--- title: "EFFECT Photonics Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/effect-photonics-limited-brixham-728457 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 --- # EFFECT Photonics Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, EFFECT Photonics Limited (Companies House 08915330, Brixham) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 24 March 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 24 March 2021 - Legal name: EFFECT PHOTONICS LTD - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Brixham - Registered address: Century House, Nicholson Road, Torquay, Devon, England, TQ2 7TD - Companies House number: 08915330 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08915330) - 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/effect-photonics-limited-brixham-728457 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 13 licensed sponsors in Brixham: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/brixham - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 Nov 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 1 Nov 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 27 Nov 2026. - 24 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 27 Feb 2026: Cessation of Effect Photonics B.V. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Feb 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. - 8 Jan 2023: Director resigned: ROSSER, Paul John, Dr. Director change recorded on 8 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2022: New director appointed: TURLEY, Stephen Ernest Henry, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 30 Sep 2022: Director resigned: REGAN, James Dominic. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 22 Sep 2022: New director appointed: ROSSER, Paul John, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. 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 EFFECT Photonics Limited ### Is EFFECT Photonics Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. EFFECT Photonics Limited in Brixham 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 EFFECT Photonics Limited sponsor? EFFECT Photonics Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is EFFECT Photonics Limited based? The register lists EFFECT Photonics Limited at Century House, Nicholson Road, Torquay, Devon, England, TQ2 7TD. 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 08915330. 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/effect-photonics-limited-brixham-728457 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/effect-photonics-limited-brixham-728457.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.