--- title: "Ford Motor Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ford-motor-company-limited-essex-790364 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 --- # Ford Motor Company Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ford Motor Company Limited (Companies House 00235446, Essex) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Essex - Registered address: Arterial Road, Laindon, Essex, England, SS15 6EE - Companies House number: 00235446 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00235446) - 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/ford-motor-company-limited-essex-790364 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 453 licensed sponsors in Essex: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/essex - 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 43 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Jul 2026: Director resigned: DUCKERS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 31 Jul 2026: New director appointed: DI MARCO, Giovanni. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 29 Aug 2025: New secretary appointed: HIGGINS, Kerry Victoria. Company secretary change recorded on 29 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. - 30 May 2025: Secretary resigned: ADESANYA, Abimbola Moradeke. Company secretary change recorded on 30 May 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. - 10 Jan 2025: Secretary resigned: KHAN, Monazza. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 24 Aug 2023: Director resigned: SCHEP, Johan Egbert. Director change recorded on 24 Aug 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. - 29 Jul 2023: Director resigned: SLATTER, Timothy Mark. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 1 Jan 2023: New director appointed: DUCKERS, Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2023: Director resigned: DUERHOLT, Sabine. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 13 Dec 2022: New director appointed: SAPSFORD, Terry. Director change recorded on 13 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. - 1 Aug 2022: Director resigned: SPENDLOVE, Barry. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 9 May 2022: New director appointed: DUERHOLT, Sabine. Director change recorded on 9 May 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. - 31 Mar 2022: Director resigned: GARDINER, John Spencer. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: SLATTER, Timothy Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 31 Dec 2021: Director resigned: CAHILL, Kieran James Vincent. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2021. 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. - 9 Dec 2021: New director appointed: WALKER, Nicola Jayne. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2021. 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 Apr 2021: Director resigned: HOARE, Graham Russell. Director change recorded on 30 Apr 2021. 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. - 11 Dec 2020: New secretary appointed: ADESANYA, Abimbola Moradeke. Company secretary change recorded on 11 Dec 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. - 2 Nov 2020: New director appointed: BRANKIN, Lisa. Director change recorded on 2 Nov 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. - 29 Oct 2020: Director resigned: BARRATT, Andrew John. Director change recorded on 29 Oct 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. - 9 Dec 2019: Director resigned: HALLWARD, Madeleine Rachel. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 1 Nov 2019: New director appointed: SCHEP, Johan Egbert. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 4 Sep 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Sep 2019. 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. - 8 Aug 2019: New director appointed: SPENDLOVE, Barry. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - 8 Aug 2019: Director resigned: GLANVILLE, Shaun. Director change recorded on 8 Aug 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. - + 18 earlier changes on the web page 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (3 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Supplier Launch Readiness Specialist · Dearborn, MI · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/3072574743840996596 - Global Dealer Diversity Strategy Manager · Dearborn, MI · expired · https://jooble.org/jdp/-2753875693053583245 - Wholesale Administrator (Spanish / Multilingual Speakers) · Manchester, Greater Manchester · £34,344 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5882770207?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 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 Ford Motor Company Limited ### Is Ford Motor Company Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ford Motor Company Limited in Essex is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ford Motor Company Limited sponsor? Ford Motor Company Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ford Motor Company Limited based? The register lists Ford Motor Company Limited at Arterial Road, Laindon, Essex, England, SS15 6EE. 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 00235446. 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/ford-motor-company-limited-essex-790364 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ford-motor-company-limited-essex-790364.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.