--- title: "Ridgway Machines Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ridgway-machines-limited-leicester-774398 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 --- # Ridgway Machines Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ridgway Machines Limited (Companies House 04633707, Leicester) 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 28 July 2021 (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: 28 July 2021 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: LEICESTER - Registered address: Unit 28a Centurion Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, England, LE19 1WH - Companies House number: 04633707 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04633707) - Website: https://www.ridgwayeng.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ridgway-machines-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/ridgway-machines-limited-leicester-774398 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 1,415 licensed sponsors in Leicester: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/leicester - 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 14 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 8 May 2026: New director appointed: ALLEN, Michael. Director change recorded on 8 May 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. - 1 Apr 2026: Director resigned: GLANVILLE, Andrew Phillip. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 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. - 21 Jan 2026: Director resigned: BRESLIN, Anita Carole. Director change recorded on 21 Jan 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Notification of Tokamak Energy Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Cessation of Mr Stephen Arthur Hunt as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Cessation of Mr Andrew Phillip Glanville as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: New director appointed: BRESLIN, Anita Carole. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HUNT, Stephen Arthur. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Director resigned: CLARKE, Andrew Geoffrey. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HART, Antony. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: New director appointed: MATTHEWS, Warrick Nathan. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Sep 2025: New director appointed: LOWIS, Christian Alexander Mark. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 31 May 2024: Director resigned: LOWE, Brian Thomas. Director change recorded on 31 May 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. - 1 Jan 2022: New director appointed: LOWE, Brian Thomas. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (5 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Quality Engineer · Thorpe Astley, Braunstone · £40,000–£50,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5944776380?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Mechanical Design Engineer · England · £35,000–£50,000 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/8D8ywiIMtx9fk2ytgXRuTo8D7oMrFEXf_LqBXXkV5DEP-x5L1UKKUKi6536mihkwnkAyeVO-nfiz1j4vE3JE6HT01bFNvUphu62bMpnI18q5P_FGhf9Er12Q-7PUUZUF5LjGIID6ZqNzd2S7efv88nFxYxoBXt4iSlQT7iWKvVado9asTw9GoUCaFaO9QMoQKx7o-yhvA0Hpjpbo7vItpiKTyTXEeDM3_wdHWJMuQ1Y - Technical Author · Thorpe Astley, Braunstone · £35,000–£45,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5858708128?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Technical Author · Thorpe Astley, Braunstone · £35,000–£45,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5819989406?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 - Mechanical Design Engineer · Thorpe Astley, Braunstone · £35,000–£50,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5819989408?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3 All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=774398&employer=RIDGWAY%20MACHINES%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 Ridgway Machines Limited ### Is Ridgway Machines Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ridgway Machines Limited in LEICESTER is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ridgway Machines Limited sponsor? Ridgway Machines Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Ridgway Machines Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from Ridgway Machines Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Ridgway Machines Limited based? The register lists Ridgway Machines Limited at Unit 28a Centurion Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, England, LE19 1WH. 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 04633707. 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/ridgway-machines-limited-leicester-774398 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ridgway-machines-limited-leicester-774398.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.