--- title: "Orbital Express Launch Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orbital-express-launch-limited-forres-775415 register_status: ceased 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 --- # Orbital Express Launch Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Orbital Express Launch Limited (Companies House 09580714, Forres) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 18 June 2026 and Companies House records the company as in administration, having appeared on the register since 27 February 2020 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). A company that is closed or closing down cannot sponsor visa applications. ## Key facts - Register status: Ceased: removed from the register on 18 June 2026; Companies House records the company as administration - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 27 February 2020 - Removed from the register: 18 June 2026 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Forres - Registered address: JOHN WHELAN ASSOCIATES, Omnibus Business Centre, 39-41 North Road, London, England, N7 9DP - Companies House number: 09580714 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09580714) - Company status (Companies House): administration - Website: https://orbex.space - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orbital-express-launch-limited/ - 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/orbital-express-launch-limited-forres-775415 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 9 licensed sponsors in Forres: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/forres - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 24 changes worth checking, checked 31 May 2026, newest first: - 31 May 2026: Company is in administration at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 31 May 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. - 6 Mar 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Mar 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. - 10 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 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. - 3 Jun 2025: Director resigned: KING, Simon Paul. Director change recorded on 3 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. - 8 May 2025: Director resigned: VON BENGTSON, Kristian. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 8 May 2025: New director appointed: COATES, Martin John. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 28 Nov 2024: New director appointed: HOOSEN-WEBBER, Nadia. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 9 Jul 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 9 Jul 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. - 13 Jun 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 23 May 2024: Director resigned: BARCLAY, Keith John. Director change recorded on 23 May 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. - 25 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Mar 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. - 24 Jan 2024: Director resigned: COATES, Martin John. Director change recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 18 Jan 2024: New director appointed: CHAMBERS, Phillip John. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - 18 Jan 2024: New director appointed: BELLO MORA, Miguel. Director change recorded on 18 Jan 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. - 12 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Dec 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. - 15 Jun 2023: Director resigned: LARMOUR, Christopher Nigel. Director change recorded on 15 Jun 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. - 24 May 2023: New director appointed: COATES, Martin John. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 21 Dec 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 21 Dec 2022. 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. - 9 Aug 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Aug 2022. 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. - 18 May 2022: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 May 2022. 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. - 31 Dec 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Dec 2020. 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. - 15 Dec 2020: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 15 Dec 2020. 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. - 4 Dec 2020: New director appointed: KING, Simon Paul. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 2020. 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 Dec 2020: New director appointed: BARCLAY, Keith John. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 2020. 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 Orbital Express Launch Limited ### Is Orbital Express Launch Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Orbital Express Launch Limited in Forres is no longer on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (removed on 18 June 2026), and Companies House shows the company has ceased trading. It cannot sponsor new visa applications. ### When did Orbital Express Launch Limited leave the sponsor register? Orbital Express Launch Limited left the register on 18 June 2026. Companies House shows the company was winding up or had ceased trading. GOV.UK gives no reason, so this does not establish why the licence ended. ### What visa routes can Orbital Express Launch Limited sponsor? Orbital Express Launch Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Orbital Express Launch Limited based? The register lists Orbital Express Launch Limited at JOHN WHELAN ASSOCIATES, Omnibus Business Centre, 39-41 North Road, London, England, N7 9DP. 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 09580714. 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/orbital-express-launch-limited-forres-775415 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/orbital-express-launch-limited-forres-775415.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.