--- title: "Cambridge Photon Technology Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cambridge-photon-technology-limited-saffron-walden-802542 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 --- # Cambridge Photon Technology Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Cambridge Photon Technology Limited (Companies House 12296980, Saffron Walden) 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 6 March 2023 (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: 6 March 2023 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Saffron Walden - Registered address: Elstree House Watson's Yard High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, England, CB24 8RX - Companies House number: 12296980 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12296980) - Website: https://www.cambridgephoton.com/ - 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/cambridge-photon-technology-limited-saffron-walden-802542 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 35 licensed sponsors in Saffron Walden: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/saffron-walden - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 19 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 16 Sep 2026: Notification of Photonx Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 Sep 2026. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2026: Cessation of Source2 Enterprises Llc as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Sep 2026. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Sep 2026: Director resigned: STOKMAN, Nick. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 2026. 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Director resigned: FRIEND, Richard Henry, Sir. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 2026. 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Director resigned: WILSON, James Mcmoran, Lord. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 2026. 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. - 16 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 16 Sep 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Aug 2026: Director resigned: GIBBS, Christopher Wayne. Director change recorded on 5 Aug 2026. 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 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 13 Jul 2026, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: MARINELLI, Claudio. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2026. 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. - 24 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 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. - 1 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 19 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 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. - 16 May 2025: Cessation of Lucros Investment B.V. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 May 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Oct 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Oct 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. - 11 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Mar 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. - 27 Sep 2023: New person with significant control: Source2 Enterprises Llc . Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Sep 2023. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 26 Sep 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 26 Sep 2023. 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 Jul 2023: Corporate-director resigned: IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED. Director change recorded on 12 Jul 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 Mar 2023: Director resigned: HARRIS, Chris, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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. 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 Cambridge Photon Technology Limited ### Is Cambridge Photon Technology Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Cambridge Photon Technology Limited in Saffron Walden is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Cambridge Photon Technology Limited sponsor? Cambridge Photon Technology Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Cambridge Photon Technology Limited based? The register lists Cambridge Photon Technology Limited at Elstree House Watson's Yard High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, England, CB24 8RX. 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 12296980. 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/cambridge-photon-technology-limited-saffron-walden-802542 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cambridge-photon-technology-limited-saffron-walden-802542.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.