--- title: "Flakt Woods Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/flakt-woods-ltd-colchester-698930 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 --- # Flakt Woods Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Flakt Woods Ltd (trading as Woods Air Movement; Companies House 00233771; Colchester) 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 13 September 2017 (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: 13 September 2017 - Trading as: Woods Air Movement - Legal name: FLAKT WOODS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Colchester - Registered address: Axial Way, Cuckoo Farm Business, Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5ZD - Companies House number: 00233771 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00233771) - Website: https://www.woodsairmovement.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/flakt-woods-ltd-colchester-698930 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 283 licensed sponsors in Colchester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/colchester - 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 31 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Jul 2026: New director appointed: PADDOCK, Andrew Justin. Director change recorded on 24 Jul 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. - 13 Nov 2025: Cessation of Samsung Electronics Europe Holdings Coöperatief U.A as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Notification of Samsung Electronics Europe Holdings Coöperatief U.A as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mrs Julia Anne Jennifer Chapman as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Graeme Smith as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mrs Charlmaine Vella as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Johannes Josef Maret as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 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. - 3 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr Carsten Dan Koppen as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 3 Nov 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 Jul 2023: Director resigned: CHESNEY, Steve. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 12 Mar 2022: New person with significant control: Mrs Julia Anne Jennifer Chapman. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Mar 2022. 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. - 12 Mar 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Graeme Smith. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Mar 2022. 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. - 12 Mar 2022: New person with significant control: Mrs Charlmaine Vella. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Mar 2022. 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. - 12 Mar 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Johannes Josef Maret. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Mar 2022. 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. - 12 Mar 2022: New person with significant control: Mr Carsten Dan Koppen. Change to people with significant control recorded on 12 Mar 2022. 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 Jul 2020: Director resigned: STAPLES, Mike. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 2020. 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 Jul 2020: New director appointed: HOWELL, Sarah-Jane Christina Vane. Director change recorded on 6 Jul 2020. 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. - 11 Mar 2019: New director appointed: STAPLES, Mike. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 2019. 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. - 15 Feb 2019: Director resigned: GILFILLAN, Helen Louise. Director change recorded on 15 Feb 2019. 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 Nov 2018: Director resigned: BELL, Marcus Graham. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 28 Mar 2018: New director appointed: CHESNEY, Steve. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 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. - 28 Mar 2018: Director resigned: MOREHOUSE, Ian Douglas. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2018: Director resigned: EVANS, Yan. Director change recorded on 28 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. 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. - IT Infrastructure Security Specialist · UK · £43,683 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5930273927?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=698930&employer=Flakt%20Woods%20Ltd 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 Flakt Woods Ltd ### Is Flakt Woods Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Flakt Woods Ltd in Colchester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Flakt Woods Ltd sponsor? Flakt Woods Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Flakt Woods Ltd have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Flakt Woods Ltd on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Flakt Woods Ltd based? The register lists Flakt Woods Ltd at Axial Way, Cuckoo Farm Business, Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5ZD. 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 00233771. 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/flakt-woods-ltd-colchester-698930 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/flakt-woods-ltd-colchester-698930.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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