--- title: "M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/m-l-and-s-martin-lynch-and-sons-ltd-staines-upon-thames-711599 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 --- # M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd (Staines-Upon-Thames) 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 1 March 2021 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## 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: 1 March 2021 - Legal name: ML&S MARTIN LYNCH & SONS LIMITED - Industry: Retail & E-commerce - Town: Staines-Upon-Thames - Companies House number: 04072599 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04072599) - Website: https://www.mlsdistribution.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/m-l-and-s-martin-lynch-and-sons-ltd-staines-upon-thames-711599 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 107 licensed sponsors in Staines-Upon-Thames: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/staines-upon-thames - One of 17,329 in Retail & E-commerce: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/retail-ecommerce - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 7 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 5 Jun 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 10 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Daniel Lynch. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: New person with significant control: Mr Henry Derek Lynch. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 10 Apr 2024: Cessation of Martin Derek Edwin Lynch as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 17 Mar 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Mar 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 Jan 2023: New director appointed: LYNCH, Henry Derek. Director change recorded on 25 Jan 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. - 7 Jun 2021: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jun 2021. 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (1 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Project Manager · Belfast, Northern Ireland · £60,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5838689850?se=Ii5XKgWf8RGQrqTHXd3_ww&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=2423D6C36209FCDE4070D6BB3077BFB452730707 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 M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd ### Is M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd in Staines-Upon-Thames 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 M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd sponsor? M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd based? The register lists M L & S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd at Staines-Upon-Thames. 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. 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/m-l-and-s-martin-lynch-and-sons-ltd-staines-upon-thames-711599 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/m-l-and-s-martin-lynch-and-sons-ltd-staines-upon-thames-711599.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.