--- title: "Light Science Technologies Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/light-science-technologies-ltd-derby-709495 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 --- # Light Science Technologies Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Light Science Technologies Ltd (Companies House 12194715, Derby) 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 10 August 2021 (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: 10 August 2021 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Derby - Registered address: 1 Lowman Way, Hilton Business Park, Hilton Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE65 5LJ - Companies House number: 12194715 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12194715) - Website: https://lightsciencetechnologiesholdings.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/light-science-technologies-ltd-derby-709495 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 512 licensed sponsors in Derby: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/derby - 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 6 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 6 Mar 2024: Director resigned: HALLEY, Myles Antony. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 6 Mar 2024: New director appointed: COOLEY, Graham Edward, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 27 Jul 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 27 Jul 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. - 12 Oct 2021: New director appointed: HALLEY, Myles Antony. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. - 12 Oct 2021: New director appointed: HEMPSALL, Andrew Mark. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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. - 12 Oct 2021: New director appointed: SNOOKS, James Edward. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 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 Light Science Technologies Ltd ### Is Light Science Technologies Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Light Science Technologies Ltd in Derby is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Light Science Technologies Ltd sponsor? Light Science Technologies Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Light Science Technologies Ltd based? The register lists Light Science Technologies Ltd at 1 Lowman Way, Hilton Business Park, Hilton Derbyshire, United Kingdom, DE65 5LJ. 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 12194715. 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/light-science-technologies-ltd-derby-709495 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/light-science-technologies-ltd-derby-709495.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.