--- title: "Lester Control Systems Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lester-control-systems-limited-croydon-709135 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 --- # Lester Control Systems Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Lester Control Systems Limited (Companies House 01863851, Croydon) 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 11 November 2013 (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: 11 November 2013 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Croydon - Registered address: 93 Chatterton Road, Bromley, England, BR2 9QQ - Companies House number: 01863851 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01863851) - Website: https://lestercontrols.co.uk/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lester-controls/ - 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/lester-control-systems-limited-croydon-709135 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 534 licensed sponsors in Croydon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/croydon - 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 15 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2026: Director resigned: THOMAS, Darren. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 19 Jan 2026: Director resigned: TURNER, Michael John. Director change recorded on 19 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: THOMAS, Darren. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: DAVIDSON, Benjamin James. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: MILLEN, Barnaby. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 8 Apr 2024: New director appointed: BRADSHAW, James. Director change recorded on 8 Apr 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. - 11 May 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 11 May 2022. 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. - 5 Aug 2021: Director resigned: BERESFORD, John Anthony. Director change recorded on 5 Aug 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. - 5 Nov 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 5 Nov 2020. 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. - 25 Jun 2020: Secretary resigned: DAVIDSON, Stuart. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 25 Jun 2020: New secretary appointed: PHILLIPS, Michael John. Company secretary change recorded on 25 Jun 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Lester Control Systems (Holdings) Limited 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. - 17 Aug 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 17 Aug 2015. 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. - 1 Jan 2014: New director appointed: TURNER, Michael John. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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 2014: New director appointed: JOHNSON, Brendan Michael. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2014. 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 Lester Control Systems Limited ### Is Lester Control Systems Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Lester Control Systems Limited in Croydon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Lester Control Systems Limited sponsor? Lester Control Systems Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Lester Control Systems Limited based? The register lists Lester Control Systems Limited at 93 Chatterton Road, Bromley, England, BR2 9QQ. 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 01863851. 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/lester-control-systems-limited-croydon-709135 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lester-control-systems-limited-croydon-709135.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.