--- title: "Pontus Research Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pontus-research-ltd-aberdare-769144 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 --- # Pontus Research Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Pontus Research Ltd (Companies House 09323663, Aberdare) 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 2 March 2022 (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: 2 March 2022 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Aberdare - Registered address: Unit E Hirwaun Industrial Estate, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales, CF44 9UP - Companies House number: 09323663 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09323663) - Website: https://pontusgroup.org - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pontus-aqua - 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/pontus-research-ltd-aberdare-769144 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 12 licensed sponsors in Aberdare: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/aberdare - 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 11 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 25 Oct 2026: Company is in liquidation at Companies House. Company status change recorded on 25 Oct 2026 (in liquidation). 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 20 Nov 2026. - 2 Jan 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Jan 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. - 9 Apr 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 9 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. - 1 Jan 2025: Director resigned: JAMES, Julia Marie. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: WILKINSON, Adam Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Jan 2025: New director appointed: CHEN, Haomiao. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: KROME, Carsten Alexander, Dr. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 24 Jun 2024: Director resigned: WILKINSON, Adam Robert. Director change recorded on 24 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. - 15 Mar 2024: New director appointed: JAMES, Julia Marie. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 15 Mar 2024: Director resigned: INGS, Richard John. Director change recorded on 15 Mar 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. - 13 Oct 2022: New director appointed: WILKINSON, Adam Robert. Director change recorded on 13 Oct 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. 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 Pontus Research Ltd ### Is Pontus Research Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Pontus Research Ltd in Aberdare is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Pontus Research Ltd sponsor? Pontus Research Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Pontus Research Ltd based? The register lists Pontus Research Ltd at Unit E Hirwaun Industrial Estate, Hirwaun, Aberdare, Wales, CF44 9UP. 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 09323663. 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/pontus-research-ltd-aberdare-769144 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/pontus-research-ltd-aberdare-769144.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? 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