--- title: "Oxford nanoSystems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-nanosystems-ltd-abingdon-786080 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 nanoSystems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Oxford nanoSystems Ltd (Companies House 07523447, Abingdon) 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 26 March 2019 (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: 26 March 2019 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Abingdon - Registered address: Unit 11 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, United Kingdom, OX14 1DY - Companies House number: 07523447 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07523447) - Website: https://oxfordnanosystems.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oxford-nanosystems-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/oxford-nanosystems-ltd-abingdon-786080 ## 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 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 20 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Jun 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "OXFORD NANOSYSTEMS LTD". Company name change recorded on 1 Jun 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Feb 2026: Company name changed, now trading as "OXFORD NANOSYSTEMS LTD". Company name change recorded on 24 Feb 2026. If this is the organisation named on your sponsor licence, the new name must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 9 Sep 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 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. - 5 Sep 2025: Notification of Mr David Ronald Hodgson as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 5 Sep 2025. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 5 Sep 2025: Cessation of Mr Nicholas Cross as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 5 Sep 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Sep 2025: Director resigned: REIP, Alex, Dr. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Sep 2025: Director resigned: LAING, Hamish Alexander. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 5 Sep 2025: New director appointed: HODGSON, David Ronald. Director change recorded on 5 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. - 10 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Apr 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: CROSS, Nicholas John. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 28 Mar 2025: Director resigned: RUSSELL, Ian Adrian David. Director change recorded on 28 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. - 25 Jul 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Jul 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. - 17 Oct 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Oct 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. - 27 Apr 2021: Director resigned: PURVES, Ian Cameron. Director change recorded on 27 Apr 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. - 30 Oct 2020: Director resigned: EVANS, Mark Andrew. Director change recorded on 30 Oct 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. - 13 Jul 2020: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 13 Jul 2020, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 10 Jul 2020: Notification of Mr Nicholas Cross as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 10 Jul 2020. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 26 Jun 2020: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Ian Adrian David. Director change recorded on 26 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. - 19 Nov 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Nov 2019. 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. - 11 Sep 2019: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Sep 2019. 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. 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 nanoSystems Ltd ### Is Oxford nanoSystems Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oxford nanoSystems Ltd in Abingdon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2019. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Oxford nanoSystems Ltd sponsor? Oxford nanoSystems Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Oxford nanoSystems Ltd based? The register lists Oxford nanoSystems Ltd at Unit 11 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdon, United Kingdom, OX14 1DY. 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 07523447. 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/oxford-nanosystems-ltd-abingdon-786080 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-nanosystems-ltd-abingdon-786080.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.