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title: "Xyfil Ltd: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/xyfil-ltd-preston-754324
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
---

# Xyfil Ltd: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Xyfil Ltd (Companies House 09012568, Preston) 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 27 November 2015 (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: 27 November 2015
- Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Town: Preston
- Registered address: 15-19 Sedgwick Street, Unit 1, Preston, England, PR1 1TP
- Companies House number: 09012568 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09012568)
- Website: https://xyfil.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xyfil-ltd
- 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/xyfil-ltd-preston-754324

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 397 licensed sponsors in Preston: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/preston
- 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

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

- 4 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 4 Jun 2026. 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.
- 2 Jun 2026: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 2 Jun 2026. 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.
- 12 Mar 2024: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 12 Mar 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 Mar 2024: Statement of capital filed (capital structure changed). Share capital filing recorded on 7 Mar 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.
- 15 Feb 2023: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 15 Feb 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.
- 23 Oct 2020: Cessation of Mr Ismail Yakub Ibrahim as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 23 Oct 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.
- 22 Mar 2018: Share capital filing. Share capital filing recorded on 22 Mar 2018. 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.
- 27 Feb 2018: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 27 Feb 2018. 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 Jun 2017: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 13 Jun 2017. 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 Jul 2016: Notification of Mr Ismail Yakub Ibrahim as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2016: Notification of Mr Masood Abdul Rahim Hansrod as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 1 Jul 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.
- 1 Jul 2016: New person with significant control: Mrs Rizwana Musa Mohamed Ibrahim. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Jul 2016. 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 Apr 2016: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 1 Apr 2016. 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.

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

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## Common questions about Xyfil Ltd

### Is Xyfil Ltd a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Xyfil Ltd in Preston is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2015. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Xyfil Ltd sponsor?

Xyfil Ltd is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Xyfil Ltd based?

The register lists Xyfil Ltd at 15-19 Sedgwick Street, Unit 1, Preston, England, PR1 1TP. 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 09012568. 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/xyfil-ltd-preston-754324
- This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/xyfil-ltd-preston-754324.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.
