--- title: "Linwave Technology Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/linwave-technology-limited-lincoln-709798 register_status: removed 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 --- # Linwave Technology Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Linwave Technology Limited (Companies House 04478971, Lincoln) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 19 October 2026, having appeared on the register since 15 February 2023 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 19 October 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 15 February 2023 - Removed from the register: 19 October 2026 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Lincoln - Registered address: Marlin Building, 4 Sadler Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3RS - Companies House number: 04478971 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04478971) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://www.linwave.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/linwave-technology/ - 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/linwave-technology-limited-lincoln-709798 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 163 licensed sponsors in Lincoln: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/lincoln - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 17 October 2026, newest first: - 10 Jul 2026: Secretary resigned: STANHAM, Simon. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2026: Director resigned: STANHAM, Simon Peter. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 10 Jul 2026: New secretary appointed: DUKE, Ian Gordon. Company secretary change recorded on 10 Jul 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Notification of Alaris The Rf Technology Group Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 30 Apr 2026. 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. - 30 Apr 2026: Cessation of Alaris Investment Holdings Uk Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 30 Apr 2026. 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. - 13 Sep 2024: Director resigned: COOK, Philip Norman Walker. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 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. - 1 May 2024: New director appointed: STANHAM, Simon Peter. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. 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 Linwave Technology Limited ### Is Linwave Technology Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Linwave Technology Limited in Lincoln was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 19 October 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Linwave Technology Limited leave the sponsor register? Linwave Technology Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 19 October 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Linwave Technology Limited sponsor? Linwave Technology Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Linwave Technology Limited based? The register lists Linwave Technology Limited at Marlin Building, 4 Sadler Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3RS. 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 04478971. 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/linwave-technology-limited-lincoln-709798 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/linwave-technology-limited-lincoln-709798.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.