--- title: "Plessey Semiconductors Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plessey-semiconductors-limited-plymouth-724992 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 --- # Plessey Semiconductors Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Plessey Semiconductors Limited (Companies House 04129612, Plymouth) 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 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Plymouth - Registered address: Tamerton Road, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7BQ - Companies House number: 04129612 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04129612) - Website: https://plesseysemiconductors.com - LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/plessey-semiconductors - 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/plessey-semiconductors-limited-plymouth-724992 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 201 licensed sponsors in Plymouth: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/plymouth - 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 16 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 15 Aug 2025: Notification of Haylo Labs Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Cessation of Plessey Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Director resigned: STRICKLAND, Keith, Dr. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: Director resigned: SILVESTER, Iain Charles. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: New director appointed: HAYES, David. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: New director appointed: SMITH, Richard Alexander Buchan. Director change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 15 Aug 2025: New secretary appointed: LUDKIN, Maria. Company secretary change recorded on 15 Aug 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. - 26 Jun 2024: Director resigned: BAILEY, Christopher Simon. Director change recorded on 26 Jun 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. - 6 Apr 2022: New director appointed: STRICKLAND, Keith, Dr. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 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. - 8 Mar 2021: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 8 Mar 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. - 5 Jul 2018: New director appointed: SILVESTER, Iain Charles. Director change recorded on 5 Jul 2018. 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. - 5 Jul 2018: Director resigned: LE GOFF, Michael. Director change recorded on 5 Jul 2018. 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 Jan 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 30 Jan 2018. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Plessey Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 13 Jan 2016: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 13 Jan 2016, 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. - 31 Jul 2015: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Jul 2015. 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 2 live vacancies tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Equipment Tech Lead - Epitaxy · Plymouth, South West England · £44,769 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5753312486?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Shift Equipment Engineer · Plymouth, South West England · £30,691 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5870775571?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Technical Lead Epitaxy · Plymouth, South West England · £39,572 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5750381176?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Graduate Engineer · Plymouth, South West England · £26,844 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5804896514?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=724992&employer=Plessey%20Semiconductors%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Plessey Semiconductors Limited ### Is Plessey Semiconductors Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Plessey Semiconductors Limited in Plymouth 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 Plessey Semiconductors Limited sponsor? Plessey Semiconductors Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Plessey Semiconductors Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 2 live vacancies from Plessey Semiconductors Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Plessey Semiconductors Limited based? The register lists Plessey Semiconductors Limited at Tamerton Road, Roborough, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7BQ. 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 04129612. 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/plessey-semiconductors-limited-plymouth-724992 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/plessey-semiconductors-limited-plymouth-724992.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.