--- title: "Ionoptika Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ionoptika-ltd-chandler-s-ford-693152 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 --- # Ionoptika Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ionoptika Ltd (Companies House 02880176, Chandler's Ford) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 9 May 2019 (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: Government Authorised Exchange; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 9 May 2019 - Legal name: IONOPTIKA LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Chandler's Ford - Registered address: Unit B6 Millbrook Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 4BZ - Companies House number: 02880176 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02880176) - Website: https://ionoptika.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/ionoptika-ltd-chandler-s-ford-693152 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in Chandlers Ford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/chandlers-ford - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: MILLS, Mark Duncan. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 23 May 2025: New person with significant control: Miss Cordelia Christine Hill. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 May 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. - 23 May 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Bertram Rowland Hill. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 May 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 Oct 2024: New director appointed: HILL, Cordelia Christine. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: HILL, Bertram Rowland. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 1 Oct 2024: New director appointed: THOMPSON, Stephen Paul, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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. - 22 Aug 2023: Director resigned: HILL, Christine Marilyn. Director change recorded on 22 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. - 16 Aug 2023: Cessation of Mrs Christine Marilyn Hill as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 Aug 2023. 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 Apr 2021: New director appointed: MCHARDY, Kathrin Lucy. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. 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 Ionoptika Ltd ### Is Ionoptika Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ionoptika Ltd in Chandler's Ford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ionoptika Ltd sponsor? Ionoptika Ltd is licensed for Government Authorised Exchange and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ionoptika Ltd based? The register lists Ionoptika Ltd at Unit B6 Millbrook Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 4BZ. 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 02880176. 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/ionoptika-ltd-chandler-s-ford-693152 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ionoptika-ltd-chandler-s-ford-693152.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.