--- title: "Cirrus Research plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cirrus-research-plc-hunmanby-776257 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 --- # Cirrus Research plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Cirrus Research plc (Companies House 00987160, Hunmanby) 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 at least 4 August 2013 (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: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Hunmanby - Registered address: Acoustic House, Bridlington Road, Hunmanby, North Yorkshire, YO14 0PH - Companies House number: 00987160 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00987160) - Website: https://www.cirrusresearch.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cirrus-research-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/cirrus-research-plc-hunmanby-776257 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 22 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 6 Mar 2026: New director appointed: DAWSON, Lucy Emily. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 2026. 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. - 30 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 30 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: WORRALL, Margaret Susan. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 22 Dec 2023: New secretary appointed: QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Dec 2023. 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. - 22 Dec 2023: Secretary resigned: TEASDALE, Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 22 Dec 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. - 20 Nov 2023: Notification of Scientific Measurements Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 20 Nov 2023. 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. - 22 May 2023: New secretary appointed: TEASDALE, Mark. Company secretary change recorded on 22 May 2023. 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. - 22 May 2023: Secretary resigned: QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista. Company secretary change recorded on 22 May 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. - 2 May 2023: New director appointed: QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista. Director change recorded on 2 May 2023. 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. - 30 Nov 2022: New secretary appointed: QUAGLIA, Giovanni Battista. Company secretary change recorded on 30 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. - 29 Nov 2022: Secretary resigned: INGRAM, Claire Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 29 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Martin John. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 5 Oct 2021: New secretary appointed: INGRAM, Claire Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Oct 2021. 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. - 5 Oct 2021: Secretary resigned: REVETT, Joanna Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Oct 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. - 24 Feb 2017: New secretary appointed: REVETT, Joanna Elizabeth. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Feb 2017. 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. - 24 Feb 2017: Secretary resigned: WORRALL, Margaret Susan. Company secretary change recorded on 24 Feb 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr Daren Simon Wallis. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mrs Lynda Mary Wallis. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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 Dec 2015: Director resigned: HEAP, Roderick. Director change recorded on 16 Dec 2015. 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. - 2 Nov 2015: New director appointed: WILLIAMS, Martin John. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 2015. 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 Nov 2015: Director resigned: O'ROURKE, Stephen Timothy. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 2015. 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 Jan 2015: New director appointed: WALLIS, Lynda Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2015. 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. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Head of Commercial · YO127QS · £75,000–£100,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/head-of-commercial/57431590 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=776257&employer=Cirrus%20Research%20plc A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Cirrus Research plc ### Is Cirrus Research plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Cirrus Research plc in Hunmanby is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Cirrus Research plc sponsor? Cirrus Research plc is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Cirrus Research plc have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Cirrus Research plc on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Cirrus Research plc based? The register lists Cirrus Research plc at Acoustic House, Bridlington Road, Hunmanby, North Yorkshire, YO14 0PH. 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 00987160. 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/cirrus-research-plc-hunmanby-776257 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/cirrus-research-plc-hunmanby-776257.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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