--- title: "Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/leica-microsystems-uk-ltd-linford-wood-708962 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd (Companies House 00476611, Linford Wood) 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 3 February 2023 (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: 3 February 2023 - Legal name: LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Linford Wood - Registered address: 19 Jessops Riverside, 800 Brightside Lane, Sheffield, England, S9 2RX - Companies House number: 00476611 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00476611) - Website: https://www.leicabiosystems.com/en-gb/ - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/leica-biosystems - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/leica-microsystems-uk-ltd-linford-wood-708962 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 3 Sep 2025: New director appointed: SMITH, Simon John Davis. Director change recorded on 3 Sep 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Director resigned: NEWELL, Paul David. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 1 Mar 2025: Director resigned: STELL, Darin Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 1 Mar 2025: New director appointed: BEYLOUNI, Walid. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 22 Sep 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 3 Oct 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 21 Jun 2023: New director appointed: STELL, Darin Robert. Director change recorded on 21 Jun 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. 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 Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd ### Is Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd in Linford Wood is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd sponsor? Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd based? The register lists Leica Microsystems (UK) Ltd at 19 Jessops Riverside, 800 Brightside Lane, Sheffield, England, S9 2RX. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 00476611. 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/leica-microsystems-uk-ltd-linford-wood-708962 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/leica-microsystems-uk-ltd-linford-wood-708962.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.