--- title: "KWS UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kws-uk-limited-royston-775121 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 --- # KWS UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, KWS UK Limited (Companies House 01578784, Royston) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 3 May 2014 (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: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 3 May 2014 - Industry: Other - Town: Royston - Registered address: 56 Church Street, Thriplow, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RE - Companies House number: 01578784 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01578784) - Website: https://www.kws.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup - 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/kws-uk-limited-royston-775121 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 38 licensed sponsors in Royston: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/royston - One of 3,279 in Other: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/other-industries - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Mar 2026: New director appointed: BISHOP, Benjamin Edward. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 31 Jan 2026: Director resigned: MURUHESAPILLAI, Vienoth. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 31 Jan 2026: New director appointed: SCHNEIDER, Anna Christa. Director change recorded on 31 Jan 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. - 17 Nov 2025: Cessation of Kws Saat Se & Co Kgaa as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 17 Nov 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. - 19 Jan 2024: Director resigned: COMPSON, William George. Director change recorded on 19 Jan 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. - 30 Jun 2023: Director resigned: NEWBY, Andrew David. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 15 Dec 2021: Director resigned: TAPSELL, Christopher Robert, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 14 Sep 2021: New director appointed: MURUHESAPILLAI, Vienoth. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 14 Sep 2021: New director appointed: COMPSON, William George. Director change recorded on 14 Sep 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. - 30 Jun 2017: Secretary resigned: ZHAO, Lili. Company secretary change recorded on 30 Jun 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Kws Saat Se & Co Kgaa 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. - 20 Apr 2015: New secretary appointed: ZHAO, Lili. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Apr 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. - 20 Apr 2015: New director appointed: HUNT, Robert Geoffrey, Mr.. Director change recorded on 20 Apr 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. - 1 Jan 2015: Secretary resigned: MOORE, Nigel Henry. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 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. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Senior Station Technician UK · Thriplow, Cambridgeshire - Cambridge · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/-BACTbIjJRIo2u-0TFHA1c90fIYOT23RBbbJjm7TmG9bu79GO0XA2mMGOKYyccIAxi1XbqcH8wBlFNiwyQVgDITNClrS9M6jvaUjVNyFhQra2ELMv2lpTbIXCGWvNFGUW_k-3LvM0GErX911rxyqwpBA3tOJrxTQIIZ4EuciQ8NQI1BpCmF4_bHKOCKL5Vtwo8ff4ywcRre4ahc4pTpPzJnqNU6sY6tHWoX_hi6iYEQ A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about KWS UK Limited ### Is KWS UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. KWS UK Limited in Royston is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2014. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can KWS UK Limited sponsor? KWS UK Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is KWS UK Limited based? The register lists KWS UK Limited at 56 Church Street, Thriplow, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 7RE. 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 01578784. 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/kws-uk-limited-royston-775121 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/kws-uk-limited-royston-775121.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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