--- title: "Textron Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/textron-limited-london-785456 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 --- # Textron Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Textron Limited (Companies House 02657253, London) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker routes, 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: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: London - Registered address: 23 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4EB - Companies House number: 02657253 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02657253) - 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/textron-limited-london-785456 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - 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 19 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 23 Apr 2026: Director resigned: RISEBROW, Lisa. Director change recorded on 23 Apr 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. - 16 Oct 2024: New director appointed: RISEBROW, Lisa. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. - 16 Oct 2024: Director resigned: DELANEY, Brian James. Director change recorded on 16 Oct 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. - 18 Sep 2024: New director appointed: DELANEY, Brian James. Director change recorded on 18 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. - 17 Sep 2024: Director resigned: HEGSTROM, Scott Paul. Director change recorded on 17 Sep 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. - 24 Nov 2020: New director appointed: HEGSTROM, Scott Paul. Director change recorded on 24 Nov 2020. 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. - 31 Oct 2020: Director resigned: WILLAMAN, Ann Thompson. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 2020. 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 Jun 2020: New director appointed: FOGARTY, Janet Souza. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2020. 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. - 31 May 2020: Director resigned: PERKINS, Elizabeth Chaffee. Director change recorded on 31 May 2020. 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 Feb 2020: Secretary resigned: ROJAS-MERA, Natalia Fernanda. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Feb 2020. 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 Feb 2020: New secretary appointed: LEWIS, Richard Clive. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Feb 2020. 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 Sep 2018: Notification of Textron Inc as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 13 Sep 2018. 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. - 13 Sep 2018: Cessation of Textron Acquisition Limited as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 13 Sep 2018. 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. - 24 Aug 2018: Share capital filing. Share filing recorded on 24 Aug 2018, 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. - 5 Feb 2018: New secretary appointed: ROJAS-MERA, Natalia Fernanda. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Feb 2018. 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 Jan 2018: Secretary resigned: PRESTON, Pauline Anne. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Jan 2018. 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 Apr 2016: Notification of Textron Acquisition Limited 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. - 27 Aug 2015: New director appointed: PERKINS, Elizabeth Chaffee. Director change recorded on 27 Aug 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. - 27 Aug 2015: Director resigned: BRACKEN, John Hinkle. Director change recorded on 27 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. 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 3 live vacancies tracked for this employer (7 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Full Stack Developer · Ipswich, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/EN2lfVluVKmRqy8e4FYfHzP4WoMODuhIlCz7L59dotqFi-l2RIO3jXgOhNTJohmm18NizbNtCPYRJDy6CotBItmBntnxlddmLCW9X2TjoavO8lnQ0KVHtVaFM4cxd3Xpg8z4IX7-5fzEWX3yrg45n6zqr0fN-ACjgURiH716b8cyUCigw1MVcLgTnqmkRwJvdNr5Pw4SMgyKar4cJdxHvfhd3-4Z4ht9u8QXQmvaRmU - Autonomy Systems Engineer · Ipswich, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/1P0520i0y6_avfSv91_DSy_Uoaf2aXiKbydDcXb8mYUfPZYW-0TFdmLbr0ktdVVz5rj3-RiECRfx9NWHA3BAfNk5HINyLeBX92ciKfK0w_Qn1et9mHdCb5WUxVOLtntGNw-gWzejyOxsZVSJNvjYH2hUq9HWGtePUJt16T-RSfJVzm8IxUQwQn9hy8EaErZhnoVV5ZbfCBpmbo8LcAKHEjqxMZS5oQiTy_JmpVfDyZw - Robotics Engineer · Ipswich, Suffolk · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/ncQpDa4dSpQDWRvVwwA7qxB_pVogbzDpsoEDprhMfXRqEFw9Eewd9btmgPIJQtRI1JcWsoHr0G1M8NK_8p6MxBB4BMJ00EY1OTXC2xLgmH9CN6vrZMIzrKgiv9iUN2ql7OwXei_kh2elcUvtKBejNEl7pkgohbEUjad5TfRjki0de6VKT2MSgXC-_7MtjXCu_UbgukRtCLCLMBW6DHTKascbS0K_h7syqa73bmJrklI - Full Stack Developer · Ipswich, Suffolk · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/f55bD54LvnNo7jqllIiGPku_PyoPHUwMApjcs6fg7H3krj-5E-E0ThHXvjH_BL_Paz139rh13ZE4h5JVAyRDOFYtMcU5Gkpq18wcE5VF7vY95I5JGXrAW2apzJyoEQjI8i3nR7XepycXhWWOHVwcWHmpf_NG4Tna-7670klTi4iOz0jb_H4kvgLecuj9jY0MBTqYHjhxN5WKrILfXfhYB6iOmrZmD-RU4WSczr6RHe4 - Buyer · Ipswich, Suffolk · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/KdFBts20FjIGrvQhzMhzCwKM_iFr-IwaotOJOb-z77-XK6cM-zywyNhMgHkTqwoDI62iehZHlmeqY9rCOdSwQfAA2KVbODwqdq6Vb21YKadRukK0VBqCS2RvW0d0zMFua58vFkDce-Q5mJLjuGEEaZt3xOhFFJQ3qbSywdite1GkXCDtnl48gukJq0ov6iIxP8qD2NldpkF7MeCZKxEX136rmcg1-GoayqsL9Na16uc - Robotics Engineer · Ipswich, Suffolk · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/dZ8y9nikAAfoFTFq0rgqxK0Cj9ZUt7IO39x_LpbPHytdLjHpBjgnXpmXO3V-kQr3XH5tqTgZHCfkiEZywZNbyHyRrv3ZpR-zPrtYR8cIWX5A3UeE4VoIvav2av1eOG8DXVVOyINQTDpf2fsdpj93HJlmLhjdRH_5FRbBuav_DQ128vmeNATvJSfzftWrnduN-8PZw_wLNH854nnG5BuBbjGdMfHBBQG4WMfHtMMcXhU - Full Stack Developer · Ipswich, Suffolk · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/3VM9f7Pf6etrFQDrOPiNHZpJHbdISV1hOJZim5wQhZA6AXgd7DoPCoVVslWx56KxQJOZWDTP0pfo0yE98pAFZTiy9e28a_vUmllA7NsxcUFCCwDsYL-DkChlAbmhLD0j9Wb_7O5vXo2D8b6s1r7yLvLTeHVSHspvOkqszK0XUbRrZv2VmxLZMIxWaNmCBa1gYwBWkJ7iHyhgzagDSkz8fwYlUrbutUV8PXgxpMClz7Q All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=785456&employer=Textron%20Limited A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about Textron Limited ### Is Textron Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Textron Limited in London 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 Textron Limited sponsor? Textron Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Does Textron Limited have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 3 live vacancies from Textron Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is Textron Limited based? The register lists Textron Limited at 23 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4EB. 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 02657253. 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/textron-limited-london-785456 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/textron-limited-london-785456.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.