--- title: "Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rheinmetall-defence-uk-limited-bristol-729975 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 --- # Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited (Companies House 06802649, Bristol) 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 10 November 2023 (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: 10 November 2023 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Bristol - Registered address: 2630 The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, England, BS32 4GQ - Companies House number: 06802649 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06802649) - Website: https://www.rheinmetall.com - LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/company/rheinmetall - 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/rheinmetall-defence-uk-limited-bristol-729975 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol - 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 5 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 1 Jul 2026: Director resigned: WINKLER, Tim Oliver. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2026: New director appointed: PERRY, Laura May. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 30 Nov 2025: Director resigned: ABUNASSAR, John Joseph. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 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. - 16 May 2025: New director appointed: WINKLER, Tim Oliver. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 21 Dec 2023: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 21 Dec 2023. 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. 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 Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited ### Is Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2023. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited sponsor? Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited based? The register lists Rheinmetall Defence UK Limited at 2630 The Quadrant Aztec West, Almondsbury, Bristol, England, BS32 4GQ. 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 06802649. 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/rheinmetall-defence-uk-limited-bristol-729975 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/rheinmetall-defence-uk-limited-bristol-729975.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.