--- title: "Optical Express Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/optical-express-limited-glasgow-701559 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 --- # Optical Express Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Optical Express Limited (Companies House SC161469, Glasgow) 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 22 January 2025 (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: 22 January 2025 - Also known as: Bridgewater Hospital - Industry: Healthcare - Town: Glasgow - Registered address: The Ca'D'Oro, 45 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3PE - Companies House number: SC161469 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC161469) - Website: https://www.opticalexpress.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optical-express - 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/optical-express-limited-glasgow-701559 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,381 licensed sponsors in Glasgow: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/glasgow - One of 17,780 in Healthcare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/healthcare - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register No changes to check since it joined the register (checked 31 October 2026). 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 79 live vacancies tracked for this employer (150 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Clinic Manager · White City · £60,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/clinic-manager/57489230 - Clinic Manager · Glasgow · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/clinic-manager/57505579 - Surgery Manager · Birmingham · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/surgery-manager/57448470 - Clinic Manager · Truro · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/clinic-manager/57485205 - Patient Advisor · Johnstone · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/patient-advisor/57485770 - Theatre Practitioner · Birmingham · £35,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/theatre-practitioner/57507251 - Optometrist · Carlisle · £60,000 · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/optometrist/57508099 - Senior Surgery Manager · London · live · https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-surgery-manager/57448454 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=701559&employer=Optical%20Express%20Limited 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 Optical Express Limited ### Is Optical Express Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Optical Express Limited in Glasgow is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2025. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Optical Express Limited sponsor? Optical Express Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Optical Express Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 79 live vacancies from Optical Express Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Optical Express Limited based? The register lists Optical Express Limited at The Ca'D'Oro, 45 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3PE. 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 SC161469. 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/optical-express-limited-glasgow-701559 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/optical-express-limited-glasgow-701559.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.