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UK licensed sponsor · Bath · Manufacturing and engineering
Horstman Defence Systems Limited
Horstman Defence Systems Limited, Bath, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker. It is on the current register and has been since at least 4 September 2026. Companies House lists it as Horstman Defence Systems Limited (01511975), active, incorporated in 1980 (46 years ago), registered for manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c..
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Companies House
Who Horstman Defence Systems Limited actually is
- Company number
- 01511975
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 11 August 1980 · 46 years old
- What they do
25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
- Previously
- Stovetone Limited (until 1980)
- Registered office
- Locksbrook Road, Bath, Avon, BA1 3EX
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 12 September 2026.
The register
Horstman Defence Systems Limited, Bath, holds a Home Office sponsor licence covering 2 routes: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Skilled Worker. It has been on the register since at least 2026. Its rating on the register is Worker (A rating).
At Companies House the business is Horstman Defence Systems Limited (company number 01511975), a private limited company incorporated in 1980, 46 years ago. The registered office is at Locksbrook Road, Bath, Avon, BA1 3EX, BA1 3EX. Its filed activity puts it in manufacturing and engineering. It has traded under other names before, including Stovetone Limited.
What the licence tells a candidate is that the door is not locked. Whether it is open this month is a question for Horstman Defence Systems Limited's own careers page and the job boards, and the answer changes with the season and the order book.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Horstman Defence Systems Limited because it applied, was checked and continues to meet its sponsor duties. Whether a given job qualifies still depends on the role and the pay under the current rules.
How to approach them
Ask the question early
Sponsorship is a yes or no per role. Ask in the first message whether the vacancy qualifies for a Certificate of Sponsorship; it saves everyone a wasted interview and marks you as someone who knows the system.
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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
Using your sponsor licence again soon?
Next time you are recruiting, talk to us first. We supply trade tested drivers, mechanics, welders and fitters, can organise a trip to see candidates tested at our vetted test centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Work shown on video before you see a CV. Trade tested before you hire.
- Nothing is ever charged to the candidate.
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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.
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