UK licensed sponsor · Portsmouth, Hampshire · Manufacturing and engineering
Airbus Defence and Space Limited
Airbus Defence and Space Limited, Portsmouth, Hampshire, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Airbus Defence and Space Limited (02449259), active, incorporated in 1989 (37 years ago), registered for manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery.
Companies House
Who Airbus Defence and Space Limited actually is
- Company number
- 02449259
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 5 December 1989 · 37 years old
- What they do
30300Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
- Previously
- Astrium Limited (until 2014)
Eads Astrium Limited (until 2006)
Astrium Limited (until 2003)
Matra Marconi Space UK (holdings) Limited (until 1999)
Marconi Space Systems (holdings) Limited (until 1991)
Giftquick Limited (until 1990) - Registered office
- Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AS
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The registered office is where the company files its paperwork, not necessarily where it trades. Matched 8 September 2026.
What a licence means
They can sponsor. That is all it says.
A sponsor licence lets an organisation assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to a worker on the routes listed. It does not mean they have a vacancy, or that they will sponsor for every role. The rating is the Home Office's own, shown here as it appears on the register.
How to approach them
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through their careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and have your qualifications and references ready. If you want us to handle it, our live jobs page has the roles we are filling now.
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For candidates
What you need to work here
- A confirmed job offer from a UK employer that holds a Home Office sponsor licence. The employers in this directory all hold one.
- A Certificate of Sponsorship from that employer describing the role.
- A job on the Home Office list of eligible occupations, paid at least the minimum salary for that role and route.
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For employers
Hold a licence and need people?
We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters to UK sponsors and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
For candidates
Want to work in the UK?
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Source: UK Visas and Immigration, Register of licensed sponsors: workers. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Being on the register means an organisation holds a sponsor licence. It does not mean it has a vacancy or that it will sponsor you.