--- title: "Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/structural-and-weld-testing-services-limited-sittingbourne-740312 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 --- # Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited (Companies House 05248231, Sittingbourne) 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 23 July 2024 (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: 23 July 2024 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: Sittingbourne - Registered address: 19 Albany Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1EB - Companies House number: 05248231 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05248231) - Website: https://www.swtndt.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/structural-&-weld-testing-services-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/structural-and-weld-testing-services-limited-sittingbourne-740312 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 84 licensed sponsors in Sittingbourne: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sittingbourne - 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 2 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Dec 2025: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 4 Dec 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Dec 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. 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 Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited ### Is Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited in Sittingbourne is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2024. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited sponsor? Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited based? The register lists Structural & Weld Testing Services Limited at 19 Albany Road, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME10 1EB. 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 05248231. 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/structural-and-weld-testing-services-limited-sittingbourne-740312 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/structural-and-weld-testing-services-limited-sittingbourne-740312.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.