--- title: "SME Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sme-group-plc-south-ruislip-736955 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 --- # SME Group PLC: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, SME Group PLC (Companies House 02243425, South Ruislip) 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 21 June 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: 21 June 2023 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: SOUTH RUISLIP - Registered address: Runway House, The Runway, Ruislip, England, HA4 6SE - Companies House number: 02243425 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02243425) - Website: https://www.smegroup.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sme-group-plc - 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/sme-group-plc-south-ruislip-736955 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 18 licensed sponsors in South Ruislip: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/south-ruislip - 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 3 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 24 Nov 2025: Notification of Sme Group (Iom) Plc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 24 Nov 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. - 24 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mrs Sushma Bhatia Esmail as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 24 Nov 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. - 29 Jun 2023: Notification of Mrs Sushma Bhatia Esmail as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 29 Jun 2023. 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. 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 SME Group PLC ### Is SME Group PLC a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. SME Group PLC in SOUTH RUISLIP 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 SME Group PLC sponsor? SME Group PLC is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is SME Group PLC based? The register lists SME Group PLC at Runway House, The Runway, Ruislip, England, HA4 6SE. 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 02243425. 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/sme-group-plc-south-ruislip-736955 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/sme-group-plc-south-ruislip-736955.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.