200253), active, incorporated in 1987 (39 years ago), registered for other business support service activities n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who Astra (GB) Limited actually is
- Company number
- 02200253
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 30 November 1987 · 39 years old
- What they do
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Sector
- Business services
- Previously
- Astra Marketing Limited (until 2004)
Entertainment From the Stars Limited (until 1990)
Burginhall 221 Limited (until 1988) - Registered office
- 3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 10 September 2026.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Astra (GB) Limited because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
The register
The register lists Astra (GB) Limited in London as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. The register records its rating as Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Astra (GB) Limited (company number 02200253), a private limited company incorporated in 1987, 38 years ago. The registered office is at 3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE, EC2A 4NE. Its filed activity puts it in business services. It has traded under other names before, including Astra Marketing Limited, Entertainment From the Stars Limited.
Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For Astra (GB) Limited the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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For employers
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.
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