--- title: "Webb Yates Engineers Limited: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/webb-yates-engineers-limited-london-775564 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 --- # Webb Yates Engineers Limited: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Webb Yates Engineers Limited (Companies House 05393930, London) 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 15 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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 15 January 2016 - Industry: Professional Services - Town: London - Registered address: 48-50 Scrutton Street, London, England, EC2A 4HH - Companies House number: 05393930 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05393930) - Website: http://www.webbyates.co.uk - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/webb-yates-engineers - 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/webb-yates-engineers-limited-london-775564 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 36,683 licensed sponsors in London: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/london - One of 10,299 in Professional Services: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/professional-services - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 42 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 13 Aug 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Aug 2026. 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. - 13 Jul 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jul 2026. 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. - 5 May 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 5 May 2026. 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. - 17 Feb 2026: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 17 Feb 2026. 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 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Nov 2025. 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. - 14 Aug 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 14 Aug 2025. 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. - 8 Aug 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 8 Aug 2025. 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. - 14 May 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 14 May 2025, 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. - 8 May 2025: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 8 May 2025. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 May 2025: Notification of Webb Yates Group Ltd as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 May 2025. 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. - 1 May 2025: Cessation of Mr Steven John Webb as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 May 2025. 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 Apr 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 24 Apr 2025, 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. - 4 Feb 2025: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share filing recorded on 4 Feb 2025, 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. - 12 Nov 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 12 Nov 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. - 10 Oct 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 10 Oct 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. - 3 Oct 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 3 Oct 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. - 7 Jun 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 7 Jun 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. - 13 May 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 13 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. - 2 May 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 2 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. - 29 Apr 2024: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 29 Apr 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 Feb 2024: Company bought back its own shares. Share capital filing recorded on 1 Feb 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. - 6 Nov 2023: Class of shares re-designated. Share capital filing recorded on 6 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. - 25 Oct 2023: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 25 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. - 18 Oct 2023: Shares cancelled (capital reduction). Share capital filing recorded on 18 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. - 6 Oct 2023: Cessation of West Greensand Ltd as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 6 Oct 2023. 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. - + 17 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 Webb Yates Engineers Limited ### Is Webb Yates Engineers Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Webb Yates Engineers Limited in London 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 Webb Yates Engineers Limited sponsor? Webb Yates Engineers Limited is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Webb Yates Engineers Limited based? The register lists Webb Yates Engineers Limited at 48-50 Scrutton Street, London, England, EC2A 4HH. 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 05393930. 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/webb-yates-engineers-limited-london-775564 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/webb-yates-engineers-limited-london-775564.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.