--- title: "Lightful Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightful-ltd-london-709496 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-04 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Lightful Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 4 November 2026, Lightful Ltd (Companies House 09135963, London) 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 28 November 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: 28 November 2017 - Legal name: LIGHTFUL LTD. - Industry: Technology & Software - Town: London - Registered address: 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 1AG - Companies House number: 09135963 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09135963) - Website: https://lightful.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightful - Register data as of: 4 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightful-ltd-london-709496 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,666 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 15,374 in Technology & Software: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/technology-software - Among 122,188 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 31 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). If your organisation has stopped trading or become insolvent, this must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. The 20-working-day window runs to about 27 Nov 2026. - 22 Jan 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 22 Jan 2026. 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. - 23 Jul 2025: Company name changed. Company name change recorded on 23 Jul 2025. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Mar 2025: New director appointed: JONES, Carlyle Singer. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 10 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Jan 2025. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 24 Aug 2024: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 24 Aug 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 23 Aug 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 23 Aug 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 15 Aug 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Aug 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 7 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jun 2024. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 28 Mar 2024: Cessation of Mr Carlos Armando Miranda as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 28 Mar 2024. 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. - 28 Mar 2024: Director resigned: SLATER, Piers Alexander. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2024: New director appointed: TUKE, Christopher Favill. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2024: New director appointed: LUCKOCK, Nicholas Charles. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2024: New director appointed: KATZEN, Jay. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 5 Feb 2024: Director resigned: MURNANE, John William, Mr.. Director change recorded on 5 Feb 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. - 2 Feb 2024: Director resigned: MIRANDA, Carlos Armando. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 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 Jan 2024: Director resigned: THOMAS, Jeffrey Paul. Director change recorded on 30 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. - 21 Dec 2023: New director appointed: THOMAS, Jeffrey Paul. Director change recorded on 21 Dec 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. - 12 Sep 2023: New director appointed: SLATER, Piers Alexander. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 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. - 11 Sep 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 2023. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 25 Apr 2023: Director resigned: THOMAS, Jeffrey Paul. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 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. - 9 Dec 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 Dec 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2022: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Dec 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 17 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Oct 2022. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page 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 Lightful Ltd ### Is Lightful Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Lightful Ltd in London 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 Lightful Ltd sponsor? Lightful Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Lightful Ltd based? The register lists Lightful Ltd at 10 Queen Street Place, London, United Kingdom, EC4R 1AG. 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 4 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 09135963. 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/lightful-ltd-london-709496 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightful-ltd-london-709496.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.