--- title: "Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-instruments-nanotechnology-tools-limited-abingdon-772935 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 --- # Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited (trading as SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; Companies House 00704320; Abingdon) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Trading as: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Abingdon - Registered address: Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5QX - Companies House number: 00704320 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00704320) - Website: https://www.oxinst.com - 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/oxford-instruments-nanotechnology-tools-limited-abingdon-772935 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 136 licensed sponsors in Abingdon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/abingdon - 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 49 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 11 May 2026: New secretary appointed: HARVEY, Sarah. Company secretary change recorded on 11 May 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. - 10 May 2026: Secretary resigned: MEADS, Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 10 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. - 2 Jan 2026: Director resigned: FOWLER, Timothy Stephen. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Jan 2026: Director resigned: MARTIN, Matthew Peter. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 4 Dec 2025: New director appointed: PHILPOTT, Matthew. Director change recorded on 4 Dec 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. - 18 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 18 Sep 2025. 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 May 2025: New secretary appointed: MEADS, Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: BRIZELL, Katy. Company secretary change recorded on 30 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. - 5 Apr 2025: New secretary appointed: BRIZELL, Katy. Company secretary change recorded on 5 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. - 4 Apr 2025: Secretary resigned: HARVEY, Sarah. Company secretary change recorded on 4 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. - 31 Mar 2025: Director resigned: HILL, Gavin Fenton. Director 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. - 31 May 2024: Director resigned: WILCOCK, Ian Christopher, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 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. - 1 Oct 2023: Director resigned: BARKSHIRE, Ian Richard, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Oct 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 Apr 2023: New director appointed: MARTIN, Matthew Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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 Mar 2023: Director resigned: WOODS, Stuart Wayne. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Feb 2022: New director appointed: LANG, Christian. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 22 Sep 2021: New director appointed: FOWLER, Timothy Stephen. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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. - 1 Aug 2021: New secretary appointed: HARVEY, Sarah. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 1 Aug 2021: Secretary resigned: JOHNSON-BRETT, Susan Karen. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Aug 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. - 16 Jul 2021: Director resigned: CURTIS, Thomas. Director change recorded on 16 Jul 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. - 28 Sep 2020: New director appointed: WOODS, Stuart Wayne. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 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. - 28 Sep 2020: Director resigned: HOLDEN, Simon David. Director change recorded on 28 Sep 2020. 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 Aug 2020: New director appointed: CURTIS, Thomas. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 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. - 14 Aug 2020: Director resigned: TURNER, Jonathan Paul. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 2020. 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 Jun 2020: New director appointed: KELLY, Matthew Ian. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - + 24 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 Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited ### Is Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited in Abingdon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited sponsor? Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited based? The register lists Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited at Tubney Woods, Abingdon, Oxon, OX13 5QX. 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 00704320. 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. 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