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UK licensed sponsor · Uxbridge · Wholesale
Keyence (UK) Ltd
Keyence (UK) Ltd, Uxbridge, holds a Home Office sponsor licence for Skilled Worker, 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 Keyence (UK) Limited (02818080), active, incorporated in 1993 (33 years ago), registered for wholesale of other machinery and equipment.
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Companies House
Who Keyence (UK) Ltd actually is
- Company number
- 02818080
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 14 May 1993 · 33 years old
- What they do
46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- Sector
- Wholesale
- Previously
- Defarge Limited (until 1993)
- Registered office
- Altius House, 1 North Fourth Street, Central Milton Keynes, England, MK9 1DG
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
The register lists Keyence (UK) Ltd in Uxbridge as a licensed sponsor on Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, 2 routes in all, and has done since at least 2026. Rating on the current register: Worker (A rating).
Keyence (UK) Limited is the registered name (Companies House number 02818080), a private limited company on the register since 1993. The registered office is at Altius House, 1 North Fourth Street, Central Milton Keynes, England, MK9 1DG, MK9 1DG. Its filed activity puts it in wholesale. It has traded under other names before, including Defarge Limited.
For a candidate this means one less obstacle: Keyence (UK) Ltd already has the licence most employers would have to apply for. The rest is the ordinary job of getting the interview.
What a licence means
Licensed, checked, on the list
The Home Office lists Keyence (UK) Ltd 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
Lead with the role, not the visa
Apply through the careers page or the job boards with a UK-style CV, say early that you would need sponsorship, and make the skill and the years the first thing they read.
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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.
Register with Sama
Want to work for Keyence (UK) Ltd, or somewhere like it?
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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 centres, and handle the Certificate of Sponsorship paperwork with you.
- No retainer. Nothing to sign until you have met people.
- Trade tested before you see them, not after.
- 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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