The register
The register lists Chugoku Paints (UK) Ltd in London as a licensed sponsor on Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, an entry that goes back to at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Chugoku Paints (UK) Limited (company number 01688185), a private limited company incorporated in 1982, 43 years ago. Registered office: Godliman House, 21 Godliman Street, London, EC4V 5BD, EC4V 5BD. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing. It has traded under other names before, including Camrex Chugoku Limited, Chugoku Marine Paints (U.K.) Limited.
Holding a licence is the expensive, slow part done. For Chugoku Paints (UK) Ltd the question each time is only whether the role and the pay fit the current rules, and that is checked per vacancy.