--- title: "McLaren Automotive Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mclaren-automotive-limited-woking-713992 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 --- # McLaren Automotive Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, McLaren Automotive Limited (Companies House 01967717, Woking) 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 April 2015 (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: 1 April 2015 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Woking - Registered address: Mclaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4YH - Companies House number: 01967717 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01967717) - Website: https://www.mclaren.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mclaren-racing-ltd/ - 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/mclaren-automotive-limited-woking-713992 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 197 licensed sponsors in Woking: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/woking - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Aug 2026: New director appointed: LOCKWOOD, Ani Maaria. Director change recorded on 3 Aug 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. - 26 Jun 2026: Secretary resigned: MCLINTOCK, Helen. Company secretary change recorded on 26 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. - 30 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Dec 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. - 2 Jun 2025: Director resigned: THOMAS, Anneliese Linda. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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 Apr 2025: Director resigned: LEITERS, Michael Hugo, Dr.. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 2 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: MCLINTOCK, Helen. Company secretary change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: MURNANE, Timothy Nicholas. Company secretary change recorded on 2 Apr 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. - 2 Apr 2025: New director appointed: SKAF, Eddy Georges. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Apr 2025: New director appointed: COLLINS, Nicholas Paul. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Jan 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 31 May 2023: New director appointed: THOMAS, Anneliese Linda. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 31 May 2023: Director resigned: FERRY, Catherine Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 1 Jul 2022: New director appointed: LEITERS, Michael Hugo, Dr.. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 20 Jun 2022: New secretary appointed: MURNANE, Timothy Nicholas. Company secretary change recorded on 20 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. - 20 Jun 2022: Secretary resigned: NIC AOIDH, Ruth Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 20 Jun 2022. 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. - 6 Apr 2022: New director appointed: MURNANE, Timothy Nicholas. Director change recorded on 6 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. - 30 Nov 2021: Director resigned: FLEWITT, Michael Robert. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2021. 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. - 4 May 2021: New director appointed: FERRY, Catherine Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 4 May 2021. 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. - 4 May 2021: Director resigned: BUDDIN, Paul Anthony. Director change recorded on 4 May 2021. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: OJJEH, Mansour Akram. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: AGUIRRE, Roberto. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: AL SAIE, Hisham Saleh Ahmed. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: AL KOOHEJI, Mahmood Hashem Ahmed. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: LIM, Eng Hock Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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 Aug 2018: Director resigned: CHAN, Lay Hoon. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2018. 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. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page 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 McLaren Automotive Limited ### Is McLaren Automotive Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. McLaren Automotive Limited in Woking is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2015. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can McLaren Automotive Limited sponsor? McLaren Automotive Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is McLaren Automotive Limited based? The register lists McLaren Automotive Limited at Mclaren Technology Centre, Chertsey Road, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4YH. 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 01967717. 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/mclaren-automotive-limited-woking-713992 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/mclaren-automotive-limited-woking-713992.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.