--- title: "Howmet Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howmet-ltd-exeter-796006 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 --- # Howmet Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Howmet Ltd (trading as Arconic; Companies House 02659893; Exeter) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: Arconic - Legal name: HOWMET LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Exeter - Registered address: Howmet Johnson Lane, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England, S35 9XH - Companies House number: 02659893 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02659893) - 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/howmet-ltd-exeter-796006 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 193 licensed sponsors in Exeter: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/exeter - 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Mar 2026: Director resigned: WOODS, Stephen Matthew. Director change recorded on 12 Mar 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. - 1 Apr 2025: Director resigned: MUELLER, Boyd. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 17 Mar 2025: New director appointed: TOUSSAINT, Cedric. Director change recorded on 17 Mar 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. - 31 Oct 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 31 Oct 2024. 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. - 11 Mar 2024: New director appointed: WREFORD, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 11 Mar 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. - 6 Nov 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Nov 2023. 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. - 3 Apr 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Apr 2023. 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 Nov 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Nov 2020. 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. - 31 Aug 2020: Director resigned: FARGAS MAS, Lluis Maria. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2020: New director appointed: BUGARCIC, Monalito. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 1 Apr 2020: Notification of Howmet Products Uk Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Apr 2020. 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 Apr 2020: Cessation of Arconic Extruded Products (Uk) Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Apr 2020. 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. - 26 Nov 2019: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 26 Nov 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. - 25 Apr 2018: Director resigned: BAUER, Dirk. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 19 Apr 2018: New director appointed: MUELLER, Boyd. Director change recorded on 19 Apr 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. - 18 Apr 2018: New director appointed: WOODS, Stephen Matthew. Director change recorded on 18 Apr 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. - 7 Nov 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 7 Nov 2017. 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 Nov 2016: Secretary resigned: WOODS, Stephen Matthew. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2016: New secretary appointed: PAPINNIEMI-AINGER, Petra. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Nov 2016. 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 Nov 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Nov 2016. 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: Notification of Arconic Extruded Products (Uk) 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. - 27 May 2015: Director resigned: MCCARTHY, Martin Gerard. Director change recorded on 27 May 2015. 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. - 20 May 2015: New director appointed: BAUER, Dirk. Director change recorded on 20 May 2015. 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 May 2015: New director appointed: TALBOT, Patrick Michael. Director change recorded on 19 May 2015. 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. - 12 Sep 2014: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Sep 2014. 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. - + 3 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 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 Howmet Ltd ### Is Howmet Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Howmet Ltd in Exeter 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 Howmet Ltd sponsor? Howmet Ltd is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Howmet Ltd based? The register lists Howmet Ltd at Howmet Johnson Lane, Ecclesfield, Sheffield, England, S35 9XH. 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 02659893. 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/howmet-ltd-exeter-796006 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/howmet-ltd-exeter-796006.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.