--- title: "Materials Processing Institute: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/materials-processing-institute-middlesbrough-713496 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 --- # Materials Processing Institute: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Materials Processing Institute (Companies House 08919614, Middlesbrough) 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 24 February 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: 24 February 2022 - Industry: Media, Marketing & Creative - Town: Middlesbrough - Registered address: Materials Processing Institute, Eston Road, Middlesbrough, England, TS6 6US - Companies House number: 08919614 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08919614) - Website: https://www.mpiuk.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/materials-processing-institute - 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/materials-processing-institute-middlesbrough-713496 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 177 licensed sponsors in Middlesbrough: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/middlesbrough - One of 5,872 in Media, Marketing & Creative: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/media-marketing-creative - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 18 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 Nov 2026: Company is under a voluntary arrangement at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 1 Nov 2026 (under a voluntary arrangement). 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. - 3 Jul 2026: Secretary resigned: PATERSON, Andrew. Company secretary change recorded on 3 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. - 22 May 2026: Director resigned: OSWIN, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 22 May 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. - 16 Jan 2026: Director resigned: NEAL, Richard Jonathan. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 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. - 28 Nov 2025: Director resigned: ATKINS, Denise. Director change recorded on 28 Nov 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. - 22 Sep 2025: New director appointed: OSWIN, Christopher James. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 22 Sep 2025: Director resigned: WALSH, Terence Matthew. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 31 Aug 2025: Director resigned: BOLTON, Jonathan. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 1 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: PATERSON, Andrew. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Secretary resigned: PATTON, Carol. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Mar 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. - 14 Nov 2024: New director appointed: ATKINS, Denise. Director change recorded on 14 Nov 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. - 8 Nov 2024: Director resigned: KITSON, Paul. Director change recorded on 8 Nov 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 Jul 2024: New director appointed: WALSH, Terence Matthew. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 10 Nov 2023: Director resigned: CARTWRIGHT, Dean, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 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. - 10 Nov 2023: Director resigned: MCDONALD, Christopher. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 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. - 10 Nov 2023: New director appointed: BAKER, Laura Jane, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Nov 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. - 6 Jun 2022: New director appointed: PUMMELL, David William. Director change recorded on 6 Jun 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. - 1 Apr 2022: New director appointed: MUNDAY (CBE), Janice Margaret. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. 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 Materials Processing Institute ### Is Materials Processing Institute a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Materials Processing Institute in Middlesbrough 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 Materials Processing Institute sponsor? Materials Processing Institute is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Materials Processing Institute based? The register lists Materials Processing Institute at Materials Processing Institute, Eston Road, Middlesbrough, England, TS6 6US. 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 08919614. 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/materials-processing-institute-middlesbrough-713496 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/materials-processing-institute-middlesbrough-713496.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.