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UK licensed sponsor · Edinburgh · Social care and care homes
The Action Group
The Action Group, Edinburgh, 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 The Action Group (SC105634), active, incorporated in 1987 (39 years ago), registered for residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse.
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Companies House
Who The Action Group actually is
- Company number
- SC105634
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 13 July 1987 · 39 years old
- What they do
87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Previously
- North Edinburgh Action Group (until 1992)
North Edinburgh Action Group Limited (until 1988) - Registered office
- The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 4GA
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 12 September 2026.
The register
The register lists The Action Group in Edinburgh as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Companies House lists it as The Action Group, number SC105634, incorporated 1987: 39 years of filings behind the name. The registered office is at The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 4GA, EH4 4GA. By its SIC codes the business is in social care and care homes. It has traded under other names before, including North Edinburgh Action Group, North Edinburgh Action Group Limited.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for The Action Group's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists The Action Group 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
Or come through us
If The Action Group is the kind of employer you want, register with us. We supply trade tested candidates to UK sponsors and the introduction arrives with the test result.
Nearby
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- Trosnant Care Home LtdRuthin
- Conifer LodgeLeicester
- Sharing The CareHornchurch
- Avondale Care Home LimitedLeigh-on-Sea
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
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- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- 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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