--- title: "Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited: UK sponsor licence history" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spirit-aerosystems-europe-limited-prestwick-738447 register_status: removed 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 --- # Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited: UK sponsor licence history > As of 30 October 2026, Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited (Companies House 05663660, Prestwick) is not on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors: it was removed on 11 August 2026, having appeared on the register since 22 October 2020 with an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). It cannot sponsor new visa applications while off the register. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves, so it was not necessarily revoked. ## Key facts - Register status: Removed: no longer on the register since 11 August 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 22 October 2020 - Removed from the register: 11 August 2026 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Prestwick - Registered address: Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1AA - Companies House number: 05663660 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05663660) - Company status (Companies House): active - Website: https://www.spiritaero.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spiritaero - 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/spirit-aerosystems-europe-limited-prestwick-738447 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 13 licensed sponsors in Prestwick: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/prestwick - 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 28 changes worth checking, checked 1 August 2026, newest first: - 1 Feb 2026: New director appointed: DUNNINGHAM, Stuart Graham Peel. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 12 Dec 2025: Company name changed, now trading as "PRESTWICK AEROSYSTEMS LIMITED". Company name change recorded on 12 Dec 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. 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. - 9 Dec 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 9 Dec 2025. 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Notification of Airbus Operations Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Cessation of Spirit Aerosystems Global Holdings Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Secretary resigned: THOMPSON, Colin. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Director resigned: RUSSELL, Colin Richard. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Director resigned: WARD, Damon. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Director resigned: MCNAUGHT, Chris. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Director resigned: COWAN, Thomas Hugh. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: Director resigned: MCLARTY, Scott. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: New director appointed: BLANDIN, Jerome. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: New director appointed: SLEE, Maarten Michael. Director change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 8 Dec 2025: New secretary appointed: ADAMS, Alison Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 8 Dec 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. - 15 Oct 2025: New shares issued (allotment): possible new shareholder. Share filing recorded on 15 Oct 2025, alongside a new majority owner or controller. If all or a controlling share of your organisation was sold, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 Aug 2024: New director appointed: COWAN, Thomas Hugh. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 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. - 14 Aug 2024: Director resigned: CAREY, Leslie. Director change recorded on 14 Aug 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 Jan 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 5 Jan 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. - 20 Oct 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 20 Oct 2023. 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 Jun 2023: New director appointed: MCNAUGHT, Chris. Director change recorded on 30 Jun 2023. 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. - 29 Jun 2023: Director resigned: COWAN, Thomas Hugh. Director change recorded on 29 Jun 2023. 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. - 7 Mar 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Mar 2023. 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 Jun 2022: New director appointed: RUSSELL, Colin Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 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. - 1 Jun 2022: Director resigned: PAPARONI, Marco Renato Bruno. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2022. 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. - 31 Aug 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 31 Aug 2021. 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 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 Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited ### Is Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? No. Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited in Prestwick was removed from the Home Office register of licensed sponsors on 11 August 2026 and cannot sponsor new visa applications. Companies House does not confirm that the company has closed. ### When did Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited leave the sponsor register? Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited no longer appears on the register, having been listed until 11 August 2026. GOV.UK does not publish why a sponsor leaves: the licence may have been revoked, surrendered, replaced after an ownership change, or lapsed. If your visa is sponsored by this employer, contact them and get immigration advice. If a licence has been revoked, workers usually get 60 days to find a new sponsor. ### What visa routes can Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited sponsor? Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited was licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited based? The register lists Spirit Aerosystems (Europe) Limited at Tower Bridge House, St Katharine's Way, London, E1W 1AA. 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 05663660. 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/spirit-aerosystems-europe-limited-prestwick-738447 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/spirit-aerosystems-europe-limited-prestwick-738447.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.