--- title: "Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sheffield-forgemasters-international-limited-sheffield-735008 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 --- # Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited (Companies House 04883675, Sheffield) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker and Skilled Worker routes, 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: Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Sheffield - Registered address: PO BOX 286 Brightside Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 2RW - Companies House number: 04883675 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04883675) - Website: https://www.sheffieldforgemasters.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sheffield-forgemasters/ - 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/sheffield-forgemasters-international-limited-sheffield-735008 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 695 licensed sponsors in Sheffield: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sheffield - One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial - Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 83 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 22 Oct 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 22 Oct 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 19 Nov 2026. - 23 Sep 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Sep 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. - 16 Sep 2026: Director resigned: PHEASEY, Carl. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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 2026: New director appointed: REEVES, Alexander Lloyd. Director change recorded on 16 Sep 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. - 28 Aug 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 28 Aug 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. - 14 Jul 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Jul 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. - 18 Jun 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 18 Jun 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. - 1 May 2026: New director appointed: JONES, Kelly Rene. Director change recorded on 1 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. - 30 Mar 2026: New director appointed: PHEASEY, Carl. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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 Mar 2026: Director resigned: COLGAN, Julie. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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. - 24 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 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. - 4 Mar 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 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. - 3 Feb 2026: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Feb 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. - 27 Nov 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Nov 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. - 16 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 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. - 15 Sep 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 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. - 25 Aug 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 25 Aug 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. - 2 Jun 2025: New director appointed: DAVISON, Thomas Patrick. Director change recorded on 2 Jun 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. - 5 May 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 May 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 Mar 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 24 Mar 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. - 13 Jan 2025: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 31 Dec 2024: Director resigned: GREY, Amy Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 5 Dec 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 5 Dec 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. - 13 Nov 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Nov 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. - + 58 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 Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited ### Is Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited in Sheffield 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 Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited sponsor? Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Secondment Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited based? The register lists Sheffield Forgemasters International Limited at PO BOX 286 Brightside Lane, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 2RW. 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 04883675. 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/sheffield-forgemasters-international-limited-sheffield-735008 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sheffield-forgemasters-international-limited-sheffield-735008.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.