--- title: "Esterform Packaging: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/esterform-packaging-tenbury-wells-689701 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 --- # Esterform Packaging: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Esterform Packaging (Companies House 03627281, Tenbury Wells) 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 26 January 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: 26 January 2023 - Legal name: ESTERFORM PACKAGING LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Tenbury Wells - Registered address: Esterform Packaging Ltd, Boraston Lane, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8LE - Companies House number: 03627281 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03627281) - Website: https://www.esterform.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/esterform-packaging-tenbury-wells-689701 ## 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 23 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 14 Oct 2026: Director resigned: TYNE, Mark John. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 14 Oct 2026: Director resigned: HARTLEY, Simon John. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 11 Nov 2026. - 11 May 2026: New director appointed: KIRIAKOPOULOS, Kostantinos Jim. Director change recorded on 11 May 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. - 31 Jan 2026: Director resigned: DAVIS, Michael Charles. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 15 Jan 2026: Director resigned: HALL, Janet Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 15 Jan 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. - 10 Nov 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Nov 2025. 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. - 30 Sep 2025: Cessation of Esterform Group Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: New director appointed: TOPHAM, Michael Robert Mason. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 30 Sep 2025: New director appointed: ANGELL, Marc Anthony. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 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. - 29 Sep 2025: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 29 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. - 1 Nov 2024: New director appointed: MILAN, Liam Oliver. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Director resigned: JAMES, Paul Anthony. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 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. - 12 Aug 2024: New director appointed: HALL, Janet Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 12 Aug 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. - 17 Jun 2024: Director resigned: NEALE, Richard George. Director change recorded on 17 Jun 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. - 19 Sep 2023: New director appointed: JAMES, Paul Anthony. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 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. - 19 Sep 2023: Director resigned: PARSONS, Sarah Christine. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 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. - 23 May 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share filing recorded on 23 May 2023, 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. - 18 May 2023: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 18 May 2023, 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. - 25 Apr 2023: Notification of Biffa Waste Services Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2023: New director appointed: DAVIS, Michael Charles. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2023: New director appointed: PARSONS, Sarah Christine. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2023: Director resigned: COOKE, Paul David. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 25 Apr 2023: Director resigned: ADLAM, Mark. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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 Esterform Packaging ### Is Esterform Packaging a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Esterform Packaging in Tenbury Wells 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 Esterform Packaging sponsor? Esterform Packaging is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Esterform Packaging based? The register lists Esterform Packaging at Esterform Packaging Ltd, Boraston Lane, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8LE. 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 03627281. 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/esterform-packaging-tenbury-wells-689701 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/esterform-packaging-tenbury-wells-689701.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.