--- title: "Synthomer plc: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/synthomer-plc-harlow-775517 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 --- # Synthomer plc: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Synthomer plc (Companies House 00098381, Harlow) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 14 January 2016 (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: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 14 January 2016 - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Harlow - Registered address: Temple Fields, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH - Companies House number: 00098381 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00098381) - Website: https://www.synthomer.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/synthomer/ - 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/synthomer-plc-harlow-775517 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 148 licensed sponsors in Harlow: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/harlow - 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 32 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 15 May 2026: Director resigned: LIU, Lili. Director change recorded on 15 May 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. - 15 May 2026: New director appointed: TORRENS, Iain William. Director change recorded on 15 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. - 12 Dec 2025: Director resigned: TYLER, Ian. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 12 Dec 2025: Director resigned: GUALDONI, Roberto Cesar. Director change recorded on 12 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. - 1 Jul 2025: New director appointed: SILVER, Jonathan Charles. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 Jul 2025: New director appointed: ASHDOWN, Janet Elizabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 1 May 2025: Director resigned: CATTO, Alexander Gordon. Director change recorded on 1 May 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. - 1 Jan 2025: Director resigned: JOHNSTONE, Caroline Ann. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HILL, Peter John. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HALDER, Uwe Gottfried. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 13 Nov 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 13 Nov 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. - 11 Nov 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 11 Nov 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. - 10 Nov 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Nov 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. - 27 Oct 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 27 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. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: FLOEL, Martina. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 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. - 16 May 2023: Director resigned: CONNOLLY, Brendan Wynne Derek. Director change recorded on 16 May 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. - 1 Dec 2022: Secretary resigned: ATKINSON, Richard. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 1 Dec 2022: New secretary appointed: PRAKASH, Anant. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Dec 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. - 29 Nov 2022: Director resigned: DUBIN, Cynthia Smith. Director change recorded on 29 Nov 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. - 1 Jul 2022: New director appointed: LIU, Lili. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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 Jul 2022: Director resigned: BENNETT, Stephen Guy. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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. - 21 Jun 2022: New director appointed: TYLER, Ian. Director change recorded on 21 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. - 4 Nov 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 4 Nov 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. - 1 Nov 2021: Director resigned: MACLEAN, Calum Grigor. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2021. 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. - 1 Nov 2021: New director appointed: WILLOME, Michael. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2021. 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. - + 7 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 Synthomer plc ### Is Synthomer plc a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Synthomer plc in Harlow is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2016. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Synthomer plc sponsor? Synthomer plc is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Synthomer plc based? The register lists Synthomer plc at Temple Fields, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BH. 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 00098381. 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/synthomer-plc-harlow-775517 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/synthomer-plc-harlow-775517.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.