Essentra plc
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 29 Jun 2026 — New director appointed: NEBHRAJANI, Sharmila. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 27 Jul 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 20 May 2026 — Director resigned: ABIOLA, Modupeola Shakirat. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 17 Jun 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 16 Apr 2026 — Treasury shares sold. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 14 May 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 31 Mar 2026 — Shares held by/for company cancelled. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 28 Apr 2026 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 116 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 29 Jun 2026New director appointed: NEBHRAJANI, Sharmila
- 20 May 2026Director resigned: ABIOLA, Modupeola Shakirat
- 16 Apr 2026Treasury shares sold
- 31 Mar 2026Shares held by/for company cancelled
- 12 Mar 2026New secretary appointed: BAKER, Rowan Clare
- 3 Mar 2026Company bought back its own shares
- + 114 earlier events
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Common questions about Essentra plc
- Is Essentra plc a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Essentra plc in Milton Keynes holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2013. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Essentra plc sponsor?
- Essentra plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Temporary Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Essentra plc based?
- The register lists Essentra plc at Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford, England, OX5 1HX. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 05444653. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 05444653
- Address
- Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford, England, OX5 1HX
- First on register
- 17 Sept 2013
- Website
- essentra.com
- Profile
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Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.