--- title: "Thompson Aero Seating: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thompson-aero-seating-portadown-776886 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 --- # Thompson Aero Seating: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Thompson Aero Seating (Companies House NI032654, Portadown) 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 29 March 2017 (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: 29 March 2017 - Legal name: THOMPSON AERO SEATING LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Portadown - Registered address: 51 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh, BT63 5QE - Companies House number: NI032654 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/NI032654) - Website: https://www.thompsonaero.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/thompson-aero-seating-portadown-776886 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 26 licensed sponsors in Portadown: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/portadown - 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 26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: WANG, Tingjiang. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 9 Dec 2025: New director appointed: YANG, Xu, Mr.. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 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. - 11 Sep 2024: New director appointed: WANG, Tingjiang. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 11 Sep 2024: Director resigned: XU, Tongyu. Director change recorded on 11 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. - 1 Aug 2023: New director appointed: ANDERSON, Keith Connell. 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. - 31 Jul 2023: Director resigned: TAGGART, William Patrick Neil. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 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. - 11 Nov 2022: New director appointed: WANG, Zhenlin. Director change recorded on 11 Nov 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. - 11 Nov 2022: New director appointed: DU, Ou. Director change recorded on 11 Nov 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. - 9 Oct 2022: New director appointed: XU, Tongyu. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2022: Director resigned: LIN, Zhaoyu. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2022: New director appointed: DAI, Jiajia. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2022: New director appointed: BELL, Peter James. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2022: New director appointed: FAN, Li. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 9 Oct 2022: New director appointed: FANG, Haiyuan. Director change recorded on 9 Oct 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. - 31 Dec 2020: Director resigned: BUDO, Andres Anibal. 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. - 8 Sep 2020: Notification of Symphony Bidco Limited as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 8 Sep 2020. 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. - 8 Sep 2020: Cessation of State-Owned Assets Supervision And Administration Commission Of The State Council as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 8 Sep 2020. 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. - 16 Mar 2020: New director appointed: TAGGART, William Patrick Neil. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Mar 2020: Director resigned: PANG, Zhen. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 16 Mar 2020: New director appointed: GUO, Jing. Director change recorded on 16 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. - 9 Dec 2019: New director appointed: LIN, Zhaoyu. Director change recorded on 9 Dec 2019. 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 Dec 2018: New director appointed: BUDO, Andres Anibal. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2018: New director appointed: PANG, Zhen. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2018: Director resigned: HUANG, Wenhui. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - 31 Dec 2018: Director resigned: MONTGOMERY, Gary. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 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. - + 1 earlier change 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 0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (5 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Supply Chain Administrator · Portadown, Co Armagh - Craigavon, Co Armagh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/jhM4DO5W6AhXMTd_Q-B6xDaw7clVEtZjFkKUzS39YasHxMHqMu4OJwWBmsJjXcac-GLj8QOR5z6gH76OUzZ4zD7LcFWSSthPKfLBm7eaoL5fGx33pUDR0FDz9Hg692fHicDXdTbDjLxw_anByHv_qNALXdWGltSzuSPXOCoKsIKphPrwhsr4ZiGDTW3zPyQ1xMYG1gi698c2RrvI1lbmLz2RIu1KBrfcmTJYCtJMkd4 - Mechanical Design Engineer · Banbridge, Co Down · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/1SEkeKYGMjApoXC9MNubsX7LVAzJvQLagARZZVkfWvfi61oyAIiQtr5Df-hEQ5qVqpiHWBtChMzuXoxAsNvOI8kCBBiXLXHQYKNDKfVKBQ3g3XTr5lmW1O0tYq3fOfBkDQtbFgVHFAX8wVbVUqkoXr269kv4hkbGBiB7Fo8zeO8O4oFSlSlEhQyD6aVUrbjeA5FeKHrhMO2smTCQlAQFvJCq2wAvfiHc62Elo9RTW2w - Operational Controller · Portadown, Co Armagh - Craigavon, Co Armagh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/BxD2SdA48tgBZzFZN5tpQY8v7OTkDLLSTq5TczCRuGgAcL3_XbSj_hWFtlyqR53_0IVNHuM7Fhn7ch3kVQ0wgVwelZsdex-sC078xaSAjT0N8TVAfxxbBghhyNAVNM9TVouyML41BXQE8-fu1yW4xA0A7u1G1N9QVLi-I4wvq2IGH4ZRvluR01lzbDXm6x775lWq7hBDeUrxOgDSDzWadhvrhOOGKQBujnPfyrsMzy4 - Quality Assurance Engineer · Portadown, Co Armagh - Craigavon, Co Armagh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/O5GvcZ0VjSP1ygmmsY1Z0vwapOLB3ssvVxUFzznoU7BhrmwxR7HczwUuRFjuUqMwonZdYaqyPFDpf16wvd9uRPP6zXoQ0FCRCoz-sIFcFcZ-NpkKp0lVWVo32E627ZBy2hm5GlkdCdGIk640yRcXsf5zVMXNq_O2_McLOJE56hagx2LVIxYjuhnogIXKa6wzBl7IxRzwzL5NI_5wxuvTpVkAqpO6kgrinxBFbvoELWU - Business Development Manager · Craigavon, Co Armagh · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/CJ_eH9iVOvaLMltCeac5QGqWgzvg-FrGeZHJxPvl6ZphVpSNAuffJSBP0ireRQjGEingtj_ih1foiNYY8eTalJLbXLZXlUSxdq5mHkkJDrF01GDUf24iqsqVpORaRaPbFfc0y9TrGgOfUtGlCgKIpGK0U-NDPaTuWZfPnHmtwg1YIvtJBmZdIBKwDHS66xQUMpR7dNRdgGu_UNGq9lvCFuk2IgKP7HQ-GVdOk1_Cf4Y 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 Thompson Aero Seating ### Is Thompson Aero Seating a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Thompson Aero Seating in Portadown is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Thompson Aero Seating sponsor? Thompson Aero Seating is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Thompson Aero Seating based? The register lists Thompson Aero Seating at 51 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Portadown, Craigavon, County Armagh, BT63 5QE. 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 NI032654. 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/thompson-aero-seating-portadown-776886 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/thompson-aero-seating-portadown-776886.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.