--- title: "Istobal (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/istobal-uk-ltd-worcestershire-702574 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 --- # Istobal (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Istobal (UK) Ltd (Companies House 02518274, Worcestershire) 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 17 July 2017 (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: 17 July 2017 - Legal name: ISTOBAL (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: WORCESTERSHIRE - Registered address: Istobal Uk Ltd, Mitton Mill Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Stourport, Worcestershire, DY13 9BL - Companies House number: 02518274 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02518274) - 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/istobal-uk-ltd-worcestershire-702574 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 29 licensed sponsors in Worcestershire: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/worcestershire - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 11 Feb 2026: Notification of Mister Rafael Tomas as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Feb 2026. 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. - 6 Feb 2026: New person with significant control: Mister Sarp Dengizman. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Feb 2026. 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 Feb 2026: Cessation of Alfamas Gestion, S.L. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Feb 2026. 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 Jan 2025: New director appointed: SCOTT, Christopher David. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 7 May 2024: Director resigned: FERRIS, Paul Andrew. Director change recorded on 7 May 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. - 13 Nov 2023: New director appointed: FERRIS, Paul Andrew. Director change recorded on 13 Nov 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. - 8 Sep 2023: Director resigned: HETT, Lindon John. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 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 Nov 2021: Director resigned: TOMAS, Yolanda Puchades. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 19 Nov 2021: New director appointed: TOMÁS ALFARO, Rafael, Mr.. Director change recorded on 19 Nov 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. - 16 Jul 2021: New director appointed: HETT, Lindon John. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 16 Jul 2021: Director resigned: TOMAS, Alfaro Rafael. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: MANES EGUIAGARAY, Vicente. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 7 Dec 2020: Director resigned: DUNNE, Steven Anthony. Director change recorded on 7 Dec 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. - 29 Sep 2017: Director resigned: VILAR PEREZ DE LA FUENTE, Alvaro. Director change recorded on 29 Sep 2017. 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. - 25 Sep 2017: New director appointed: MANES EGUIAGARAY, Vicente. Director change recorded on 25 Sep 2017. 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 Aug 2017: New director appointed: DENGIZMAN, Sarp. Director change recorded on 23 Aug 2017. 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 Istobal (UK) Ltd ### Is Istobal (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Istobal (UK) Ltd in WORCESTERSHIRE is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Istobal (UK) Ltd sponsor? Istobal (UK) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Istobal (UK) Ltd based? The register lists Istobal (UK) Ltd at Istobal Uk Ltd, Mitton Mill Industrial Estate, Mill Road, Stourport, Worcestershire, DY13 9BL. 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 02518274. 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/istobal-uk-ltd-worcestershire-702574 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/istobal-uk-ltd-worcestershire-702574.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.