--- title: "Association for Decentralised Energy: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/association-for-decentralised-energy-london-795566 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 --- # Association for Decentralised Energy: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Association for Decentralised Energy (trading as ADE; London) 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 August 2017 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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 August 2017 - Trading as: ADE - Legal name: THE ASSOCIATION FOR DECENTRALISED ENERGY - Industry: Energy, Utilities & Sustainability - Town: London - Companies House number: 00917116 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00917116) - Website: https://www.theade.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/combined-heat-and-power-association - 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/association-for-decentralised-energy-london-795566 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 23 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Dec 2025: Director resigned: PADFIELD, Lucy. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 2025. 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 May 2024: Secretary resigned: FRENCHAM, Lily. Company secretary change recorded on 21 May 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. - 9 Nov 2023: Director resigned: NKONGE, Noah. Director change recorded on 9 Nov 2023. 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. - 9 Nov 2023: Director resigned: BUTTERWORTH, Nicola Jane. Director change recorded on 9 Nov 2023. 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. - 15 Nov 2022: New director appointed: NKONGE, Noah. Director change recorded on 15 Nov 2022. 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. - 15 Nov 2022: New director appointed: BUTTERWORTH, Nicola Jane. Director change recorded on 15 Nov 2022. 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. - 10 Nov 2022: Director resigned: DE SARANDY, Nicholas. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 2022. 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. - 6 Oct 2022: Director resigned: WATTS, Benjamin. Director change recorded on 6 Oct 2022. 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. - 10 Mar 2022: New secretary appointed: FRENCHAM, Lily. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Mar 2022. 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. - 2 Mar 2022: Secretary resigned: CALVERT, Ian Robert. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Mar 2022. 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. - 30 Apr 2021: Director resigned: MCGRAIL, Daniel. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2021. 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. - 1 Mar 2020: New secretary appointed: CALVERT, Ian Robert. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Mar 2020. 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. - 1 Mar 2020: Director resigned: CALVERT, Ian Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2020. 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. - 25 Nov 2019: Secretary resigned: ROTHERAY, Timothy, Dr. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Nov 2019. 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. - 17 Sep 2019: Director resigned: LAWLESS, Philip Stewart, Dr. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. 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. - 17 Sep 2019: Director resigned: TILLEY, Brian. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. 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. - 17 Sep 2019: Director resigned: KNIGHTS, Mark. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. 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. - 17 Sep 2019: Director resigned: TRUMP, Harry. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. 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. - 17 Sep 2019: Director resigned: BOWERS, Dominic William. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 2019. 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 Jul 2018: Director resigned: MARSLAND, Christopher John. Director change recorded on 11 Jul 2018. 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 Mar 2018: New director appointed: KNIGHTS, Mark. Director change recorded on 21 Mar 2018. 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. - 13 Dec 2017: Director resigned: WOODS, Mark Anthony. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2017. 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. - 13 Dec 2017: Director resigned: BELL, Sara Louise. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2017. 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. 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 Association for Decentralised Energy ### Is Association for Decentralised Energy a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Association for Decentralised Energy in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Association for Decentralised Energy sponsor? Association for Decentralised Energy is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Association for Decentralised Energy based? The register lists Association for Decentralised Energy at London. 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. 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/association-for-decentralised-energy-london-795566 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/association-for-decentralised-energy-london-795566.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.