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Dechra Limited

Skipton · Currently licensed

Dechra Limited holds a Home Office sponsor licence and appears on the register of licensed sponsors published 26 Oct 2026. It can sponsor overseas nationals for the Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa), and its A rating means it can assign Certificates of Sponsorship normally.

First seen on register: 23 Jun 2021 (already licensed when daily CSV publication began; the licence may be older)
Last confirmed: 26 Oct 2026 (latest edition)
Listing spells: 2 (removed and re-listed 1 time)

Visa routes this sponsor is licensed for

Route	Visa it allows the sponsor to support	Rating	Since
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa) The main UK work visa. Lets the sponsor employ overseas nationals in eligible skilled jobs, from nurses and care workers to engineers, chefs and software developers, for up to 5 years at a time, with a route to settlement.	A rating	31 Aug 2023

Previous route spans

Route	Visa	Rating	From	To
Skilled Worker Worker	Skilled Worker visa (including the Health and Care Worker visa)	A rating	23 Jun 2021	4 Jan 2022

Ratings: Full compliance. The sponsor can assign Certificates of Sponsorship and recruit from overseas normally. Downgraded after compliance concerns. The sponsor is on a time-limited action plan with the Home Office and cannot sponsor new workers until it is restored to an A rating. Failure to complete the plan leads to revocation. More.

Licence history

31 Aug 2023
Re-listed on register
Listed again after an absence, typically after a suspension was lifted or a new licence granted.
5 Jan 2022
Removed from register
No longer listed, so unable to sponsor new visas from this date. Last seen in the edition of 4 Jan 2022. The register does not state the reason.

Companies House

Company: DECHRA LIMITED 04513124 matched
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 16 Aug 2002
Registered office: SNAYGILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, KEIGHLEY ROAD, SKIPTON, BD23 2RW
Nature of business: 21100 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
75000 - Veterinary activities

Matched from the Companies House monthly bulk data by company name and registered town. The sponsor register itself carries no company number.

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