Lionel Hitchen Limited
ActiveLicence & visa routes
An A rating means the sponsor currently meets Home Office duties and can issue Certificates of Sponsorship; a B rating means a time-limited action plan is in place.
Companies House changes
Run a live check≈3.3 in 100 such sponsors lost their licence within 7 months. Score uses register data only — a live check adds the full Companies House record.
Reporting duties
- 29 Sept 2025 — New director appointed: EVANS, Nicholas David William. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 27 Oct 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 16 Sept 2025 — Director resigned: HITCHEN, Louisa Meldrum. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 14 Oct 2025 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 3 May 2024 — Director resigned: METCALFE, Timothy Ian. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 31 May 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- 3 May 2024 — New director appointed: SCANTLEBURY, Colin William. Report via SMS within 20 working days · window closed 31 May 2024 — if this was not reported, the licence is at risk
- + 2 earlier duties
Deadlines are 20 working days from the change (bank holidays not counted). Companies House cannot show whether the report was made.
- 29 Sept 2025New director appointed: EVANS, Nicholas David William
- 16 Sept 2025Director resigned: HITCHEN, Louisa Meldrum
- 3 May 2024Director resigned: METCALFE, Timothy Ian
- 3 May 2024New director appointed: SCANTLEBURY, Colin William
- 24 Feb 2022Registered office address changed
- 29 Oct 2021New director appointed: KHAN, Mohammed Hussain
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Common questions about Lionel Hitchen Limited
- Is Lionel Hitchen Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?
- Yes. Lionel Hitchen Limited in Nr Winchester holds a UK sponsor licence and appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, where it has been listed since 2017. That means it is permitted to sponsor eligible workers from overseas, though a licence is permission to sponsor rather than a guarantee that any particular vacancy is open to sponsorship.
- What visa routes can Lionel Hitchen Limited sponsor?
- Lionel Hitchen Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence is recorded on the register as "Worker (A rating)" — the rating reflects the Home Office's confidence in the sponsor's compliance record.
- Where is Lionel Hitchen Limited based?
- The register lists Lionel Hitchen Limited at Hill House, 1 Little New Street, London, EC4A 3TR. This is the address on the sponsor licence, which is usually the head office — a sponsored role may be based at a different site.
- How current is this information?
- This page is built from the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors. We resync the register daily and keep a dated history of every addition and removal, alongside Companies House records for company number 00838331. The register itself is the authoritative source — always confirm on GOV.UK before relying on a licence status.
Registration details
- Companies House
- 00838331
- Address
- Hill House, 1 Little New Street, London, EC4A 3TR
- First on register
- 18 Oct 2017
- Website
- lionelhitchen.com
- Profile
Source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (updated daily) and Companies House. "First on register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.