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title: "Thales UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thales-uk-limited-reading-763982
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
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# Thales UK Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Thales UK Limited (Companies House 00868273, Reading) 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 26 November 2018 (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: 26 November 2018
- Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Town: Reading
- Registered address: 350 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 6GF
- Companies House number: 00868273 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00868273)
- Website: https://www.thalesgroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thales
- 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/thales-uk-limited-reading-763982

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 912 licensed sponsors in Reading: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/reading
- 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

29 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 22 Sep 2025: Director resigned: GOSLING, Paul. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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.
- 22 Sep 2025: New director appointed: SEWART, Michael Paul. Director change recorded on 22 Sep 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.
- 14 Jul 2025: Director resigned: HINDLE, Christopher William. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 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.
- 14 Jul 2025: New director appointed: GENTGEN, Thierry Denis Etienne. Director change recorded on 14 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 Nov 2024: Director resigned: CRESSWELL, Alexander Colin Kynaston. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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.
- 1 Nov 2024: New director appointed: SIVETER, Philip Gordon. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 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 May 2024: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 16 May 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.
- 1 Aug 2023: New director appointed: HINDLE, Christopher William. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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.
- 1 Aug 2023: Director resigned: MCCRORIE, Ewen Angus. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 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.
- 12 Jan 2021: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Jan 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: BOULTON, Stuart Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: MURRAY, Steven George. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Gareth. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: JONES, Shaun Kevin. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: BELL, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: MCCANN, Stephen Francis. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: AWANG, Edwin. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: WAITE, Ian Michael. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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.
- 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: BAXTER, Robert Nathaniel. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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 Jul 2020: New director appointed: MURRAY, Steven George. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2020: New director appointed: BELL, Andrew Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 6 Apr 2020: Director resigned: NAYBOUR, Philip Martin. Director change recorded on 6 Apr 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.
- 30 Mar 2020: New director appointed: CRESSWELL, Alexander Colin Kynaston. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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.
- 30 Mar 2020: Director resigned: CHAVEZ, Victor Manuel. Director change recorded on 30 Mar 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.
- 9 Mar 2020: New director appointed: SHAW, Christopher Benoit Waller. Director change recorded on 9 Mar 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.
- + 4 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

65 live vacancies tracked for this employer (149 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- Manufacturing Technician - Cameras · Glasgow, Scotland · £44,817 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5948309942?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Test Design Engineer · Glasgow, Scotland · £55,745 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5946094244?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- Head of Strategy & Marketing – Cyber, Digital & Technology · Reading · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/C_BVFYkFRg6r7A9_VJVYCdOtW2OYNYuoI8yujRTkJ33Ha8OJ-2Ukeqsm-rLFXtEI5q_TaIl1FvpdauZAWbYNjAN7vjLQbGTY21vBPh-ivkYUHj78eVtMJZ4zZV5iUFzxnq3wZhb7rI2QDKn90bE5809jnQJ_LSwwuMi57yDRsOYYuD4w044jKMjpBre08ELK1TRZ3miMfo8xZ2fUC0UrB1gHgcqwNN3WS1EC1H_gJtE
- Solution Architect · Cheadle, Greater Manchester · £66,936 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5816497545?se=TEbtDqrT8RG2hrNxl1PSug&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=84E8E1679FD5A8EB340C503EAC3C0406BDEEA85E
- Senior Software Engineer · Belfast, Northern Ireland · £61,967 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5920303763?se=NlaC_anT8RG2hrNxl1PSug&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=18540BF61ADD985C019AAA4E3512B41E9A4E4FB8
- 2027 Software Engineering Graduate · Stockport, Greater Manchester · £35,605 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5914204173?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- 2027 Software Engineering Graduate · Cheadle, Greater Manchester · £34,000 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5916582066?se=6qYut8zS8RGyEL9hJ2GKJQ&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=DEBA637F6E261A076D7CB3330A451D1DF4AA7697
- Information Assurance Technical Security Specialist · Belfast, Northern Ireland · £58,295 · live · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5928675336?se=eEj6Y8DS8RGuBN2Pdm0zXw&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=CA593E6C4989A023CF720358BDF833F244BB9B14

All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=763982&employer=Thales%20UK%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 Thales UK Limited

### Is Thales UK Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Thales UK Limited in Reading is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2018. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Thales UK Limited sponsor?

Thales UK Limited 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)".

### Does Thales UK Limited have any jobs open right now?

We are currently tracking 65 live vacancies from Thales UK Limited on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer.

### Where is Thales UK Limited based?

The register lists Thales UK Limited at 350 Longwater Avenue, Green Park, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG2 6GF. 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 00868273. 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/thales-uk-limited-reading-763982
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thales-uk-limited-reading-763982.md
- Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt
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