--- title: "Surface Measurement Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/surface-measurement-systems-ltd-wembley-718105 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 --- # Surface Measurement Systems Ltd: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Surface Measurement Systems Ltd (Companies House 02448058, Wembley) 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 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: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Legal name: SURFACE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Wembley - Registered address: 5 Wharfside, Rosemont Road, Alperton, Middlesex, HA0 4PE - Companies House number: 02448058 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02448058) - Website: https://surfacemeasurementsystems.com - 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/surface-measurement-systems-ltd-wembley-718105 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 416 licensed sponsors in Wembley: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/wembley - 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 12 changes worth checking, checked 1 November 2026, newest first: - 11 Jun 2021: Notification of Surface Measurement Systems (Holding) Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 11 Jun 2021. 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. - 11 Jun 2021: Cessation of Dr Daryl Robert Williams as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Jun 2021. 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. - 6 Jul 2020: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Jul 2020. 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. - 23 Jun 2020: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Jun 2020. 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. - 11 Feb 2020: Shares sub-divided or consolidated. Share capital filing recorded on 11 Feb 2020. 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. - 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Dr Daryl Robert Williams as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. 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. - 28 Oct 2015: Secretary resigned: JENKINS, Hywel Probert. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Oct 2015. 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. - 28 Oct 2015: New secretary appointed: LLOYD-LEWIS, Leanne. Company secretary change recorded on 28 Oct 2015. 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. - 19 Aug 2015: Director resigned: GREENFIELD, Paul Spencer. Director change recorded on 19 Aug 2015. 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. - 6 Nov 2014: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 6 Nov 2014. 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. - 7 Feb 2014: New director appointed: GREENFIELD, Paul Spencer. Director change recorded on 7 Feb 2014. 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 Nov 2013: Director resigned: BRISCOE, Brian James, Dr. Director change recorded on 30 Nov 2013. 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. 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 Surface Measurement Systems Ltd ### Is Surface Measurement Systems Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Surface Measurement Systems Ltd in Wembley 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 Surface Measurement Systems Ltd sponsor? Surface Measurement Systems Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Surface Measurement Systems Ltd based? The register lists Surface Measurement Systems Ltd at 5 Wharfside, Rosemont Road, Alperton, Middlesex, HA0 4PE. 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 02448058. 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/surface-measurement-systems-ltd-wembley-718105 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/surface-measurement-systems-ltd-wembley-718105.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.