--- title: "Orbit Discovery Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orbit-discovery-ltd-oxford-803060 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 --- # Orbit Discovery Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Orbit Discovery Ltd (Companies House 12850396, Oxford) 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 7 September 2021 (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: 7 September 2021 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Oxford - Registered address: The Schrodinger Building, Heatley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX4 4GE - Companies House number: 12850396 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12850396) - Website: https://www.oxfordscienceenterprises.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-science-enterprises/ - 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/orbit-discovery-ltd-oxford-803060 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 629 licensed sponsors in Oxford: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/oxford - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 9 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 26 Oct 2026: Company is in administration at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 26 Oct 2026 (in administration). 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 23 Nov 2026. - 18 Aug 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Aug 2026. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Jul 2026: Director resigned: FERNEAU, Philip James. Director 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. - 18 Feb 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Feb 2026. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: MADGE, David Jonathan, Dr.. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: LI, Yiming. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 14 Mar 2022: Director resigned: DIXON-CLEGG, Nicholas George. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 14 Mar 2022: New director appointed: MAHONY, Oliver. Director change recorded on 14 Mar 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. - 12 Nov 2021: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 12 Nov 2021. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, 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 Orbit Discovery Ltd ### Is Orbit Discovery Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Orbit Discovery Ltd in Oxford 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 Orbit Discovery Ltd sponsor? Orbit Discovery Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Orbit Discovery Ltd based? The register lists Orbit Discovery Ltd at The Schrodinger Building, Heatley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX4 4GE. 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 12850396. 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/orbit-discovery-ltd-oxford-803060 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orbit-discovery-ltd-oxford-803060.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.