--- title: "AFC Energy PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/afc-energy-plc-cranleigh-759605 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 --- # AFC Energy PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, AFC Energy PLC (Companies House 05668788, Cranleigh) 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 15 February 2021 (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: 15 February 2021 - Legal name: H-POWER PLC - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: Cranleigh - Registered address: Unit 71. 4 Dunsfold Park Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB - Companies House number: 05668788 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05668788) - Website: https://www.afcenergy.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/afc-energy-plc/ - 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/afc-energy-plc-cranleigh-759605 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 22 licensed sponsors in Cranleigh: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/cranleigh - One of 1,957 in Energy, Utilities & Sustainability: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/energy-utilities-sustainability - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 46 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 7 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 4 Nov 2026. - 31 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Jul 2026. 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. - 15 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Jul 2026. 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. - 12 May 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "H-POWER PLC". Company name change recorded on 12 May 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 11 May 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 May 2026. 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. - 30 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Apr 2026. 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. - 25 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Mar 2026. 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. - 5 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Mar 2026. 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. - 20 Jan 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 20 Jan 2026. 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. - 13 Jan 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jan 2026. 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 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Dec 2025. 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. - 4 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Dec 2025. 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. - 27 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Oct 2025. 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. - 11 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Aug 2025. 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. - 22 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Jul 2025. 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 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jun 2025. 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. - 22 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 May 2025. 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. - 24 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Apr 2025. 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. - 5 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Feb 2025. 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. - 20 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BOSTOCK, Karl Robert. Director change recorded on 20 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. - 6 Jan 2025: New director appointed: WILSON, John Frederick. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 16 Dec 2024: Director resigned: DIXON- CLARKE, Peter. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 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. - 11 Sep 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 2024. 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. - 5 Sep 2024: Director resigned: BOND, Adam Steven. Director change recorded on 5 Sep 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. - + 21 earlier changes 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 AFC Energy PLC ### Is AFC Energy PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. AFC Energy PLC in Cranleigh is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can AFC Energy PLC sponsor? AFC Energy PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is AFC Energy PLC based? The register lists AFC Energy PLC at Unit 71. 4 Dunsfold Park Stovolds Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8TB. 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 05668788. 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/afc-energy-plc-cranleigh-759605 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/afc-energy-plc-cranleigh-759605.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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