--- title: "Hyperdrive Innovation Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hyperdrive-innovation-limited-sunderland-746442 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 --- # Hyperdrive Innovation Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Hyperdrive Innovation Limited (Companies House 07948437, Sunderland) 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 1 September 2016 (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: 1 September 2016 - Legal name: HYPERDRIVE INNOVATION LTD - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Sunderland - Registered address: Future Technology Centre Barmston Court, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR5 3NY - Companies House number: 07948437 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07948437) - Website: https://hyperdriveinnovation.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/hyperdrive-innovation-limited-sunderland-746442 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 174 licensed sponsors in Sunderland: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sunderland - 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 37 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 30 Jun 2026: Director resigned: COX, Mark. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 30 Aug 2024: Director resigned: KARIM, Michael Salim. Director change recorded on 30 Aug 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. - 11 Jun 2024: New director appointed: HORNYAK, Steven Mark, Mr.. Director change recorded on 11 Jun 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 Dec 2023: Director resigned: PENNISON, Christopher Roy. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 8 Oct 2023: Director resigned: MORRIS, Ryan Jeffrey. Director change recorded on 8 Oct 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. - 19 May 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 19 May 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. - 28 Oct 2022: New director appointed: COX, Mark. Director change recorded on 28 Oct 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. - 28 Oct 2022: Director resigned: SHAKOORI, Roya. Director change recorded on 28 Oct 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. - 19 Oct 2021: New director appointed: PENNISON, Christopher Roy. Director change recorded on 19 Oct 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. - 7 Jun 2021: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jun 2021. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 4 Jun 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Jun 2021. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 18 May 2021: New director appointed: KARIM, Michael Salim. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: New director appointed: MORRIS, Ryan Jeffrey. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: New director appointed: SHAKOORI, Roya. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: PENNISON, Christopher Roy. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: IRISH, Stephen. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: JENNINGS, Dean. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: TURBITT, Paul. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: SANDELLS, David William. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: SALE, Tim Rawlinson. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: LAPPING, Andrew Christopher. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: LANNEN, Aidan. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 18 May 2021: Director resigned: SANDHU, Bimaljit Singh, Mr.. Director change recorded on 18 May 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. - 1 Feb 2021: New director appointed: TURBITT, Paul. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 18 Dec 2020: New director appointed: JENNINGS, Dean. Director change recorded on 18 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. - + 12 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 Hyperdrive Innovation Limited ### Is Hyperdrive Innovation Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Hyperdrive Innovation Limited in Sunderland is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Hyperdrive Innovation Limited sponsor? Hyperdrive Innovation Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Hyperdrive Innovation Limited based? The register lists Hyperdrive Innovation Limited at Future Technology Centre Barmston Court, Nissan Way, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, SR5 3NY. 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 07948437. 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/hyperdrive-innovation-limited-sunderland-746442 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/hyperdrive-innovation-limited-sunderland-746442.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.