--- title: "Walker Filtration: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/walker-filtration-sunderland-775031 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 --- # Walker Filtration: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Walker Filtration (Companies House 01726079, Sunderland) 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 3 March 2021 (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: 3 March 2021 - Legal name: WALKER FILTRATION LIMITED - Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial - Town: Sunderland - Registered address: Birtley Road, Washington, Tyne And Wear, NE38 9DA - Companies House number: 01726079 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01726079) - Website: https://www.walkerfiltration.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walker-filtration-limited - 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/walker-filtration-sunderland-775031 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 174 licensed sponsors in Sunderland: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/sunderland - 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 6 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Mar 2026: Director resigned: BONGAERTS, Alex Christiaan Jan. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 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 Mar 2026: New director appointed: SAHIN KOCAS, Handan. Director change recorded on 16 Mar 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. - 18 Feb 2026: Notification of Atlas Copco Uk Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 18 Feb 2026. 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. - 18 Feb 2026: Cessation of Atlas Copco Airpower N.V. as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 18 Feb 2026. 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. - 1 Dec 2025: Director resigned: VAN HOVE, Ben Paul Karl. Director change recorded on 1 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 Dec 2025: New director appointed: MILLER, Melody Ann. Director change recorded on 1 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. 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 Walker Filtration ### Is Walker Filtration a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Walker Filtration in Sunderland is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2021. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Walker Filtration sponsor? Walker Filtration is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Walker Filtration based? The register lists Walker Filtration at Birtley Road, Washington, Tyne And Wear, NE38 9DA. 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 01726079. 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/walker-filtration-sunderland-775031 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/walker-filtration-sunderland-775031.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.