--- title: "Chess Cybersecurity Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chess-cybersecurity-limited-alderley-edge-804742 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 --- # Chess Cybersecurity Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Chess Cybersecurity Limited (Companies House 02962709, Alderley Edge) 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 July 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 July 2023 - Legal name: CYBERLAB SECURITY LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Alderley Edge - Registered address: Bridgford House, Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, SK9 7JP - Companies House number: 02962709 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02962709) - Website: https://chessict.co.uk/about-chess/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chess-ltd/ - 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/chess-cybersecurity-limited-alderley-edge-804742 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 6 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "CYBERLAB SECURITY LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 20 Dec 2024: New director appointed: DAVIES, Thomas Alan. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2024. 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. - 20 Dec 2024: New director appointed: WOOD, Gavin Harold. Director change recorded on 20 Dec 2024. 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. - 11 Dec 2024: Director resigned: LIGHTFOOT, Mark Roy. Director change recorded on 11 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 Dec 2024: Director resigned: DRACUP, Stephen David Michael. Director change recorded on 11 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. 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 Chess Cybersecurity Limited ### Is Chess Cybersecurity Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Chess Cybersecurity Limited in Alderley Edge 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 Chess Cybersecurity Limited sponsor? Chess Cybersecurity Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Chess Cybersecurity Limited based? The register lists Chess Cybersecurity Limited at Bridgford House, Heyes Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England, SK9 7JP. 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 02962709. 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/chess-cybersecurity-limited-alderley-edge-804742 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/chess-cybersecurity-limited-alderley-edge-804742.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.