--- title: "Lightyear Financial Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightyear-financial-ltd-london-709557 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 --- # Lightyear Financial Ltd.: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Lightyear Financial Ltd. (Companies House 12925823, 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 17 June 2022 (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: 17 June 2022 - Legal name: LIGHTYEAR FINANCIAL LTD - Industry: Financial Services - Town: London - Registered address: 42-46 Princelet Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 5LP - Companies House number: 12925823 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12925823) - Website: https://golightyear.com/gb - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/golightyear - 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/lightyear-financial-ltd-london-709557 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 7,429 in Financial Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/financial-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 23 changes worth checking, checked 31 October 2026, newest first: - 4 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Sep 2026. 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. - 2 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Sep 2026. 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 Sep 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 9 Jun 2026: Director resigned: MURPHY, Paul William, Mr . Director change recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 9 Jun 2026: New director appointed: SCHMITT, Alexander Michael. Director change recorded on 9 Jun 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. - 14 Apr 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Apr 2026. 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. - 14 Oct 2025: New director appointed: MURPHY, Paul William, Mr . Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. - 14 Oct 2025: Director resigned: QUINN, Nicole Mary. Director change recorded on 14 Oct 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. - 24 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 7 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 May 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. - 11 Feb 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Feb 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. - 14 Sep 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 14 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. - 25 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 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. - 30 Apr 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 30 Apr 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. - 20 Feb 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Feb 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. - 10 Jan 2024: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 10 Jan 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. - 15 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Dec 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. - 18 Aug 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Aug 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. - 12 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 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. - 4 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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. - 12 Sep 2022: New director appointed: QUINN, Nicole Mary. Director change recorded on 12 Sep 2022. 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. - 29 Jun 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Jun 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. 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Brokerage Operations Specialist · London · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/bQPfTz5jz4ezVfLMWnIhNL7-FVPo7bkldjWlYgYYu5qiNjxoqRfaU5puDo7AsCL-Vz0l8Um5zgCLo5XfzVafLyBoqYOfEZ5Eeopbmsp743H0eA559GnosespPUJtMeTIKEEifKheJkGaHyFyKpUa6gIWhIr_iGQGXtyq_Vj9Xm71kn4Ag0j7E9zAsHR3-l053k61ES4DhLiImnGxN5tVqH5fuVxy4TvuIPffLegKUCI All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=709557&employer=Lightyear%20Financial%20Ltd. 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 Lightyear Financial Ltd. ### Is Lightyear Financial Ltd. a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Lightyear Financial Ltd. in London is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Lightyear Financial Ltd. sponsor? Lightyear Financial Ltd. is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Lightyear Financial Ltd. have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Lightyear Financial Ltd. on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Lightyear Financial Ltd. based? The register lists Lightyear Financial Ltd. at 42-46 Princelet Street, London, United Kingdom, E1 5LP. 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 12925823. 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/lightyear-financial-ltd-london-709557 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/lightyear-financial-ltd-london-709557.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.