--- title: "Forward Microsystems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/forward-microsystems-ltd-leicester-770610 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 --- # Forward Microsystems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Forward Microsystems Ltd (Companies House 01836276, Leicester) 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 29 November 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 November 2013 - Legal name: FORWARD MICROSYSTEMS LIMITED - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: Leicester - Registered address: Forward House, 185 Thurncourt Road, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE5 2NG - Companies House number: 01836276 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01836276) - Website: https://www.formicro.co.uk - 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/forward-microsystems-ltd-leicester-770610 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,415 licensed sponsors in Leicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leicester - One of 15,391 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 5 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 18 Mar 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Mar 2026. 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. - 1 Aug 2018: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: New person with significant control: Nitin Patel. 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: Ketan Vaja. 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. - 14 Oct 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 14 Oct 2015. 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. 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 Forward Microsystems Ltd ### Is Forward Microsystems Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Forward Microsystems Ltd in Leicester is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Forward Microsystems Ltd sponsor? Forward Microsystems Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Forward Microsystems Ltd based? The register lists Forward Microsystems Ltd at Forward House, 185 Thurncourt Road, Leicester, United Kingdom, LE5 2NG. 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 01836276. 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/forward-microsystems-ltd-leicester-770610 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/forward-microsystems-ltd-leicester-770610.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.