The first four scale-up visa licences have been approved by the Home Office three months after the scheme began, prompting lawyers to question the slow take up.
Macademia, a children’s educational TV and games producer based in Arkley, north London, was the first to be approved after it applied for the licence to bring an Argentinian freelancer to the UK and into a full-time role.
The other three companies were Intrepid, a London-based software consultancy; Pentific, which develops property management software and is also based in London; and Porter Bathroom, which makes luxury vanity units and baths in Kesh, Northern Ireland.
Macademia, which operates TV channels and streaming apps called Da Vinci and Azoomee, meets the minimum 20 per cent a year sales or employment
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