--- title: "Oxford Space Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-space-systems-ltd-harwell-oxford-722391 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-11-02 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Oxford Space Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 2 November 2026, Oxford Space Systems Ltd (Companies House 08683577, Harwell 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 6 January 2015 (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: 6 January 2015 - Legal name: OXFORD SPACE SYSTEMS LIMITED - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Harwell Oxford - Registered address: 1 Zephyr Building Eighth Street, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, England, OX11 0RL - Companies House number: 08683577 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08683577) - Website: https://oxford.space/ - Register data as of: 2 November 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-space-systems-ltd-harwell-oxford-722391 ## Where this sponsor sits - 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 51 changes worth checking, checked 2 November 2026, newest first: - 12 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Mar 2026. 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. - 5 Dec 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 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. - 30 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Oct 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. - 29 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Sep 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. - 17 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 15 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 24 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Jan 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. - 20 Aug 2024: Director resigned: METTYEAR, Nicholas James. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 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. - 20 Aug 2024: New director appointed: HOUSE, Timothy. Director change recorded on 20 Aug 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 May 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 Apr 2024: Director resigned: GILLESPIE, Adina. Director change recorded on 24 Apr 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. - 15 Mar 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 1 Mar 2024: New director appointed: LAWRENCE, Michael Alan. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 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. - 29 Jan 2024: New director appointed: DREAPER, Matthew John. Director change recorded on 29 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. - 20 Dec 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 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. - 25 Apr 2023: New director appointed: GILLESPIE, Adina. Director change recorded on 25 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. - 12 Apr 2023: Director resigned: REVELES-WILSON, Juan. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 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. - 25 Feb 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Feb 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. - 22 Feb 2022: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Feb 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. - 16 Feb 2022: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 16 Feb 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. - 4 Aug 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Aug 2021. 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. - 19 Jan 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 19 Jan 2021. 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. - 2 Aug 2020: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 2 Aug 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. - 2 Jun 2020: New director appointed: METTYEAR, Nicholas James. Director change recorded on 2 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. - 2 Jun 2020: Director resigned: HOLDEN, John Peter Stefano. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - + 26 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 Space Systems Ltd ### Is Oxford Space Systems Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Oxford Space Systems Ltd in Harwell Oxford is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2015. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Oxford Space Systems Ltd sponsor? Oxford Space Systems Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Oxford Space Systems Ltd based? The register lists Oxford Space Systems Ltd at 1 Zephyr Building Eighth Street, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, England, OX11 0RL. 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 2 November 2026, and Companies House records for company number 08683577. 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-space-systems-ltd-harwell-oxford-722391 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/oxford-space-systems-ltd-harwell-oxford-722391.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.