--- title: "Exception PCB Solutions Ltd: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/exception-pcb-solutions-ltd-tewkesbury-761201 register_status: removed 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 --- # Exception PCB Solutions Ltd: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Exception PCB Solutions Ltd (Companies House 08424587, Tewkesbury) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 4 August 2026, having appeared on the register since 16 June 2014 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 4 August 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 16 June 2014 - Removed from the register: 4 August 2026 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Tewkesbury - Registered address: C/O Exception Pcb Limited Alexandra Way, Ashchurch Business Centre, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8NB - Companies House number: 08424587 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08424587) - Company status (Companies House): active - 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/exception-pcb-solutions-ltd-tewkesbury-761201 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 45 licensed sponsors in Tewkesbury: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/tewkesbury - 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 22 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 1 Aug 2025: Notification of Connexion Pcb Solutions Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Aug 2025. 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. - 1 Aug 2025: Cessation of Fastprint Hongkong Co. Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: Director resigned: CAI, Xuan. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: Director resigned: TO, Tsz Leung. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: HALLETT-JONES, Sophia Eleanor. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2025: New director appointed: WRIGHT, Craig Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 21 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 21 Jul 2025, 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. - 17 Jul 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 17 Jul 2025, 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. - 15 Aug 2024: New director appointed: TO, Tsz Leung. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 31 May 2024: Director resigned: LI, Jun, Mr.. Director change recorded on 31 May 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 2018: New director appointed: CAI, Xuan. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 2018. 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. - 1 Aug 2018: Cessation of Mr John Zeng as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - 1 Aug 2018: Cessation of Mr Liyan Ma as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - 1 Aug 2018: New director appointed: LI, Jun, Mr.. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - 1 Aug 2018: Director resigned: MA, Liyan. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - 13 Mar 2018: Director resigned: ZENG, Zhijun. Director change recorded on 13 Mar 2018. 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 Sep 2016: Director resigned: BUSWELL, Robert. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2016. 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: Notification of Fastprint Hongkong Co. Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Mr John Zeng. 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: Mr Liyan Ma. 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. - 28 Nov 2014: Director resigned: HOLDEN, Gordon. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 2014. 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. - 14 Jul 2014: New director appointed: BUSWELL, Robert. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2014. 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 Exception PCB Solutions Ltd ### Is Exception PCB Solutions Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Exception PCB Solutions Ltd in Tewkesbury was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 4 August 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Exception PCB Solutions Ltd leave the sponsor register? Exception PCB Solutions Ltd no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 4 August 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Exception PCB Solutions Ltd sponsor? Exception PCB Solutions Ltd was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Exception PCB Solutions Ltd based? The register lists Exception PCB Solutions Ltd at C/O Exception Pcb Limited Alexandra Way, Ashchurch Business Centre, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 8NB. 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 08424587. 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/exception-pcb-solutions-ltd-tewkesbury-761201 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/exception-pcb-solutions-ltd-tewkesbury-761201.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.